| Show I tw y GORge j Wi f J I 1 a I t f J y t i a J t 4 w i f 44 iI I I F c 1 W a at i t s 4 I This It is on one on of or term rl of article to ap apper rr In la this n r. r sponsored by th the Salt Sit Ike Ik I kc Advertising Ad Club civic chic club of and central Utah and aDd n of or part pan of or alwo a rm to point out Utah Utah's r ourn to w that local people popl 1 11 will Utah Better Cr Dr MARION ARlON C. C NELSON One of ot Utah's Utah mot most recently recognized scenic areas aroas Is Ja Wayne Warn Wonderland lying almost entirely in Wayne County In the south cen central central part vart of ot the state Right at our doorstep less 1 than a days day's drive from any part of ot the state Is 15 this thin wonderful playground of ot nature so unusual that the federal government is at present considering setting aside the entire area as AI a national park Favorite entry to those tho who have haTe familiarized themselves with this strange country is le by way of ot Fish Lake The usual route rout is highway 21 2 which branches off from rom highway 89 at Sigurd a few Cew miles mn north of ot Richfield FIsh Lake rake is t. well known to every 6 ry fisherman as a. well as being a n recognized beauty spot pot This mountain lake is about seven H miles mOes long and a Do mile mUe and a half balt wide Its waters ore are icy ley cold and in many places its Us depth Is unknown Here some of ot tho the finest fishing in the state is S. to be had To those tho who oho seek a fishermans fisherman's paradise se as well as those thOM who love 10 the outdoors this lake has h. h become a favored vaca vaca- vacation vacation tion Uon spot because beau of ot its beauty and accessibility together with its I fine lodge and cabin accommodations A good highway leads south louth from Fish Flah Lake through Loa Lon the tho coun county county ty seat Into the wonderland Wonderland IB is indeed tho the long word that begins to describe natures nature's handiwork in Wayne County The road through beds of multi colored clay past hugo huge balanced rocks and in and out among am one a most mOlt amazing jumble of ot colored sandstone cliffs curts Three hundred miles of ot sparkling trout trout-filed mountain streams wind down do from rom tho the mountains From tho the road can be seen remnants remnant of ot onto once mighty forests tor the forests ts-tho ts the fallen allen trees now petrified trees petrified trees which grew years ago some of ot them five fi feet Ceet In diameter Many of ot them thorn are well nell over a hundred feet teet long But Dut in order to fully tully appreciate what confused contused artistry nature can enn produce one ono must leave the road and take to tho the pack horse and sad and saddle die dle for or a half halt day journey Horses Horus may be obtained from any nay of tho the settlements along tho the road and one is well wen repaid for tor his efforts The Tho country is a series of ot surprises as 3 ono one picks his way through an inconceivable jumble of ot colored rocks and cliffs Within two miles mUes of ot Fruits Fruita a picturesque little town on oa tho main highway one comes quite suddenly in tho the very midst of ot a n confused contused maze mazo of ot gigantic cliffs upon tho the mammoth Hickman Natural Bridge This magnificent arch archis is feet teet high with a span of ot feet teet and yet Is not tho the largest of the Natural Bridges in Utah The saddle traveler tra is also able to see seo the deserted homes of ot cliff clift dwellers and ancient pictographs which they chiseled on tho the face tace of ot tho cliffs Dozens of ot hugo huge rocks balanced precariously on small bases and many small natural bridges make mako even a short hike on foot toot In this experience region a never forgotten Going south from Fruita tho the road leads to Grover GroTer which Is at the very edge of ot tho the great Powell Powen National Forest area For those who like nature in its wild state a n horseback trip along the Aquarius Plateau will vIII richly reward all who undertake it Pow Few of ot the tho residents of oC the Intermountain region realize that the Aquarius Plateau carries the highest forest in the world This remarkable forest begins at feet teet and continues to feet teet Almost a half halt day Journey by packhorse along this flat fiat tableland the traveler reaches a point where the tho plateau drops away on three sides Ides leaving tho the observer literally on top of ot tho world with a most beautiful array of ot color spread everywhere below him Tho The amazing visibility and the beauty of oC tho the panorama alone well wen reward tho the traveler for tor his efforts On a n clear day from rom this vantage point the tho rich crimson of ot the sandstone cliffs curb in ZIon National Park or the bril brilliant pant reds orange of ot the walls of ot Bryco Bryce Canyon may be seen And with the tho aid of ot binoculars b even the distant Grand Canyon of ot the tho Colorado is discernable on the horizon MR Ma Do READER Do your part par to 10 Utah Please tend send this article to 0 some friend or relative or asocial out cut of o the State Slate |
