Bryce NP

Day 2

Park History/Geology

Bryce Canyon is a small national park in southwestern Utah. Named after the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1928.
56.2 square miles of Bryce Canyon National Park occupy the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in south-central Utah.
People ask, “Who would live here?” The answer is, "Many different cultures over thousands of years have foraged, hunted and survived in this wilderness."
Park actually not a Canyon. It is a spectacular series of more than a dozen amphitheaters, each of which is carved at least 1,000 feet into the chromatic limestone of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.

Resource - https://www.nps.gov/brca/learn/historyculture/index.htm[42l

Animal

Cougar

Common Name: Mountain Lion or Cougar

Scientific Name: Felis concolor

Size :(length) English: 6'-9' feet

Habitat: all mountainous regions and swamps

Diet: commonly deer but also anything from elk to mice

Predators: wolves, other Mountain Lions

Weight :male-120-220lb, female 64-140lb

History: The Mountain Lion is North America's largest member of the cat family. The mountain lion has once lived throughout North America, but today, they live from British Columbia to Alberta, and Canada, the twelve westernmost states in the US, and Florida.

Sighting a wild Mountain Lion is a rare and unexpected event. Live from canada to South America

Sourecs: https://www.nps.gov/brca/learn/nature/mountainlion.htm

Plant

Mountain Death Camas

Scientific name: Anticlea elegans
Habitat: Mountainous regions
Flowering season: Mid May- August
Range: Found from all over the United States in mountainous areas like the Rockies and hotter regions like South California, New Mexico, and even Texas
General Description: This common white flower can be identified by waxy, white, and petaled flowers. The flowers are replaced by hard capsules with many seeds inside.
Fun fact- Mountain Death Camas are poisonous to both humans and animals they contain a steroidal alkaloid called zygadenine.

Current Event

In Bryce there are famous rock formations called Hoodoos. Erosion has stared to take its toll and destroy these rocks.

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