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3731 - Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America

A neat collage of all of Utah's national parks. Zion National Park - located in south west Utah, near the town of Springdale. It's located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert. The park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. There are 289 species of birds, 75 mammals, and 32 reptiles. The park attracts 5 million visitors (2023) annually. Canyonlands National Park - located in south east Utah near the town of Moab. It consists of a colourful landscape eroded into canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their tributaries.  President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the park into law in 1964. Capital Reef National Park - located in south-central Utah. It is 100 km long and 10 km wide on average. It was established in 1971 to preserved almost 100 000 hectares of desert landscape.  Bryce Canyon National Park - located in south-west Utah. What makes Bryce distinct...