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Show THE Wednesday, May IS, 1974 MRK COALITION Page CITY T ravel to the Arches 11B Deer, coyotes and foxes are also present, but are most active at night. During the summer, wildf lowers carpet moist places. There is a campground in the Devils Garden section of the park. At this time, there is no campground fee, but a bill is presently in Congress which DroDOses a $2 fee per vehicle per night. Admission to the park is $1 per vehicle. If you plan to visit a lot of national parks this summer, you might consider investing in a Golden Eagle Passport. It costs $10 and is valid from January 1 through December 31, 1974. It covers entrance fees for the purchaser and all persons accompanying him in a single noncommerical vehicle. A similar card, the Golden Age Passport, is issued free to persons 62 years old and up. To get to Arches National Park from Park City: via Heber or Salt Lake City to Provo; southeast on Route 50 to Green River, then east on Route 70 to Crescent Junction; south on Route 163 to Arches. Driving time is approximately 4 hours. 3-- k In the heart of the famed country of southeastern Utah lies Arches National Park. South across the Colorado River is the Mormon pioneer town red-roc- of Moab. Within the park are more natural stone arches, windows, spires and pinnacles than in any other known section of the country. Although nearly 90 arches have been discovered, undoubtedly others are hidden away in remote and rugged parts of the area. The combined action of running water, wind, rain, frost and sun have produced spectacular towers, balanced rocks, shapes resembling figures of men and animals, among other unusual forms, and of course, the majestic arches. About 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic period, the rock in which the arches have formed was deposited. Geologists believe this layer, known as the Entrada Sandstone, was laid down mainly by wind. Probably it accumulated in a vast coastal desert, in time buried by new layers and hardened into rock. Then the rock was uplifted, twisted and severely cracked several times. After erosion had stripped away the overlying layers, the Entrada Sandstone was exposed to weathering elements. The formation of the arches thus began, with water entering cracks in the sandstone, dissolving some of the cementing material. Running water and wind removed the loose sand. Narrow fin canyons were created as cracks widened. Undercutting resulted from the more rapid weathering of the softer areas. Gradually, the perforations became windows, with large, graceful arches as the final ft ft I- 300-fo- ot y .1 r- forest communities of Great Basin Desert. Birds, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, rabbits and reptiles are likely to be seen while hiking around. '2m : t.J.7-- i- U creation. Erosion has left some arches, such as Delicate Arch, isolated. The thinning of the arches by weathering will eventually result in their collapse. Within Arches National Park are all stages of development and decay. Wildlife in the park is characteristic of the sparse pinyon-and-junip- ll - a V-- . A CHURCH DIRECTORY er SAINT MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Oldest Catholic Church in Utah still in use) 121 Parkl Avenue, Saturday Mass - 6:30 p.m., Sunday 649-967- 6; Mass, 9 a.m. 402 PARK CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH Park Avenue, Sunday School and Wor649-896- 1; ship, 11:00 a.m. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DASAINTS 1113 Woodside Avenue, Y 649-947- 1. Priesthood Meetings: Snyderville Ward, 8 a.m.; Park City Ward, 8:45 a.m. Sunday School: Snyderville Ward, 11:30 a.m.; Park City Ward, 10:00 a.m. Sacrament Meeting: Snyderville Ward, 1:00 p.m.; Park City Ward, 3:00 p.m. |