Bryce Canyon National Park 3

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Geologists refer to rock spires of variable thickness such as these at Bryce Canyon, as "hoodoos."

To an early observer their shapes may have suggested the presence of magical powers.

According to Paiute Indian legend, before there were Indians, there were the Legend People. For something bad that the Legend People did, Coyote turned them all into rocks. You can see them now in Bryce Canyon, some standing in rows, some sitting down, some holding onto others.