59 (D-72) Bryce Canyon National Park

59 (D-72) Bryce Canyon is a small national park (145 km2) in southwestern Utah. Named after the Mormon pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1928.

--Bryce Canyon has the highest lightning hazard density in the state of Utah! Bryce Canyon National Park thunderstorms usually happen in the afternoon.

--It is the uniqueness of the rocks that caused Bryce Canyon to be designated as a national park. These famous spires, called "hoodoos," are formed when ice and rainwater wear away the weak limestone.

Jane

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VOCABULARY :
--lightning = "la foudre"
--hazard = a possible source of danger
--thunder = “le tonnerre”
--spires = “cimes”