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Show Bryce Canyon National Park Reports Overflow Crowds Daily Bryce Canyon National Park. July 26 Bryce Canyon National Park has overflow crowds daily and the Californians lead the parade to this tourist mecca of southern Utah. Out-of-state travel has grown by leaps and bounds, until at present the Utah tourists comprise only a small part of those who daily visit this scenic wonderland. Supt. Paul R. Franke attributes the overflow of the past few weeks to the sweltering heat wave which at present grips the entire inter-mountain region. The temperature at Bryce seldom ranges above 80 degrees, and having to sleep under wool blankets blan-kets is a welcome change from the previous clay's heat. With the tourist season now in full swing, Bryce Canyon again demonstrates its growing popularity popu-larity as a major scenic attraction. attrac-tion. Its pleasant climate and setting set-ting among the whispering pines make it a haven which the weary traveler is ever reluctant to leave. No words are adequate to describe the colored fantasy of Bryce Canyon, and when the traveler suddenly gets his first glimpse from Inspiration Point, he stands in silent awe of what nature has created. The auto caravan, conducted under guidance of the ranger-naturalistr,, ranger-naturalistr,, is gaining daily in popularity among the varied activities. acti-vities. Winding through 20 miles of pines and aspens, this tour closely follows the rim of Bryce Canyon to Rainbow Point, so-called so-called because every color of the rainbow is vividly portrayed along the canyon wall. From this point, 10,500 feet above sea level, the visitor may gaze upon thousands of square miles of the world's most colorful color-ful country, in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. The cool winds of the mountains, moun-tains, singing through pine and aspen, the abundance of wild flowers, and glimpses of the deer add much to the visitor's enjoyment enjoy-ment of colorful Bryce Canyon National Park. |