Temple of Sinawava Menu Card

This image also appears on page 17 of UP’s 1928 tour book. The same scene also appears in a photo on a 1971 Union Pacific dining car menu, though by the time that photo was taken there was a parking lot in the foreground. In this case, I would say the colors on the menu card are overly bright.

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The longer Union Pacific motor coach tours to these parks almost always started in Zion. The longest tour — five days — then went to the Grand Canyon, followed by Bryce and concluding with Cedar Breaks at a cost (including transport, meals, and lodging) of about $90 in 1928 ($1,300 in today’s money). A three-day tour, which skipped the Grand Canyon, was $48 ($700 today). Two-day tours offered a choice of either Zion or Bryce and Cedar Breaks for about $25 ($350 today). A one-day tour was also offered to Cedar Breaks for about $10 ($150 today) including lunch and dinner, but that would hardly be worth the four hours on the bus as there is little to do at Cedar Breaks except stand on a few overlooks.


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