• Arches National Park
  Arches National Park contains one of the largest concentrations of natural sandstone arches in the world. The arches and numerous other extraordinary geologic features, such as spires, pinnacles, pedestals and balanced rocks, are highlighted in striking foreground and background views created by contrasting colors, landforms and textures. The park is 76,519 acres in size. Located on Utah Highway l9l, five miles north of Moab, Utah.
  
  
• Bryce Canyon National Park
  At Bryce Canyon National Park, erosion has shaped colorful Claron limestones, sandstones and mudstones into thousands of spires, fins, pinnacles and mazes. Collectively called "hoodoos," these colorful and whimsical formations stand in horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters along the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
  
  
• Canyonlands National Park
  Canyonlands National Park preserves 527 square miles (848 square km) of colorful sandstone canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches and spires in the heart of the Colorado Plateau in Southeastern Utah. Water and gravity have been the prime architects of this land, carving flat layers of sedimentary rock into the landscape seen today.
  
  
• Capitol Reef National Park
  The Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile long wrinkle in the earth's crust known to geologists as a monocline, extends from nearby Thousand Lakes Mountain to the Colorado River (now Lake Powell). Capitol Reef National Park was established to protect this grand and colorful geologic feature, as well as the historical and cultural history that abounds in the area. The park is located in southcentral Utah.
  
  
• Cedar Breaks National Monument
  A huge natural amphitheater has been eroded out of the variegated Pink Cliffs (Claron Formation) near Cedar City, Utah. Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls, fins, spires and columns, that spans some three miles, and is over 2,000 feet deep. The rim of the canyon is over 10,000 feet above sea level, and is forested with islands of Englemann spruce, subalpine fir and aspen; separated by broad meadows of brilliant summertime wild flowers.
  
  
• Golden Spike National Historic Park
  Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated here where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. Golden Spike was designated as a national historic site in nonfederal ownership on April 2, 1957, and authorized for federal ownership and administration by an act of Congress on July 30, 1965. Located at Box Elder County, Utah.
  
  
• Natural Bridges National Monument
  Natural Bridges, the first National Park Service unit established in Utah, encompasses 7,636.49 acres. The pinyon and juniper covered mesa is bisected by deep canyons, exposing the Permian Age Cedar Mesa Sandstone. Where meandering streams cut through sandstone walls, three large natural bridges formed.
  
  
• Rainbow Bridge National Monument
  Rainbow Bridge is the world's largest natural bridge. The span has undoubtedly inspired people throughout time--from the neighboring American Indian tribes who consider Rainbow Bridge sacred, to the 300,000 people from around the world who visit it each year. Located at San Juan County, Utah.
  
  
• Timpanogos Cave National Monument
  Timpanogos Cave National Monument sits high in the Wasatch Mountains, in Utah. The cave system consists of three spectacularly decorated caverns. Each cavern has unique colors and formations. Helictites and anthodites are just a few of the many dazzling formations to be found in the many chambers. As visitors climb to the cave entrance, on a hike gaining over 1,000 feet in elevation, they are offered incredible views of American Fork Canyon.
  
  
• Utah - Golden Spike National Historic Site
  Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated here where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. Golden Spike was designated as a national historic site in nonfederal ownership on April 2, 1957, and authorized for federal ownership and administration by an act of Congress on July 30, 1965.
  
  
• Utah National Parks
  Offers hiking, lodging, and general information for Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Zion National Parks.
  
  
• Wasatch International Adoptions
  Wasatch International Adoptions (WIA) is a full service, non-profit agency specializing in international adoptions and child assistance programs. We are adoption specialists and professionals who have a personal interest in making a difference in a child's life.
  
  
• Zion National Park
  Protected within Zion National Park's 229 square miles (593.1 km) is a spectacular cliff-and-canyon landscape and wilderness full of the unexpected including the world's largest arch - Kolob Arch - with a span that measures 310 feet (94.5 m). Wildlife such as mule deer, golden eagles, and mountain lions, also inhabit the Park. Located in Southwest Utah, on the edge of the Colorado Plateau.
  
  

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