We hope to see you there!
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Enjoy an array of fabulous dishes from our dinner buffet or order your favorite meal from the menu, such as the juicy 8 oz. flat iron steak topped with portobello mushroom and crisp tavern-battered shrimp dinner. Finish your dinner off with the famous Bronco Buster Brownie Dessert.
You can also come in for a Country Breakfast or Breakfast Buffet.
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Skate prices: $2 for adults, $1 for kids. Come anytime of the day! Hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls for sale from 5pm to 8pm.
All proceeds go to support music students in Bryce Valley area trying to attend The Bryce Valley Music Camp, directed by Megan Cottam.
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(XOXO)
]]>Right outside of Rubys they have groomed trails that go out to the rim of Bryce; they also have trails that interconnect with some of the ungroomed trails in Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon also “purposely” doesn’t plow some of the roads to the lookout points, so that you can ski out to those points. The views were unreal, the red rock amphitheater gleamed beneath a coat of white, and everything looked so surreal; the blanket of slushy snow dampens the trills of nature. I was expecting quite a few people to be out on the trails and overlooking Bryce, but to my surprise the usual crowds of visitors were gone, leaving you with a sense of solitary quiet in this monumental area. If you haven’t already been skiing in this area, I would highly recommend it to anyone that goes to the Bryce Canyon area during the winter.
-Bryce Canyon Girl.. XOXO
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The 2012 Winter Festival will be held on February 18, 19, 20 (Presidents Day Weekend) at Ruby’s Inn located at the entrance of Bryce Canyon National Park. Come and enjoy all the winter fun and activities including: Cross country ski races, archery clinic, archery biathlon competition, free snowshoe tours, free clinics in photography, snow sculpture, kids’ events, entertainment and more! There really is something for every member of the family to enjoy.
For more information about the Bryce Canyon Winter Festival, please click here!
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Featuring Live DJ “Adam Rue”
Soda drinks, snacks, party favors, & family atmosphere.
Cost is $2 per person or $5 per immediate family.
Ruby’s Inn
Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill
110 East Center
Bryce Canyon City, UT 84764
The canyon’s pink and coral rock formations contrast beautifully with white snow, evergreens and blue sky. An added benefit is that unlike the Salt Lake Valley, Bryce Canyon has some of the cleanest air in the lower 48 states. The air is crisp and pure and you can see for hundreds of miles.
Every year we host a Bryce Canyon Winter Festival every President’s Day weekend. Winter activities at Ruby’s Inn include sleigh rides, snowmobiling, horseback riding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating. ]]>
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Utah Prairie Dog Day 2011
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Date: June 3, 2011
Contact: Sarah Haas, 435-834-4753
Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh invites you to join the park in our second annual Utah Prairie Dog Day celebration.
The theme of this year’s Utah Prairie Dog Day celebration is “Connections in Nature” – Bryce Canyon National Park is celebrating the unique and important role that Utah prairie dogs play in our environment. A year-round inhabitant of Bryce Canyon’s high plateau meadows, Utah prairie dogs live in social colonies or “towns” and display amazingly complex communication. Their burrow systems are made up of several chambers and provide the animals with protection from predators, places to raise young, store food, and hibernate through the cold winter months. Utah prairie dogs are considered “keystone species” that perform a variety of important ecological functions including soil aeration which helps plants grow, providing prey for other animals, and maintaining meadow ecosystems. Connecting with Utah prairie dogs can help humans learn about healthy ecosystems and the important role that one species can play in maintaining the diversity of life.
The Utah Prairie Dog has been federally listed under the Endangered Species Act since 1973 and is protected as a threatened species. Bryce Canyon National Park reintroduced the Utah prairie dog to park meadows beginning in 1974 and is the only National Park Service unit they inhabit. Today, approximately 200 Utah prairie dogs are found in several meadows within the park. Every year these colonies are monitored and counted to track the health of the animals and condition of their habitat.
Park Biologist Sarah Haas states, “This year’s celebration of the Utah prairie dog will focus on how these animals are instrumental to the well being of other plants and animals and the importance of the role of prairie dogs in sustaining grassland environments. There will be plenty of opportunities to watch prairie dogs living in their natural settings – foraging, watching for predators and displaying an amazing array of barks, chirps and chatters that make up prairie dog language. They are a fascinating animal – one worth knowing!”
=”3″>The celebration will occur on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 9 a.m. through the evening with planned activities that include watching Utah prairie dogs in their natural habitat with a Park Ranger, special presentations on Utah prairie dogs, kids’ tables with activities, and face painting and refreshments. There will also be a special surprise guest! Most activities will take place during the day at the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center with a special presentation entitled “Utah Prairie Dogs and Other Cool Critters” at the Bryce Canyon Lodge at 8 p.m.
Utah students and adults are invited to participate in the Connections in Nature art contest! Artwork should focus on how Utah prairie dogs are an important part of our environment. Age categories for the art contest are: K–4th, 5th–8th, 9th–12th, and adult (18 years+). Students in the K-4th category are allowed to color in a drawing of a prairie dog town (contact Marilyn Bulkley for a copy of the drawing). All other age categories should submit original artwork – crayon, pen or pencil sketches, markers, watercolor, oils, etc. On the back of your artwork write: title of artwork, name of artist, age category, and a phone number or contact information.
All artwork must be submitted by June 15th to:
Marilyn Bulkley, Education/Outreach Specialist
Bryce Canyon Natural History Association
P.O. Box 640051, Bryce, UT 84764
435-834-4784
Entries will be judged by Bryce Canyon National Park and Natural History Association staff. First place and runner up prizes will be awarded on the afternoon of June 24th at the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center.
All students (K-12th) and their families can enter the park free on Utah Prairie Dog Day. Just tell the Park Ranger at the entrance gate: “I’m here to see the Utah prairie dogs!” and you’ll be admitted for free!
Temple-like spires can be seen in the main amphitheater at Bryce
Did You Know?
March 13, 1919: A Utah Joint Memorial passed legislation which read in part: We urge that the Congress of the United States set aside for the use and enjoyment of the people a suitable area embracing “Bryce’s Canyon” as a national monument under the name: “Temple of the Gods National Monument.”
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