Show cry r r t s. s s. s So- So J oJ rP dI jl f t 2 1 I V JO f i I k JL y v t 1 M r r I fr f t fl V f J t l' w T 1 a BRIDGE BRIDGE Natural Bridge in Natural Bridges National Monument I near Blanding is considered to be among the oldest in the world world about about 10 million I years old I See Utah Frontier Days Doys Scenic Attractions Feature Utah's Four Corners Area Editors Editor's note not This Is another another an- an other in a series of See Utah articles designed to better acquaint with their state The stories have bem bern prepared by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Coun Coun- cil Each week a different sector of the state will be featured A good old-fashioned old Frontier Frontier Frontier Fron tier Days Celebration in BlandIng BlandIng Bland Bland- Ing July 4 to 7 will add color colo and pageantry to a suggested tour of southeastern Utah this thi summer This time of year is ideal fo for touring the taking breath-taking spectacles spectacles spec spec- of San Juan County and the I fa famous a m o 0 u s Four l' Corners Area the only spot in Ia the United States where four states meet A stop in Blanding will give you a chance to participate in ina a wide variety of Frontier Days events Included will be bea bei a i parade nightly pageant cowboy cowboy cowboy cow cow- boy barbecue air show squared square d dance jamboree cart go-cart races rodeo art and other events If you pass through Price on your four way south you may want to 10 stop at the Prehistoric Mu Museum l Ju seum where dinosaur bones fossils and ancient Indian ex- ex are on display South and east the suggested tour our begins on U. U U S Highway i south of Crescent Junction Your four first stop can be Arches National Monument world renowned renowned re- re wonder of nature Th beautiful arches have been sculptured in a myriad of shapes hapes and figures over eons of the he earths earth's geological history Another Interesting I n t ere s tI n g and takIng breath spectacle in the vIcinity of Arches Is Fisher her Towers a remarkable group of or pinnacles and spires towering 00 to 1700 feet into the sky A side trip to Dead Horse Point State park is well worth the he the extra time The view of ot the Colorado River from from this point offers perhaps the most sensational sensa sensa- lonal canyon panorama in Utah tan The area received Its name from rom pioneers because a herd ot of f wild horses once perished of at thirst hirst there within full view of ot the he Colorado River which winds through trough the canyon thousands of f feet foot below The tour continues south through Moab and into SanJuan San SanJuan SanJuan Juan Ct County Into a land richin rich richin richin in scenic beauty a land that was once considered red among Americas America most remote and wild territories Just south of ot LaSal Junction an improved Improve dirt road leads east to the famed tamed Canyon Lands of the Colorado site of a proposed new national park The 1 e road Is U passable by automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile as far tar at as the Dugout Ranch but beyond that point guides gulden and wheel four-wheel drive vehicles ve ve- are advised Under no should an automobile automobile auto auto- mobile attempt to go SO beyond this point A list of at guides and back back- country tours II J Is fa available from the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council State Capitol CapIto Salt Lake oake City Utah Among the most t of Canyo fame k fa The me Need a section E Uon of beautifully beau- beau eroded red sandstone pinnacles pima standing several bun hun hundred dred feet in ta the air f f 4 4 2 Y Y k t rb 1 a rt t r g c j c ice 1 t v a v J QUEENS QUEENS Meet Meet the Blanding Frontier Days Queens and Princesses Left to right Anna Marie Ketchum Barbara Jean Morris Janet Sipe Jennie Palmer and Sharon Shumway Girls will reign over Blanding fes fes- Returning to Highway the tour continues south once one again passing through Monticello Monti Montt Monticello cello colorful county seat o of ofSan ofSan San Juan County At M this poInt poin HIghway branches east t to Cortez Colo and Mesa Verde Verd National Park However the suggested tour tou continues south on State Highway High High- way vay 47 a fine CIne paved road pas pashe past the he Abajo Mountains to Bland Bland- Ing ng site of the Frontier Days celebration BlandIng Is the gateway to Natural Bridges NaI National Na Na- Jonal Monument and there are art I many fine tourist Ions here Natural U ridges National Monument is about 40 miles west of Blanding on State Road 95 5 This road is paved for the first few miles but Is dirt cUrt graded graded graded grad grad- ed most of or the way though easily passable for automobiles II The monument consists of ol of three beautiful natural bridges I carved by the elements of at nature na na- lure ture ure over eons These astound astound- log ng wonders rs differ from the Arches In that they were formed mostly by the action of streams rather than by wind and weather I er r erosion or Edwin Bridge U considered among the oldest in m inthe inthe the world being being- approximately 10 0 millions years old give or take a few years Sipapu or Agusta Ag is the Ute highest of the bridges a standing set feet above the he canyon floor Kachina or Carolina Is U the most t massive malve feet teet thick at Ita Its narrowest eSt poInt Mint The traveler travel at this th Juncture has bH as a choice as to which diree- diree lon Uon he can take on the tour Ue Ife To may continue northwest t to the he lUte Hite Ferry on the Colorado River lver and then to on State Highway 34 which leads lads to Capitol ctol Reef National Or he may retrace Iw 4 to Highway 47 and we south Uth to Monument Valley alley Th The traveler also should be warned that the road to Hanksville Hanks blanks ville vile is rough and slow traveling traveling travel travel- ing although passable for the ordinary automobile Between Blanding and San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan is National Monument a cluster of ancient Pueblo Indian ruins Continuing south on Highway 47 41 you will wUl pass through the town of ot Bluff Blurt first settled by bythe bythe bythe the rock the Mormon pioneers in 1880 These settlers crossed the rugged terrain coming comIng coming com com- ing to San Juan County in covered cov cow covered ered erect Wagons The traveler can see the area west of Highway 47 The tour veers southwest from Bluff passing through the town of Mexican Hat lIat Just before before be be- fore this community however the traveler should drive a few miles mlle off the highway to see the famous Goosenecks of ot the San SanJuan San Juan a serl series li of twisting meandering bends in the SanJuan San Sant Sa Juan River From Mexican Hat the highway highway high high- way passes paSSI into the Navajo In- In lian tan Reservation and famous famous' Monument Valley known for Its solitary buttes fief fiery sunsets and weathered Indian faces The tour continues sout south through Arizona to Tuba City sod and then north to the Glen Canon Can yon on Dm nm and back into Utah Schedule t ule of ot events In Utah June Jun 30 99 National t pf of f Norwegian Sing Singers a Association ion tion Salt Lake Tabernacle July Art Art l Exhibit Salt Lake aka Art Center Late June June June- Rocky June Rocky Mountain Da Dall' Dall Dairy Open Golf Gott Tournament Logan ogan Indian Sun SunI SunDance Early July Ute July Ute I Dance ence nce celebration on reserva- reserva lion ion between Neola and White White- rocks ticks near ne-ar Roosevelt Early BadY J Old July July Old Capitol Capito Days Us ID B Fillmore Early July Dinosaur July Dinosaur D AmaI Ama Ama- t tour ir Gatt Gott Tournament Vernal Vema July Utah Utah Shakespeare I. I ben n Festival Cedar Cit City July 4 3 Annual Annual Independence ence Day celebration Oakley July 4 4 Night Night Rodeo Iron Rangers Rodeo Grounds Cedar City July wide Community 4 celebration celebration cele cele- bration Moab July 4 Parade 4 Parade fireworks Delta July 4 Rodeo 4 Rodeo end and parade Tooele July 4 4 CIty City celebration Hy- Hy rum ruin July 4 City 9 City celebration LewIston Lew- Lew iston July lly Frontier 7 4 Frontier Days celebration celebration cele cele- bration Blanding July 5 Planetarium 5 Lecture BYU Provo |