Bryce Canyon National Park

National Park Visits Help Grow Utah's Tourism Industry By Nearly 5 Percent In 2010

Utah's collection of national parks, monuments, and historic sites helped generate $6.5 billion in tourism spending for the state in 2010, an increase of nearly 5 percent, according to state calculations.

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By NPT Staff - December 2nd, 2011 12:28pm

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The Queens Garden

Time your visit to Bryce Canyon National Park to coincide with a snowstorm and you'll have endless photo opportunities, as this shot from inside Queen's Garden shows.

Kurt Repanshek

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 19th, 2011 4:44pm

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Guest Column: The Keystone XL Pipelines And Coal Hollow Mines Of America

In this guest column, RL Miller, a California-based attorney who keeps watch on environmental issues on public lands, questions the wisdom of allowing the Coal Hollow Mine to expand to more than 3,500 acres near Bryce Canyon National Park.

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By NPT Staff - November 14th, 2011 3:00am

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BLM Considering Proposal To Expand Coal Mine Near Bryce Canyon National Park

A year after Utah's only coal strip mine opened near Bryce Canyon National Park, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is considering a proposal to greatly expand the operation to more than 3,500 acres.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 14th, 2011 3:00am

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"3" Might Not Seem Like Much, But It's A Record For Condor Chicks At Grand Canyon National Park

It's a single digit, one not overly impressive, but when you consider the number of California condor chicks hatched in the wild at Grand Canyon National Park, "three" is record-setting.

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By NPT Staff - November 12th, 2011 3:00am

Bryce Canyon National Park Schedules Open House To Discuss Transportation Plan

How Bryce Canyon National Park can best be served by a transportation plan is a topic up for consideration at the Utah park.

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By NPT Staff - November 6th, 2011 2:00am

Massive Landslide in Utah Cuts Off One Route To Cedar Breaks National Monument

A massive landslide, possibly 1,700 feet wide by as much as 100 feet deep in places shoved a Utah highway 100-150 feet downhill, indefinitely closing off one route to Cedar Breaks National Monument.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 12th, 2011 4:58pm

The Rock Walls of Bryce Canyon National Park

While most folks look down into the amphitheaters carved into the underbelly of Bryce Canyon National Park, Chris Heyn walked down the Peek-A-Boo Loop Trail to gain this perspective of the park's rock walls.

Chris Heyn

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2011 5:18pm

Mark Your Calendar: 2nd Bryce Canyon National Park Geology Festival July 28-30

People the world over head to Bryce Canyon National Park to marvel in its geology. Once a year the park formally celebrates that geology, and this year the park's annual Geology Festival falls on July 28-30.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 17th, 2011 3:15am

Artist Setting Out To "Paint the National Parks"

Following in the footsteps, and brushstrokes, of Frederick Church, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran, a New York-based painter plans to spend the next few months exploring the National Park System and "painting the national parks."

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 7th, 2011 3:15am

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