Show TOURISTS VISIT SOUTHERN RN UTAH PARKS IN 1929 5 ZION NATIONAL PARK UTAH with a combined total 0 of visitors registered tron ever every state in the union district of columbia hawaii alaska canal zone phillip ino lalands islands and 23 foreign co countries un tries all records tor for travel to zion and bryco bryce canyon national parks parka were broken during the season just passed according to 10 T parks sup erin in an announcement recently tho the total as divided between the two southern utah parks gave to zion and to bryco bryce canyon the larger total at the former la Is duo due entirely to the year around season tio ason as bryce can only be reached about seven months during the year the seasons figure tor for zion la Is an increase over last year of 11 percent per cent comparative figures for bryce are not available the increase was wag not up to pro pre season expectations due al nilst niost entirely to adverse weather conditions along northern trans couil cental routes last winter and a nd to the unusual and severe thunderstorms which were al almost mosta a dally daily occur ranco co in southern utah the last surn summer mer the resulting floods did great damage to td highways and practically stopped tra travel ai times study of the travel with reference to the point of origin shows that utah leads all states in the number ot of visitors with and california was second with 9 A total of ot carno came from states east of the mississippi and were registered from 22 foreign countries the long jong die distance travel record to reach the park was jointly hold held by the three visitors from new zealand analysis of the records also alao show that of the total athlon atZ lon people entered the park in automobiles by stage rall rail and ai 31 by mis cel laneous meang means the thees fig alk f ures urea pit at bryce were 1721 1 11 and 2 X mr also stated that records cords show that during the six seasons travel to the southern utah parks has increased over per cent trib tribune une |