Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park.

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Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Sunset Point. Paiute Indians called Bryce Canyon "red rocks standing like...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Sunset Point. Ebenezer Bryce called it "a hell of a place to lose a...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Sunset Point. Bryce Canyon was named for Ebenezer who homesteaded at...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Paria View. His cattle often wandered into the stone maze.

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Paria View. Other settlers followed and established ranches high on the plateau.

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Paria View. Word of the beautiful canyon got around and soon visitors...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Paria View. Tours to the canyon were offered through the Union Pacific Railroad.

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Paria View. The canyon became the Utah National Park in 1925 and Bryce Canyon...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Bryce Point. Water was a major problem in Bryce Valley.

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Bryce Point. Pioneers spent two years hand digging the East Fork Canal, also...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Bryce Point. It diverted water from the East Fork of the Sevier River to the...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Bryce Point. Almost ten miles long, the canal was completed in 1890.

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Inspiration Point. The water allowed people to farm, grow orchards and raise...

Utah; Bryce Canyon National Park.
Inspiration Point. That concludes a brief history of the area. The...

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