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Given how hot it was in Zion for this time of year, I was not expecting how lovely and almost cool it was in Bryce. Note that Bryce is the top (highest altitude park) of the Grand Staircase National Monument. Bryce is a bit more spread out, there were less people crowding everywhere, and you could drive yourself and go at your own pace. If you are sensitive to altitude changes, you may want to hang out at the campground for an afternoon before hiking. Because we drove in the morning from Zion and did Bryce the same day, by late afternoon and several short hikes, I ended up with an altitude headache.