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Show Boulder Mountain Road Opens New Grand Vista forested timberland rising above the surrounding desert country to elevations of more than 11,000 feet. From its lofty heights, tourists can see Capitol Reef, the Circle Cliffs, the Henry Mountains, the Kaiparowits Plateau, Navajo Mountain and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Numerous small lakes and streams dot the area and provide good fishing. Travelers in spring and late fall should check locally to make certain that the road, which is closed in winter by snow, has been opened. Like so many of Utah's major highways today, Boulder Mountain's Moun-tain's old wagon trail will sport along its entire 32 mile length a smooth paved surface as it carries travelers through the same impressive im-pressive scenic areas that greeted the eyes of the early pioneers. tome of the most beautiful scenery in southern Utah may be set n as the traveler moves over the Boulder Mountain Road, the link tha; connects Capitol Reef National Paik with Bryce Canyon National Park. This important section of mountain highway, with paving almost completed, is over 32 miles in length. It traverses 9,200 foot Boulder Mountain where stands of quaking aspen abound and crispy cold mountain lakes sparkle among the green expanses. Three easily accessible campgrounds cam-pgrounds are found along its length: Oak .Creek, with 10 campsites; Pleasant Creek with 18 campsites; and Singletree with 26 campsites. All are beautifully maintained by the Forest Service and easily reached. The Boulder Mountain Road opens to view from the Aquarius Plateau one of the widest vistas to be seen as travelers look out upon the magnificent terrain that nestles in Capitol Reef National Park and some of the most unusual geography on the face of the earth. The road benefits the tourist by cutting off some 50 miles of the trip between Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. Still undergoing un-dergoing paving in a few places the road has been in use since it began as a simple mountain trail connecting con-necting the folks who live in Boulder In the north central part of Garfield County with the folks who live in Grover in the southern section of Wayne County. The Aquarius Plateau consists of some 70 square miles of heavily 1 ; fc , -f J i-KH mm inmm. i in nnnniMrT- Typical scene of the Boulder-Groverroad, Boulder-Groverroad, B). (Now Paved) 32 miles In length, which traverses 9,200 foot Boulder Mountain with its lakes. streams and campgrounds and beautiful quaking aspens. The road saves SO miles of travel between Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef. 45. This High Victorian home was built by Ira Hatch, a German painter in 1889. It has lovely Queen Anne Windows. 46. This shed was constructed originally of black rock base, then pink soccoria was added and, finally, concrete. 47. Prairie bungalow built in 1923 by True Heywood. 48. Many of the early plank homes were built with pit-sawed lumber. A pit was dug and with one man in the pit and another at ground level, both men held onto the saws, resulting in lumber with marks resembling parallel diagnoal lines '). Marks made by a sawmill resemble a series of parallel curved lines ())))))))). It is possible to tell if these homes had sleeping floors by exposed ends of two-by-fours standing on end around the top of the house. 49. One of the first log homes and best preserved log cabins in Panguitch. 50. This is the best intersection to see a variety of types of construction: con-struction: frame, stucco, log and plank, and brick. House A is part log and part plank. House B is a frame house with gambrel roof on one side and gable roof on the other. It was built by Gerge Hanks about 1910. |
