ANOTHER NATIONAL PARK

Bryce Canyon is a small national park in southwestern Utah. Named after the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1928.

Bryce is famous for its worldly unique geology, consisting of a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters carved from the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. The erosional force of frost-wedging and the dissolving power of rainwater have shaped the colorful limestone rock of the Claron Formation into bizarre shapes including slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called "hoodoos." Tinted with colors too numerous and subtle to name, these whimsically arranged rocks create a wondrous landscape of mazes, offering some of the most exciting and memorable walks and hikes imaginable.

Ponderosa pines, high elevation meadows, and fir-spruce forests border the rim of the plateau and abound with wildlife. This area boasts some of the world's best air quality, offering panoramic views of three states and approaching 200 miles of visibility. This, coupled with the lack of nearby large light sources, creates unparalleled opportunities for stargazing.

This is only one of the amazing National Parks out west.  

Good Sunday morning to all.  I missed church Wednesday night and believe it or not, it seems like ages since I have been there. I truly love going to my church, hearing the Gospel spoken, and being with my church family.  I received a call from one of the deacon's wives and I said, 'I bet it was a good message Wednesday night wasn't it?', and she said, 'it always is good!'

I received another card from Postcrossing and it is from the Netherlands........so far I have nine cards from nine different countries around the world.  The sender said the pictures are of a place where folks go on vacation, both summer and winter.  It is still exciting to check the mailbox and have a new one.  So interesting!

I am feeling just fine and dandy and  Jim even had a fair day yesterday too.  We have a saying at church and a lot of us say it to each other, 'God is good.  All the time,' and it's soooo true! Have a blessed day.