• Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

    Bryce Canyon

    National Park Utah

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Teaching with Historic Places

Thor's Hammer and the Temple of Osiris, Bryce Canyon National Park

Thor's Hammer and the Temple of Osiris

NPS

When lighted by the morning sun the gorgeous chasm is an immense bowl of lace and filigree work in stone, colored with the white of frost and the pinks of glowing embers. To those who have not forgotten the story books of childhood it suggests a playground for fairies.

Follow this link to lesson plans to assist in "Teaching with Historic Places"

Did You Know?

Utah Prairie Dog

Utah Prairie Dogs are a threatened species found only in southwestern Utah. Distinguishable by its white tail and black eyebrows, several colonies are located within Bryce Canyon's boundaries. More...