The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-23
BY r. A. CANINE.

h"Ne hNeu III tnlS part or Utah all
my life. For years have run my
stock in these hills and valleys, have
cut fireYood and fence posts on the
hillsides. Yet, / never had any idea
that there was such country lust
over the hill yonder until this spring."
said native in speaking Of Bryce can
yon, in southern Utah
zone day l happened to Just STUN
BILE on this canyon. Fact is, came
near stumbling over into the canyon.
And say was simply flabergasted.
Beautiful. Say, there amt anything I
have ever seen or heard about that can
light a candle TO this. Every week,
and sometimes oftener, have been
up here, just gain and gain Purity
soon the Missus will be givln' me hail
Columbia for neglecting my work.
Glad you came, amt you, mister?
Thought you would be. Rather pays
for the drive from Salt Lake, even IL
II was long drive, ehl Well, one
thing. they tell me the roads are good
oil the way. That helps some. Ought
to 20 home now, but, by cracky, J.
have simply got TO take another peek
before 20. Look at that court house
over there. Amt she natural? And
that cathedral. Gosh, looks like the
real goods, don't IT."
There's many resident OF Utah, II /
he or she should speak right out In
meetIn', who would have to admit
that they were in the same position
as the native quoted above. as regards
one of the most wonderful sections OF
the United States.
Many have heard OF the wonders OF
Bryce canyon. Have heard, but
thought the stories they heard were ex-
aggeratlOns. They haven't taken the
time TO investigate. And thus they
have gone on In ignorance of n spot in
their own state which II located in
some other states we might mention,
would be visited annually by countless
thousands.
But one could not exaggerate in at
tempting to describe the wOndrous
beauty and attractlveness Of this little
known spot which some day will claim
the homage of the beauty lover from
every section of the country.
The past summer has seen thousands
Df auto tourists, from every state In
The union, vending their way to Bryce
canyon, returning awe-lnsplred and
without adequate words To describe
he picturesque beauty of the canyon.
Strictly speaking, Bryce canyon is
not canyon ut all. II is an amphi-
heatre, which cannot be seen by the
approaching visitor until he Is within
| few feet of the jumping off place"
Then, as he stops his machine on the
'ery brink, he is Immediately awe
truck with the panorama that
lnfolds before the eye.
ErOslons that have been going on
tnce time began, probably, have
'tched out the earth and stone In at
most every conceivable shape-castles,
cathedrals, minurets, fort
esses, giant organs, figures of human
md animal shapes-all lying far below
he visitor and hundreds OF feet below
he roadway. Miles and miles Of these
varlcOlored objects, inter.
persed with pine trees, with "A little
ilver-threaded stream flowing out
ward TO the valleys below.
The cOlorlng instantly challenges
he attention. Every color Of the
then some, to use the words
# one who stood silently, for at least
lalf AN hour, entranced with the I'M =
scene. Native brown. ochre,
link and gray; bronze yellow, white
nd salmon; orange, rose and red But
Why enumerate? A cloud passes by
md the colOrs shift and change, al
Ways startlingly beautiful, seemingly
lever the same, verltable kaleldO-
cope.
But description OF Bryce would
AZ the pen OF the most gifted writer,
'hile tina hEuSk OF the artist would do