What Is A Hoodoo?

hoo·doo

ˈho͞oˌdo͞o/

noun
noun: hoodoo
  1. voodoo; witchcraft.
    • a run of bad luck associated with a person or activity.
      plural noun: hoodoos
      “when is this hoodoo going to end?”
    • a person or thing that brings or causes bad luck.
  2. North American
    a column or pinnacle of weathered rock.
    “a towering sandstone hoodoo”

verb

verb: hoodoo; 3rd person present: hoodoos; past tense: hoodooed; past participle: hoodooed; gerund or present participle: hoodooing

  1. bewitch.

    “she’s hoodooed you”

I’m going to go with the #2 noun definition. After all, that’s what I saw early Saturday morning at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

The hoodoos are the predominate sandstone feature at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Andrew Just

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14 responses to “What Is A Hoodoo?”

  1. rajarhymes Avatar
    rajarhymes

    Never heard of a hoodoo, but I have seen them. It feels like I am looking at a city, tall castles built of sand. Stunning pics 🙂

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    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar
      Michael Andrew Just

      Good observation. They do have a look of a lost city now eroding

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      1. rajarhymes Avatar
        rajarhymes

        #6 has magical lighting.

      2. Michael Andrew Just Avatar
        Michael Andrew Just

        Yes, the hoodood in that image appear to be translucent

  2. montucky Avatar
    montucky

    Those are gorgeous!

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  3. Suzanne et Pierre Avatar
    Suzanne et Pierre

    Bryce Canyon is a very unique place. I have very fond memories of our visit to this magical place in 2009. The light in Bryce makes magic. We were there in October which allowed us to it with snow which was also very special. Nice pics. (Suzanne)

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    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar
      Michael Andrew Just

      Thanks Suzanne

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  4. avonleadesign Avatar
    avonleadesign

    I love Bryce Canyon and your wonderful photos! Morning light is awesome there-great captures! I only hope I can get back there and hike back up from the bottom.

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    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar
      Michael Andrew Just

      Thanks. I did hike to the bottom and used my smart phone to get some pics. Those to follow soon

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  5. carolinehelbig Avatar
    carolinehelbig

    I love your hoodoo photos. The lighting is wonderful. I can’t get enough of Bryce Canyon!

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    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar
      Michael Andrew Just

      Thanks Caroline. I woke up from my tent around 6am to get these

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  6. Sandra@Just Regular Folks Wandering Avatar
    Sandra@Just Regular Folks Wandering

    Thanks for sharing your photos and reminding me how much I love Bryce Canyon and the Hoodoos. Got to get back there.

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  7. denisebushphoto Avatar
    denisebushphoto

    Great Bryce Canyon images! We have lots of hoodoos (the second definition) throughout the southwest. Bryce may have the highest concentration of them though.

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  8. pkphotooftheday Avatar
    pkphotooftheday

    I just spent today at Bryce! I hope some of my images turned out nicely, as yours certainly did.

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