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Show INTERESTING SECTION OF UTAH LITTLE KNOWN TO TOURISTS! QPOTS FOR THE AUTO TOURIST No. 1 Scene along the Grand river, taken from the bridge at Moab. No. 2Cornfleldfl of Moab, showing the probabilities of this section of the state as an agricultural country. No. 3 On the state road between Greenriver, Utah, and Moab. No I Indians from the Duchesne I reservation going overland to the Navajo reservation in Arizona to trade horses. No. 5 Highly colored rocks in Moab canyon, near Moab, Utah. i i Region Around Moab Both Picturesque and Inviting to the Tourist. NO STATE in the union offers as many unexplored places for the automobile as Utah. Of course, now and then a stray automobile with some adventurous driver reaches some of the outlying districts, far frogo the railroads, but the state at large is little known to rne motoring tourist. Salt Lakers wishing vacations where scenery is abundant can do no better than make trips in their cars to one or more of tbfJM interesting sections of the state. Perhaps one of the least "explored" sections of the state is the country in nnd around Moab. It was here tbnt a party of motorists headed bv Archie Browning, and a'eomianied ny J. W. Hawk and A. L. Cn minings, spent, a couple cou-ple of weeks recently. They entered the Moab country by the way of Sanpete valley, thenve down to Sal in a, up Sa-linn Sa-linn canyon, visiting Emery, Castle Dale, Pricr. tirnenriver and thence down to Moab. Speaking of the trip Mr. Browning said : We found road conditions iu and around Moab much better than wc expected. Our main trouble came in getting to Greenriver. I would not recommend Salina canyon, because be-cause I believe the Midland trail through Price canyon is better now. However, the roads in Emery ' canyon from Emery to Castle Dale were wonderful and worth the trouble of getting to them for a ride over that section of the state. "VVe struck the Midland trail at Price and followed it to Greenriver. From Greenriver to Moab the roads are good. That section of the country is full of possibilities. The country is highly productive wherever water can be secured for irrigation. They raise most anything down thero and 1 never saw greener fields or better looking farm stuff than was growing Around Moab. The scenery is wonderful. The highly-colored rocks make it compare somewhat to the Grand canyon. An artist could Bpend weeks painting and find a new- scene calling for his best efforts ef-forts every day. There are but few automobiles used in and around Moab and T be- Heve it will be but a short time until un-til all the prosperous farmers will own machines, and when this is done a well-built highway to Salt Lake will not be long in coming. |