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Show MOUNTAIN TIMES yourself. FREE SCREENINGS & EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS With the focus of providing the Leavitt Guts DWR After Family Whirling Disease Probe Page 10 Outdoor writer Hartt Wixom details the aftermath of the State Division of ' Wildlife Resources investigation into the Leavitt family fish operation for whirling disease. The Wildlife Division was turned upside-down and everyone involved in the investigation of the governor’s family was forced out of DWR. Voters Ready to Save America’s Troubled National Parks? Page 8 From the redwood forests to the gulfstream waters, this country’s National Parks are underfunded and over-used and increasingly run down. But a new survey shows Americans want their Congressional representatives to do something, or else. highest quality care;,Moran Eye Center physicians offer a full range of refractive surgery The Tribe of Benny — Wallace Stegner’s Mentor Page 13 Utah is the birthplace of one of the West’s early writers — Bernard DeVoto. In an essay, Utah writer Steve Trimble reviews DeVoto’s life and his works. Like Stegner, Trimble counts himself among the Tribe of Benny. options. New Stuff for Camping You Can’t Live Without Page 6 How did you ever get by without an inflatable shower stall for camping? For that matter, how did you get by without a portable shower? Freshly ground espresso coffee? Telescoping camp forks? Find out what you’ve been missing in this call of the wild. fe ied nm a ~m = > DE P A R T M oe ETE RET SOT er Un GREAT GETAWAYS Stanley Basin — here’s some to orUtaH From Glacier National Park to Bear Lake to Call ts cool ideas for your hot wanderlust. Page 4 EERE 585-EYES register for r to schedule the SURAT an appointment Utah has agreed with environmentalists on how to save the rare Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle. But ORV users aren’t happy about limiting their playground. Pege 16 Wondering what the future holds? Our Rick Brough has the answer — call your Psychic Buddy Hotline for all the answers. Page 5 Here’s something to Blush the perfect time of year to pink-colored Blush wines. not, some really are Page 7 about. This is try out those Believe it or good. see et It’s called fireweed. It’s that interesting plant that fills the ecological vacuum left after a fire. You’ve probably seen it, now learn to recognize fireweed. Page 17 Natural Products for Skin & Hair PU Be governor's family and its fish 531 with SVeeural Page 18 Page 14 Mee a bat cave, our ie) Bt environmental news PARK CITY REPORT capsules keep you informed. Page 19 The Park City Council just laid another egg. But this time it’s a cow, How far can government go? Well, they've banned cows on Main Street. Cover photo by Howie Garber If you have comments, concerns or insights into articles appearing in The Mountain Times, or would like to address other timely outdoor and conservation issues, write us. Send your letters to Sounding Board, at The Mountain Times, P.O. Box 1433, Park City, Utah, 84060. Letters should be type-written and double-spaced and should not exceed 500 words (11/2 pages). AW CITY, UTAH * 801-655-9342 Special Soaps HONEY : MANGO Leody Contributors: Rick Brough, Kris Edwards, Howie Garber, Randy Hanskat, John Helton, Stephen Hoffman, Steve Lewis. Pamela Mills Poulson, Virginia Rainey, Abi Wright, Jack Wright. The Mountain Times is published monthly. Thirty thousand copies are distributed throughout our mountain region, including Salt Lake, Park City, Heber, OremProyo and Moab. Ge The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher, PAGE 3 10% regiments MUD « PAPAYA SALT HERBAL FACIAL MOISTURIZERS GZ Path LAVENDER AND AND CONDITIONERS GO Gels * HONEY ALMOND HONEY WW, assage * FOOT * WHOLE BODY MASSAGES WITH SPECIALTY INSTORE OR OUTCALL TREATMENTS °¢ 801-655-9342 AND THERE’S MUCH MUCH MORE OFF # é ¥ SCRUB GLOW SALVES TONERS SHAMPOOS a. * HONEY SEA CITRUS WILDFLOWER FACIAL Published by: Print Works, Park City Christopher Smart: Editor Leslie Miller: Layout and Design DEAD oisturizing | CREDITS Page 15 LETTERS « PARK ST. LAVENDER * CHOCOLATE FUDGE MOSS * SWEETGRASS ROSEMARY CASTILE * MILK AND HONEY * PEACH * PEPPERMINT HONEY OATMEAL * COMFREY ALOE LEMON LAYERS ¢ VANILLA ALMOND From unprecedented and record logging in US Forests in Utah to proper etiquette in MAEN farm, Rappaport goes mano-a-mano the governor's brothers. Liz Sharp keeps an eye on 2,000 square miles of wild land as Summit County’s Fire Warden. Where there’s smoke, there’s Liz. $e a ae) a With controversy swirling around the ey RE OILS |