Beautiful Bryce Canyon - Changes to the Earth's Surface

Bryce Canyon was formed as sedimentary layers millions of years ago as these sediments were deposited in water, probably a shallow sea. www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
Bryce Canyon is known for distinctive hoodoos, spires, and towers that appear as forests of rock. This national park is part of the Colorado Plateau, a region of the present-day Southwest United States that was once periodically flooded by freshwater and marine landscapes in which massive amounts of fine-grained sediment were deposited over millions of years, lithified into sedimentary rock and were later uplifted by tectonic activity. Over time, the rock was subjected to the slow, powerful forces of weathering and erosion that molded the landscape into the layered columns seen today. Bryce Canyon is a picturesque fountain of information, informing geologists of the land’s history through the rock layers and unique structures.