The Navajo Loop and Peekaboo Loop join to form the longest contiguous hiking route through the Bryce Canyon Amphitheater, commonly referred to as the Figure 8. Hikers will enjoy varied terrain through a mesmerizing labyrinth of hoodoos, fins and rock formations.

When water freezes it expands by almost 10%, which can pry open cracks in rocks

Looking over Thors Hammer and the Temple of Osiris from Sunset Point

Bryce Canyon sees over 200 freeze/thaw events each year, the primary weathering force on rock

By definition, hoodoos differ from pinnacles or spires by having a variable thickness

The bristlecone pine's short, twisted trunk facilitates nutrient flow and stabilizes the tree in wind

Traces of acid in rainwater dissolve limestone, and round the edges of hoodoos

Aspen can live 40–150 years above ground, but the clonal root system can live much longer

Mule deer antlers are typically shed in February and begin re-growing almost immediately

The Wall of Windows is visible from many high points along the Figure 8 hiking route

Bryce Canyon supports 3 distinct forest types: spruce-fir, ponderosa pine, and pinyon pine-juniper

The Grand Staircase preserves 600 million years of geologic history - more than any place on Earth

Strip-barking enables a small strip of bark to nourish large branches and needle clusters

Millions of years ago, earthquakes along the Paunsaugunt fault exposed joints to accelerated erosion

Manzanita, a common evergreen shrub in Bryce Canyon, is Spanish for Little Apple

Bryce Canyon is more aptly described as an escarpment in the Paunsaugunt Plateau