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Show STHE BEST TIME TO VISIT ZION NATIONAL PARK National Park, Utah, Sept. 1G. 'ith nearly two weeks left of the t travel season, Zion National f.fis already "in" as far as an in-' in-' in travel is concerned. To date trta , of 22.246 persons have visited sl0taarl. The total for the entire "f In 1925 was 21 ,964' For record Closes the National Park 'travel ''Tis from October 1st to Septem-:ef30th Septem-:ef30th of the year following, ''though the record books will be ved on the last day of the month, nark will not. Regular bus service ' (he park will be discontinued on i 30th, but Zion Lodge will remain until October 15th. Persons us-Z us-Z their own means of transportation Td earning their own camping equipment equip-ment can enter the park practically entire year, "in sPite of unusually heavy rains ;.-ing the first half of the month, roads leading to Zion National r'( and the road up the canyon 'cor,' are in excellent condition. Very i'-tle damage was done to approach -Ways, although the road from Seville to Fredonia via Pipe Springs ias badly washed, and is still in poor co-.dition. However, even this section is passable and cars are going through over this route daily. According to E. T. Scoyen, Park ajperintendent, now is the ideal time io visit Zion. Fall has not yet reached reach-ed down into the valley, although changed leaves may be seen on trees far up the canyon walls. Wild flowers flow-ers are blooming in profusion, the dominating notes at this time being the Sun Flower, Cardinal Flower, and jie Purple Aster. |