Show BRYCE CANYON IN STORM by ranger naturalist maurice copo cope lu in zion bryco nature notes on oil july 16 1 I conducted a party ot of forty five visitors on oil the usual morning trip into bryce canyon the morning was one of those when skies are blue distant views unit unlimited nittel find and the song of birds till fill the air nothing unusual happened until wo we dearel 1 wall street a narrow gorge feet deep cut into tho the crimson wall the usual way out on oil tho the return prior to reaching this point dark clouds were seen been gathering and rain was waa inevitable by special effort a point was reached khero overhanging walls serve as a shelter in storm atom and a shado shade in warm sunshine A halt was called here heie and a lady aroln new york remarked could it be possible to enjoy bryce canyon in a heavy rain storm hardly had the words been spoken chen the storm was waa upon us large hall sto us caroe bouncing from shelf to fo shelf heavy drops of rain fell with increasing rapidity and soon streams ot of water came pouring down tho the sides bides 0 of the foot walls small streams boo soon n collected into larger larder ones it was then easy to teach the valuable lesson ot of how the little canyons were carved bow mountain walls are divided how small cayous tire are soon hoon trans formed into larger ones and how each tiny rain drop plays playa its part in malting making for us its a bryce canyon to the joy and satisfaction pt all it was a banner day a now new experience for those who travel and all expressed taj themselves as having seen bryce canyon as few lad seen 4 before the storm settled and nearing tho I 1 top after some difficulty the sky cleared the sun shone brig brightly hily colorings were now intensified and a unanimous cheer from the happy party was may wo we some day liva again that real experience 0 of seeing bryce canyon in storm aa well RB ali sunshine |