Bryce Canyon National Park

Traveler's Checklist: Bryce Canyon National Park, Winter Edition

Though summer draws the bulk of Bryce Canyon National Park's 1.2 million annual visitors, a strong argument can be made that winter is a more fascinating time to visit this red-rock icon. The sharp contrasts between fresh-fallen snow, cerulean skies, and the park's red-hued amphitheaters are spectacular. If you can manage a winter escape, here are some tips for touring Bryce Canyon.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2010 11:20am

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Groups File Appeal To Block Coal Mine Near Bryce Canyon National Park

A number of conservation groups, including the National Parks Conservation Association, has asked the Utah Supreme Court to order a halt to work at a surface coal mine located roughly 10 miles from Bryce Canyon National Park as the raven flies.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 9th, 2010 1:51pm

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Trails I've Hiked: Queen's Garden-Navajo Loop At Bryce Canyon National Park

If you visit Bryce Canyon National Park in winter, and there is snow on the ground and blue sky overhead, the one hike you must take is the Queen's Garden-Navajo Loop Trail.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 6th, 2010 3:15am

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Counting Birds in National Parks This Holiday Season

'Tis is the season for counting birds as the 111th annual Christmas Bird Count rolls out across the country, and more than a few national parks are welcoming you to count birds.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 6th, 2010 2:15am

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Winter Wonderland, Red-Rock Version

Far and away most visitors head to Bryce Canyon National Park during the warm-weather months ... and, unfortunately, they miss views like this. The park is gorgeous in winter, both thanks to the snowy contrast, and to the abundance of solitude!

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 1st, 2010 6:19pm

Visitor Survey: Bryce Canyon National Park

Visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park overwhelmingly love the views down into the park's colorful amphitheaters with their whimsically eroded hoodoos, but aren't quite as enamored with the spectacular night skies overhead.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 16th, 2010 2:15am

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Number of Wildfires Burning Across Western National Parks

A number of wildfires were burning Saturday across the National Park System, with blazes reported in Bryce Canyon, Olympic, Kings Canyon, and North Cascades national parks, though none were threatening developed areas of the parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2010 3:32pm

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NPCA Criticizes Utah Decision to Allow Strip Mine Near Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park is renowned for its colorful amphitheaters and starry skies. Visitors to that park could, however, soon have to contend with convoys of rumbling coal trucks and dusty skies if a coal mine goes in roughly 10 miles from Bryce Canyon.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2010 3:15am

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Secretary Salazar Hopes To Negotiate R.S. 2477 Solution With Utah Officials

Long a bone of contention between state, local and federal authorities when it comes to public lands access is a nearly 150-year-old law initially passed to help advance westward expansion. Now Interior Secretary Ken Salazar hopes a pilot program in Utah can generate a solution to R.S. 2477 controversies.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2010 3:15am

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Popular Wall Street Trail Reopens At Bryce Canyon National Park

After several months of work, crews in Bryce Canyon National Park have been able to move enough rock to let the popular Wall Street section of the Navajo Loop Trail reopen.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 24th, 2010 3:15am

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