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Show Bryce Canyon National Park Hits 1.6 Million Visitors For 1993 For Eighth Straight Record In A Row BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL NATION-AL PARK Bryce Canyon National Na-tional Park has set another record for visitation with 1,600,437 people visiting the park in 1993. The number represents an increase of 8 percent over 1992 and is the eighth straight record year for visitation. The months of March through September all set records as for those individual months, with July and August being the busiest in park history. July had 285,609 and August had 290,704. The park also set marks for the number of tour buses entering the park, with 4,378, and foreign visitors, visi-tors, with the majority coming from Germany. It was a record-breaking year for the park in many ways. Eighty-two inches of snow fell in January and 55 inches in February. Those two months recorded the heaviest snowfall snow-fall in park history since weather statistics began to be collected in the 1920's. Before 19993 there had never been a month in which more than 50 inches of snow had fallen in the park. So far in 1994, the park is experiencing expe-riencing a very mild winter with daytime temperatures in the high 30's to low 40's and trace amounts of snow on the ground. Trails that were buried deep in snow at this time last year are clear and open for hiking. Commenting on the contrast, Supt. Fred J. Fagcrgren said, "After last year I thought I'd never say this, but we could actually use the snow so our visitors can start skiing and snowshocing. If you're a hiker, these are probably the best conditions condi-tions anyone could hope for in January." |