This colorful trail is named for a hoodoo, which in turn is named for Queen Victoria. The Queen Victoria Trail starts at Sunrise Point, and leads below the rim into the Queens’ Garden. At the rim, Ponderosa Pines populate the forested plateau; individual trees of the same species persevere in the more arid locations below the rim. Hoodoos nearby reveal the prominent colors of the Claron Formation, the upper, more easily eroded White Member, and the lower, more resilient Pink Member. In May and June, clusters of the purple Rock Columbine flowers can be found. Part of the Buttercup family, these lovely plants somehow manage to thrive in areas with steep slopes composed of well-drained rocky soil. These flowers can also be found along the Peekaboo Loop Trail.   -120 220 2 84