Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA.
Easily one of the most fascinatingly beautiful places I've ever been. The crazy rock formations are called hoodoos and are created through the process of erosion - wind, water and time sculpting the land. We rode horses (and mules) through the canyon... I had the most delightful little red mare who had a super soft mouth, turned on a dime, and was seriously careful while walking along the edge of a cliff. Proof that sometimes trail riding guides don't give the "experienced" riders the crazy horses... sometimes they give them the nicest horses so that they don't get ruined!
I'm gladyou got a good one, the few times I went for a ride without my own horse, I ended up with the nutty ones. I definately agree with your guides thinking, it makes sense. Anyway, that last photo is awesome!
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I LOOOOOOOOVED Bryce Canyon!! And yes, I took a horseback ride there with my mom, and she loved it, too. My dad and I agreed Bryce was better even than the Grand Canyon which is where we went next (I think because your brain can actually process the size of it). I don't recall a thing about my trail mount in Bryce - it was 1988 - but I have also been given the best horse in the string on other trail rides, once they learned I was an experienced rider. I've wondered how they knew I was telling the truth, because you know people who've been on a horse about once in their lives will lie to them and act like they're the next best thing to McLain Ward or Clinton Anderson. :-)
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