Before getting to this weeks desktop, there's a couple of things I wanted to remind you about.  First, expect the next update on time the 29th and hopefully I can stay on track for a while at least.  (:   Second, the previous weeks wallpaper is always still available by clicking the preview to the left found on this page.  Enjoy!

Above is this weeks free desktop.  Back to a park you've seen featured here several times before, Bryce Canyon National Park. Located in southern Utah, the main feature of this wonderful park is erosion shaped pillars of colorful limestones, sandstones, and mudstones called hoodoos. These interesting formations are easily viewed from the many overlooks on the main park road, on the entertaining and rather easy Rim Trail, and for those a bit more adventurous, many trails journey into Bryce for true "up close and personal" experience. The picture featured this week was taken June 2007 on one of the latter explorations (into Bryce (: ), on the trail to see Tower Bridge. What you're looking at here is a section of Fairyland the trail wonders through. The 3 miles round trip hike, with a 950 ft drop in elevation, is a nice 3 hour experience and one is rewarded the entire time. Bryce offers some 50 miles of excellent hiking trails which take you into the heart of the park. The rewards of viewing the hoodoos close up make the effort required tackling the terrain well worth it. Without any doubt, this park offers excellent hiking opportunities. But a word of warning before you head out, the elevation here is 7000 to 9000ft with some trails ending with you coming back up out of a canyon, not the easiest thing if you're one not use to the elevation (I speak from personal experience here (; ). Caution should be exercised here, just be prepared. Bryce Canyon is a park which can offer extended opportunities for many days of exploring, or if you wish, one can still have rewarding experience in just a single, wonderful day.

To set this photo as your desktop, click on the box with the correct size.  Right-click on the image and select the option to "save/set as desktop or wallpaper."  You're done!  If you wish to change the desktop image, simply right-click on your desktop, select Properties, and then select the tab labeled Backgrounds in your display control panel