January 7th, 2010 
americanrambler Ok, if you don’t know what it looks like, google Bryce Canyon images and take a look. What you see is hoodoos. The Pauite Indians explain that the rock formations were Legend People who were bad, so Coyote turned them into stone. A reasonable explanation, since the hoodoos do look like groups of people standing around. Tons of faces can also be seen in the rocks. It’s a very ancient and mystical feeling place.
But, according to science, these special formations were made by rain and snow (rather than a river running through like the Grand Canyon and Zion). Joints and cracks were created during an uplift and then water eroded the stone into hoodoos. They are composed of a softer rock underneath and capped with a piece of harder stone, less easily eroded.
Hmmm, two very interesting arguments. Can it be a little bit of both?
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