Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

                 On June 7, 1924, Congress passed a bill to establish Utah National Park. When all land within the national monument would become the property of the United States. The land was acquired and the name was restored to Bryce Canyon. On February 25, 1928, Bryce Canyon officially became a national park. The park today is is famous for its beautiful rock spires called "hoodoos" (horseshoe-shaped amphitheatres carved from the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau), scenic vistas, and the dark night sky. Rocky Mountain elk is one of the most beautiful animals you can  expect to see at Bryce Canyon. The Rocky Mountain elk is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America.