Snow-Covered Hoodoos? What’s A Hoodoo?

Hoodoos are those sandstone spires you see a lot in Southern Utah, especially at Bryce Canyon. Erosion has carved a unique rock formation that isn’t easily duplicated. They had just received 8 inches of fresh powder so I had to check it out last week. By the way, it was one degree (F)

Fresh snow has fallen on the hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

Foggy, Snowy Bryce Canyon NP

A quick trip to Bryce Canyon to capture snow-covered hoodoos ended in disappointment as the foggy conditions obscured the canyon of hoodoos below but left 4-5 inched of fresh snow above the rim. I guess it’s best to visit just after the storm has passed which I normally do. See past image.

Watch in HiDef at full screen. Music is Oysters in May by Tosca

Bryce Canyon Video

A sublime view of Bryce Canyon plus a cameo appearnance by one furry creature.Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

The Annual Summer Sojourn To Bryce Canyon National Park

Thunderstorms were moving through the area so I was hoping to capture some images of Bryce with lightning and or a rainbow. Didn’t happen but the light was right enabling me to get these pics.

 

A thunderstorm passes through Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

 

 

 

The Hoodoos are a unique geological feature at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

 

 

A Frigid Bryce Canyon National Park On Monday

I knew it was going to be cold but 15 degrees and wind chills below zero.

Fresh snow has fallen on the hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

From nearby Red Canyon
Fresh snow has fallen on a stand of Cottonwood Trees during winter in rural Utah

Merry Xmas

Bryce Canyon Snow

Bryce Canyon Winter

Cold temperatures and snow have arrived at Bryce Canyon National Park as witnessed on the first full day of winter.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Bryce Canyon Pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Winter Visit To Bryce

I actually got up at 4:45am to make the 2 hour drive to Bryce Canyon National Park in time for sunrise. (Not a morning person).  A fresh blanket of snow was a motivation for me.