The Paria River and its many tributaries continue to carve the plateau edges. Rushing water carrying dirt and gravel gully the edges and steep slopes of the Paunsaugunt Plateau on which Bryce Canyon National Park lies. With time, tall thin ridges called fins emerge.
Fins further erode into pinnacles and spires called hoodoos.
These in turn weaken and fall, adding their bright colors to the hill below. Highlighted by the Sinking Ship, with a backdrop of the Aquarius Plateau and distant Navajo Mountain, this scenery rivals any in the park. Because this overlook is a mile off the main park road, many visitors miss it. The road is not plowed and is used as a crosscountry ski trail during snowy months. The Queen's Garden Trail begins at Sunrise Point.