Show abitt lit r it LJ 4 v D 30 lucill 4 0 4 UM ta Z IZ 1 V 0 sw I 1 I 1 aff afta W f W W t q V 4 S ak M 1 1 v A V v V I 1 R J q 4 r LK 4 ow IN V by R A CANINE ill lime have lived la in tills this part utah till nil toy illy life for years I 1 have run my illy fiock lit in these hills and valleys have cut firewood and fence posts on the hillsides hill sides yet I 1 never hud had any idea that there was aa such a country just over the hill 1111 yonder until tills this spring said eald a native in speaking of bryce ca canyon in southern atah one day I 1 happened to just stumble on tills this canyon fact r act Is I 1 camp call near stumbling over nto into I 1 tile the canyon cannot and say I 1 was simply flabbergasted beautiful say there aint uny anything thing I 1 have ever c cr seen ar or heard about that cat can light a candle to tilts this every elvery week and sometimes oftener I 1 have been up here just blizin and gayln gay ln soon the will win be g lvin tile ine hall columbia for neglecting my work glad you jou came nent you mister thought you would ile be stather pays for the drive from sal bait lake even if it was a long drive ell eh well niell one thing they idl me tile roads are arc good nil all tho the way that helps some ought to go home now but by I 1 have simply got to take another peck before I 1 go look at that court house over there aint she natural and that cathedral gosh looks like the real goob dont it I 1 theres lunny lanny a resident of utah if he or she should speak right out in ine etIn wha would haxe have to admit that they aeo in tho the katno position as the native quoted above as regards one of the most wonderful sections of the united ulli tet states many alay have heard of the wonders of bryce canyon cannon have lizard heard but thought the stories they heard were exaggerations agge rations they taken the time to investigate and thus they have gone on in ili ignorance of a spot lit in the their irown own state which flitch it 1 located in ill some other states wo we might mention would revisited he be visited annually by countless thon thousands sandEL 1 but one could not exaggerate lit in attempting to describe the wondrous beauty and attractiveness 93 of tills little known t which some lay day wll will claim the hie homage of alie beauty lover from every section of the country the vast summer lias has seen thousands of onto auto tourists from every state in tile the union ciril ti ril wending their way to bryce canyon returning awe inspired and without adequate words nords to describe des the picturesque beauty of the canyon strictly speaking bryco jeryce canyon Is not a canyon at all jt Is 18 nil an aill alphi pill theatre which cannot be spell seen by th alie approaching visitor until lie Is within a few feet of if the juni ping oft off place then as lie he stops steps ills hla machine mac lilno on the very lie he la Is immediately awe struck whit the panorama that unfolds before the eye Bros kitus that have been going on since time began probably have etched et cled out the earth and stoxie in almost jevery conceivable castles mansions ruan lort giant organs figures of human and animal shapes all fill lying ahr bielow tile the vi visitor aitor and hundreds of feet below the roadway allies and miles of tefie beautiful varicolored objects object A inter sall sed with pitie pine with it ft little is lvcy er threaded flowing outward to 0 the valleys below the coloring instantly challenges tho the attention avery color of tile the rainbow then some to use the words of 0 one who ho stood silently for sit at cast hulf nn hour entranced with etli tho file unexpected scene nth r brown achre ochre pink ond and gray bronze yellow sellow white itlie pud salmon almon fc orange rose lone unil und red kut but why enumerate A cloud pas wg by and the colors and aind change nl at ways beautiful never the he same u L veritable scope hut but a description of noco bryce would tax tho the pen of tile the mot meet mo t gifta gifted ariter while the brush of abo artist would do but taint faint justice to this ilia wondrous i ew cw which Il ilch for countless ages has been st sl bently awaiting tho the coming coining of mankind in ili that direction that tile tho lover of Pa natures tures wonders might feast their eyes eye upon its incomparable beauty alib geologist will no doubt tell the inquisitive out one just how it cattle to pass that hat such an unique sunken garden of geological grandeur corne to bo be located in southern utah ile ho would tell you in terms behns that you might not understand but of col course colurso urse you would smile tind titanic thank him and cling to boin own private opinion the opinion of a certain old timer who la Is one of tile he most consist consistent ont nil of natures works imaginable Is that the Cren creator tor after efte lie lind had created the majestic mountains of 1111 the sunny southland of utah decided that haiti they needed justene ju stone more touch of 01 beauty to make them perfect hence lio lie added bryce canyon not a bad thou thought glit at nil all so go to understand just what bryce canyon really Is and to appreciate its beauty the amdor must malac a visit to tills this favored seedon section even tho the photograph doe but faint justice to bryco because it show the wonderful colors and ayes but f A faint idea of the magnificent views may inny ile he obtained bews Is used advisedly na as from different points different scenes scene anny bo be obtained and lt it appears that each Is more than tile tho other the aw alwag rage e it if lie Is 14 nt at all timid ns as to climbing precipitous takes ills his impressions of oe alip canyon front from the brink looking downward hut but many ot of the more aci adventurous venturous wid pedestrians go down byway of the narrow winding paths pallis to tile valley floor below and thus thug gain a moro anoro intimate view of tile different ol objects jets chiseled ant by time and tile action of the winds and weather the forest service lina hits built some feet of tile these foot traits through the moro inore scenic sceble the canyon some of the trails lending leading to sparkling springs of pure water which Is to bo be piped to the alie earn camping ping grounds before the close of the hie present season there tire are paths which one nay may negotiate on horseback hould lie be kt ler af pf 0 o vl v IW SILENT SENTINEL fortunate enough to secure a horse A trip to alio of tile the canyon lit in tills this manner la Is n joy to those who can an the lusi to ali motion of tile the noble ay his way down the pathway pitt ind and up agoni at tile tho point where probably the hio most view la Js tills Is a 0 question a diatel lins fins beets been established tho the past sc soc dhori aher i the visitor may im w tup many any improvements are planned for the coming coining summer when it la Is expect ei cd there hero wilt will bo be a small city of 0 hoiss and tents which may inny ile bo rented b the pilgrims to tills of beauty pine trees which benr their tons tops pine trees which benr their tons tops heavenward to nn an itu immense monso height fin far nasli shade and add beauty to tile the scene beneath these trees alib visitor who has been fortunate enough to bring along lita ills camp cam p kit inny erect ills his temporary home cook ills his own meals find and between tines times enjoy tile iho wondrous view at ills leisure an effort Is now being made to place canyon under alio supervision 0 00 the bureau of national parks for prop or ft protect protection io it and exploit exploitation athil when tits tilts has been no doubt there are of americans americana who will learn of the existence of 0 this see lion of utai who have long lon imagined if they alicy rave gave it a thou thought glit aliat his particular portion of tho the country was simply a strip of desert covered by cactus or sagebrush and inhabited by tile tarantula anti and rattlesnake what a plen pleasant sant awakening thice abe 7 will have indications are arc that next season th there 0 r e W will ill bo be a constant stream or of visitors to bryco bryce canyon for those who have made the pil gritu a go lit in the past fow months will undoubtedly brouso tile curiosity of at their friends nil too inadequate description they will give of jaunt to tha canyon which li Is nota not a car canyon 1 and this curiosity will lead ninny to jourvey to the bountiful southland of utah to see bee lor for just what their were trying to describe sc rffie and they will not be disappointed pola tet they will probably say bay no ander lie iw make wo me understand wonderful ishac there aro are not words enough of a landu tory natii lure ic tit in the ole dictionary to convoy convey it n real c in ill fact they will wonder why liy the lind had not alfor lf or been of the lie existence of this v wonder onder spot it it had be ben n adVert bied in the past would have hai been mug long alsted ilsted as the eighth wonder of tile world doys das inight be spent lit in tills this section with profit and they would ho be happy days for the nie coic caring for the beautiful the he unusual the eye cye pleasing and sout poul satisfying alny scenic section of a state blessed with wonders A ride of t twenty four wiles from froin panguitch tle the r bounty sent seat of county bringht one to tile the canyon tile the roads roada front to bryce are are all that could be desired winding through lied canyon cn tion which in itself Is one of the most canyons imaginable speaking of roads one may start froni from stilt lake city in in an auto imagining that lie hn im IH going to have hao some hard sledding before lie sets gets to pirn lion gul telf 1 but tit when lie ans ins reached the end of the alio journey if C lio lie Is IF truthful lio lie will say that lie never passed over bet ter country roads no IK teatter where ho has graveled raveled rave led regular I says one enthusiast and while lie Is somewhat lit in ills praise ralso lie he Is not far wrong wr the city of the gateway to least known but most beau will maenle attract loh boasts a 1 latiola of 1700 1701 being one of tile the most pro gres ilvie in tile state the city line two tivo new newspaper a state hank bank public library excellent schools anti ivery avery class of busl business la Is represented ay by iy business busques 1 inell tile visitor can rest ris that lit hl every want will bo attended in it 11 manner trint will ivill ile he satisfactory to him th there eio ire are anany other oabe points ot of interest in ill the linel section that may be reached lit in n short space of tind over excellent roods roads notably caved pan gult cli lake the blue and twin |