Photos by Som of a trip through Bryce Canyon on a chilly autumn day.

Down in the canyon, surrounded by the maze of hoodoos, the light glowed in shades of orange and amber. Some of these remarkable looking rock formations have surprisingly non-native, non-magical names like “Thor’s Hammer”. How does Utah’s rock get it’s name from a Germanic God who fights giants with a boomerang hammer. And “Wall Street”?

For complete trip description: http://locomotoring.net/2009/02/12/hoodoos-of-bryce-on-a-chilly-autumn-day/