Toadstool Hoodoos

Hike one of the oddest short hikes in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on Toadstool Hoodoos Trail off Highway 89.
Hike one of the oddest short hikes in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on Toadstool Hoodoos Trail off Highway 89.
Wander past lime green rhyolite hoodoos, historic homesteads, and curious coatimundi in Chiricahua National Monument of southeast Arizona.
Wander past lime green rhyolite hoodoos on the 3.3-mile Echo Canyon Hike in Chiricahua National Monument of southeast Arizona.
It's 5am and I lie in bed contemplating sleep. It would be so nice, but it seems to be avoiding me. To my right, Chris stirs. "Can't sleep?" Part of it is the sleeping. Part of it is the opportunity. We are parked right outside of Bryce National Park. The sun will be coming up in an hour or so. We have time to get there to see the sunrise. But it means facing the below freezing temperatures outside of our cozy bed. Even so, this very well may be a once in a lifetime opportunity. We are both tired, but even Chris doesn't grumble as we layer on ski pants, heavy coats, and dash for the truck cab.
Hit all the major vista points in Bryce Canyon National Park with Highway 63, skirting the rim of the hoodoo filled ampitheater.