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Where is it located?
Southern Utah
Whose land does it reside upon?
Paiute Indians occupied the area around what is now Bryce Canyon starting around 1200 A.D. The Paunsaugunt Plateau was used for seasonal hunting and gathering activities, but there is no evidence of permanent settlements.
Fremont and Anasazi people occupied the portion of the Colorado Plateau near Bryce Canyon from around 200 A.D. until 1200. The Fremont were more to the north and west, with the Anasazi more to the south and east. There is recently discovered evidence of the mixing of these two cultures on the Kaiparowits Plateau.
Native Americans first occupied the Colorado Plateau 12,000 years ago, but no evidence of their activities has yet been found on the Paunsaugunt Plateau.
When was it established?
February 25, 1928
About this park:
Bryce Canyon is not a single canyon, but a series of natural amphitheaters or bowls, carved into the edge of a high plateau. The most famous of these is the Bryce Amphitheater, which is filled with irregularly eroded spires of rocks called hoodoos.
Hoodoos exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anywhere on Earth. Situated along a high plateau at the top of the Grand Staircase, the park’s high elevations include numerous life communities, fantastic dark skies, and geological wonders that defy description
Why did we choose these colors?
This (and other photos like it) are the inspiration for our Bryce Canyon colorway: https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?pg=5169377&id=635ffaa6-155d-451f-6791-f59cbb53c83a&gid=635FFA08-155D-451F-6708A1F8CB53909B
For more information:
NPS website: https://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm
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