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Show The visitor center at the park supplies the "keys that will unlock the secrtts" of Bryce, and so each visitor should make it his first stop. The forest and wildflowers are in great variety and the Visitor Center again can provide information and plant identification. Among the animals in the park are chipmunks, ground squirrels, deer, marmots, porcupines, and many others, large and small but seen perhaps less often. Violet-green swallows, wmte-throated wmte-throated swifts, mountain (light-breasted) (light-breasted) bluebirds, Stellar's jays, Clark's nutcrackers and large noisy ravens are among the many birds found in the park. Plan to arrive early the campgrounds cam-pgrounds are often filled by late afternoon. Reservations for cabins within the park can be made with Utah Parks Company in Cedar City. Six vi. . 1,- , A.'- u : iirinniiiii.i Minn mi ami iiiumih iimr m nnii.1 , urn M.anwair-uil' ' "Below the plateau rim stand miniature cities, cathedrals, spires, windowed walls, and endless chessmen, shaped by rain, frost and running water working through alternate strata of hard and softer limestone. "These rock sculptures challenge the imagination not only with their fantastic forms but with their color an array of pink and red and orange blended with white, gray and cream. Here and there, strips of lavender, pale yellow and brown appear threads of color gone astray from the master design." Visitors to the park enjoy it most who venture down into its amphitheater am-phitheater on one of the many trails that are easy to follow among its .- strange formations. These well-marked well-marked trails provide a special opportunity for the photographer amateur or expert and the shadows and colors change with each hour from sunup to sundown. Horse back trails provide a wonderful way to see more of the beautiful park and its many view points; each provides a remarkable unmatched view. Open year-round, each season in the park offers something different and the same scenery views at different seasons is a totally new experience. "Miniature cities, cathedrals, spires, windowed walls, and endless chessmen, . shaped by rain, frost and running water "make up the beauty of Bryce Canyon where the sculptures carved in Wasatch limestone await the visitor who hikes Its trails or simply peers over the edge of the cliffs in awe. Foreign Writers Vote Bryce Canyon as Top U. S. Attraction When a group of visiting foreign journalists voted Bryce Canyon National Park their favorite U.S. attraction, they only added em phasis to what millions of others have said over the years. "Within the 56-square-mile area of Bryce Canyon National Park stands the jagged edge of the Paunsagunt Plateau. Here are exposed the famous Pink Cliffs of Bryce Canyon, carved in Wasatch limestone." So states the brochure given to each park visitor as he enters the wonderland of Bryce Canyon National Park. |