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Show 32 Recreation Guide May 2002 . I. LI JP - J 'I . c' .1 ftm' " k A ap-Jry-- ' W .:l 4 i , VNSJLiA v t, .. . :.w5ggsg5 'J?V,S - 3frV V.v . x : ' ? if. , - Archeologists researching: (Continued from page 23) the prehistoric animals. The museum in downtown Price is the home of the U&japtor skeleton. r The Museum of the San Rafael displays dinosaur speci-mens K . unique to Emery County on a rotating centred platform. ' S-- x V- 1 , Y . Sa $nr;: ... . v-- In addition to the displays l Exhibited hy local farilitiaa, ' the Dinosaur Diamond centers on highlighting the world of the prehistoric creatures. Encompassing eastern Utah and western Colorado, the circular tour route makes a stop in Castle Country. People traveling along the Diamond route are encouraged to visit museums, quarry sites and displays of bone dinosaurs specimens as well as animated creatures are readily available for people to enjoy. In Utah, the Dinosaur Diamond includes the cities of Price, Moab, Blanding-Monticell- o and Vernal In Colorado, the Diamond Juncincluded Fruita-Gran- d tion, Rangely and Dinosaur cities. Organizers in the indi- Cosh.e Country Tfovcu T2caon The Energy Loop: Huntington and Eedei Canyona National Scenic Byway, hoata outstanding beauty and interest with each season of the year. You can participate in d activities, view wild flowers, wildlife and more. year-roun- San Rafael Swell: Choose to experience the power of this stin untamed land. The grandeur of die high cliffs, deep ravines and magnificent mountains will be memorable. Nine Mile Canyon: Worlds Longest Art Gallery. This canyon, filled with the beat pictographs and petroglyphs give you a view of the life of Native Americans and their struggle to be remembered. Goblin Valley State Paric Intricately eroded hoodoos greet visitors to Goblin Wley, one of die most popular State Paries in Utah, hike among haunting rocks and coves in this photographen paradise. Off Highway enthusiasts find hundreds of miles of tBrtroadilo explore. The park is atgacent to die San Rafael SwelL Castle Country is home to five state parks. .. Huntington, Green River; Scofield, MiDsite and Gobfin Vdley, offering water sports, camping, golf, hiking, biking and more. Golf: Carbon Country Gub, an 18 hole championship golf course, open to the public and is surrounded by natural sandstone bluffs and shale cliffs. The river runs through this challenging course on the front nine and die back nine features a waterfall and hidden Indian rock art Adjacent to this course is Green River State Park and Millsite Course. ATVfc Red Sandstone mesas and canyons lend itself perfectly to vehicles. Enjoy the beauty of the desert in the San Rafael Swell with sites youd see in national parks. in . Biking: Castle Country is a mountain bikers paradise. Offering hundreds of miles of charted mountain bike trails through cool mountain forests, deserts and ' spectacular canyons. vidual areas develop unique dinosaur attractions. Along with the dinosaur attractions, Castle Valleys vast array of rock art has achieved legendary status. Carved and painted on desert rock, the artwork offers clues regarding the lives of Castle Valleys early inhabitants. Hunting scenes, depictions of numerous animal species and readily identifiable human forms etched or painted on the desert cliff faces have managed to survive the ravages oftime as well as the elements for thousands of years. Nine Mile Canyon represents the premier spot for viewing, photographing and appreciating rode art Located approximately 20 wiilaw in tha mniinfarinw nnrfh- - eastofWellington, the rock art images gracing the canyons diEs may be viewed from the roadway. Nine Mile has gained of petroglyphs and 3eb( ixJ rec- ognition as being the worlds longest art gallery The canyon contains more than 40 wrilaw picto-graph- s. Researchers have determined that a significant number of the rock art panels in the Nine Mile area were created by the members of the Fremont culture. The Fremont were an ancient hunting and fanning people who lived in the Nine Mile Canyon more than 1,000 years ago. |