Carthage, MO US
Check out the National Parks annual entry ticket. If you are going to visit a bunch of parks, and your entry fees are going to be more than $80, the get the $80 annual ticket and save money.
The drive from Page AZ to Bryce Canyon was excellent. It started out as a drive across the desert. Then there was a lot of color, just like some of what was seen in the Painted Desert park. The layers of the scenery was beautiful. Then the drive went through the mountains. Through the trees and the curves, and beautiful scenery as you would top a hill, or come around a curve. It was a very pleasant drive.
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