Iron County Record | 1958-05-15 | Page 12 | Bryce Canyon Roads Opened for Visitors

Bryce Canyon Roads Opened for Visitors The road to Rainbow Point and other viewpoints in the hlghter areas of Bryce Canyon National Park were opened for public use on Sunday, May 11, according to a report issued today by Superintendent Sup-erintendent Glen T. Bean. Drifts of packed snow between four and five feet in depth have slowed operations of the snow plows this spring, Superintendent Superintend-ent Bean reported, delaying the opening of the Rainbow Point road for about two weeks past the usual time. Late winter storms In March and April Increased the snowfall snow-fall 16 over the average amount and caused a slight decrease de-crease In travel for the year. The snowfall during the past winter win-ter totaled 130.05 Inches, compared com-pared to the average of 112.02 inches. Two weeks of warm weather have caused most of the snowdrifts snow-drifts to disappear from the park headquarters area and the additional addi-tional moisture this year should bring an outstanding display of wildflowers during the early summer months.