| Show Differences of Opinion B on Routes AL Develop on Inter Agency Tour 1 BY C. C SHARP T T-I Cap ol Reporter Moab is destined to be bet t hub of increasingly large volumes of tourist tourist- who will flow by the millions into southeastern southeastern south south- eastern Utah This was the consensus consensus' I of 17 state and federal road park lands and forest officials officials of of- who made a mile jeep trip last week from Green River south along along al al- al ong the west edge of Can Can- National Park across across ac ac- ac ross the new Colorado river bridge and back to Moab The west of Green River Rivel I area has an abundance of scenery and other natural attractions sufficient to draw the gasps of admiration admiration admira admira- tion and arouse love of nature nature na na- na ture in any Individual There were bones of contention contention contention con con- between state and federal officers however Including Is Is there to be a new road branching off Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state Highway 70 at Cisco as proposed by the State Highway Department This would skirt the west bank of the Green River scenic area and connect with other routes south to the new marina at Bullfrog Basin on Lake Powell Hole lIole In the Rock and Page Ariz Artz with connections to Bryce and Zion National Parks and Capitol Reef National Monument Mon Mon- Loop and stub roads would take motor motorists ts to principal I areas west of but not at high speeds Or Or should the federal proposal be followed This I parkway would take off oft I J from 70 1 at Green River and follow the high rim of Green River Canyon Canon above I the Orange Cliffs curts of the Wingate sandstone forma forma- tion It would descend into I I lower altitudes south of ot the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers This would leave all the lower countr country and close Inspection In of thousands of ot grotesque figures buttes arches and erosion basins to I IIer Ier persons pera om s who could spend the i the time and am ammone mone money to follow follow fol tot low primitive trails by jeep I Bates Dates I E. E Wilson superIntendent superintendent I I of ot I I said I awake during the nl night ht I I sometimes In a cold sweat swat fearing that we will build a road into Chesler Park Parle that would ruin it I Point west of the Green river affords s. s one vonn on of the greatest views view of basins found anywhere in the world We must not build a a 28 foot foot paved road below Panorama which will ruin the charge of that great s 's scene scene ne The high rim road advocated advocated by Mr Wilson and by Lorin Welker Weller Bureau of Land Management manager in Price and by Horace Lorace Jones Salt Lake City chief of the division of resource resource re reo re- re source management would branch off from Irom 70 1 70 1 at Green River rather than at Cisco It would pass close to Panorama Point b but t would skip other superlative attractions at- at at attractions t. t t tractions ons on's including The Maze erosion basin near El Butte the Doll House group of giant figures and nearby view of Spanish Trail down downto to Spanish Bottom on the Colorado river at the head of Cataract Canyon Also passed by-passed would be numerous numerous numer numer- ous arche spires buttes and ancl figures such as the Madman Madman Mad Math man resembling Woody the Woodpecker and the Gong complete with clapper Clem Church Panguitch State Road Commissioner and Blaine J J. J Kay state r- r riel highway vay engineer and Dan Dan- Jel iel Watt Salt Lake City R regional engineer U Ur U. S. S BurB Bu- Bu i rB fA 1 dont s slid lid li the choicest areas areas reserved re se s served on only ony y for r. r i. i d' d J k They agree however that e esthetic value values pf gf th the w west st 4 areas areas must be With many hundreds jot 01 f J square miles of pf scenic land i ith ithe th the Um limited ted roads they prOpose propose pro- pro r i t pose poe would only scratch the surface not give a death deathblow deathblow blow blo to natural beauty they declare We plan to 10 b build an expensive expensive ex ex- pensive section of road from near Upheaval Dome by cantilever ramps and even tunnels to get down the cliff faces face to Upheaval val Bottom Bot Bot- B Bottom tom on the east bank of I the Gre Green n river so boaters can get getto the water Mr lr j i Wilson said sald J J. J Q Adair Price district engineer for lor the State Highway High Highway way department proposes proposes that this road be extended from Upheaval Bottom ottom to to nearby Anderson Bottom where a low level bridge would be built across across ac ac- ac ross the Gre Green n river and along the flats southward This r route ute w would uld ascend ascenda a side canyon to Panorama Point he continued then contIne continue southward Stub StuD and loop roads would serY serve Cont on Page 5 S vP I 1 w W R rr New officers for fOl Moab Lions dons Club elected at nt meeting in jn AI Arches hes Cafe Monda Monday evening Taking over official duties at installation banquet in June will be bo Back row l left t to right Vanoy Welch Lion Tamer Gene Carey Carer president Junior first vice president president I Ident dent Richard Metzger second vice vico president lent In front row Dr Fred Frell Beyeler is new Tail Twister Don Crist treasurer secretary and Luther Stringer dire dir ector Another director Reward Howard Shiel Shields s. s was not l present resent for Ul photograph 1 J Group Tours Scenic Area I Continued from Page 1 scores of scenic point points including in In- eluding the Maze laz and mt the Doll House Mr Kay pointed out that this road would be cheaper I to build and would serve many more people than the high butte route proposed by Mr Wilson A disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage tage is that many tourists would pass right through without stopping very long longto to view the area and incidentally incidentally incidentally inci inci- dentally to leave dollars to help build the states state's econ econ- omy The 93 mile section from Moab to the new Colorado river dver bridge near Hite proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed by the State Highway Highway Highway High High- way Department in Its Golden Golden Gol Got den Circle brochure would i cost 14 million When the Interstate system ten tem Is completed after 1972 we expect emphasis to be placed on scenic and recreational recreational recreational roads Mr Kay sta sta- ted I would not be surprised to see money made available to build a road system to serve the rich scenic area west of Mr Wilson believes that politics Is responsible for reducing the acreage set aside for National National Nat Nat- ional Park from the million acres first proposed to its present acres s. s Bureau Of Land LandMan Man Management which is administering the scenic west ri river river river ri- ri ver area so far without road or recreational improvements improvements im im- Is relying hea hear heavily heavily vily upon Mr Wilsons Wilson's advice advice advice ad ad- vice for making future developments developments developments de de- Mr 11 Welker and Mr Jones saidI saidI saidI said I agree In general with Mir r Wilsons Wilson's conception Mr Welker said Mr Jones also agreed with the park superintendent Joseph Carithers Santa SantaFe Fe Fe NM assistant to the regional director National Park Service and Dwight Hamilton Page Ariz assistant assistant as as- superintendent of Glen Canyon Canon National Recreation Recreation Rec nee Area BernIe Glaus Claus Salt Lake City regional chief of roads and trails U U. S S. S Forest Service and Robert Terrill Price supervisor supervisor supervisor super super- visor of the Manti Manti-La Manti La Sal National Forest all members of the tour group supported Mr Wilson In any event careful planning plannIng plan plan- ning is assured to meet demands demands de de- demands mands of millions of tourists tourists tourists tour tour- who will be drawn by superb attractions of southeastern southeastern southeastern south south- eastern Utah |
