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Show $ Canyonlands Area Tourists Find Variety of a Offerings Complete and Exciting . . - " . - : j j j j t uafcs ju''i-'" iwtv"' Unique Home in Living Stone Is Popular Area Attraction Located south of Mo:.b on U. S. 1G3 is one of the more different and interesting interes-ting tourist, attractions in the area. Hide N" The Rock, owned and operated by Gladys Christensen, is a home carved out of the red sandstone prominent in this area. Over 50.000 cubic feet of rock was removed by the late Albert Christensen, artist, sculpt er, taxidermist, taxiderm-ist, who died in 1957. lie is buried near the home as a memorial. Fourteen rooms make up the heme and a to'tal of 5,000 square feet of living space make it one of the largest in the area. Probably the most spectacular spectac-ular of the attractions of the Hole N' The Rock is the water system. A cistern drilled in the rock above the home is filled with approximately ap-proximately 5,000 gallons of water by a pump from a well and feeds the culinary culin-ary uses of the home by-gravity. by-gravity. Guided tours are held, every 15 minutes and the Hole N' The Rock is open year round. Hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Available for the tourist and interested visitor is handmade pottery, rolled and thrown, and hand pol-lished pol-lished and rubbed stones, necklaces and bracelets.. Other such things as miniature minia-ture coal oil lamps, baskets and the beautiful, :''' made Indian jewt:' available for sale Hole N' The Rock.., The land surrouni area was homester' the father of the bert Christensen a;, years ago. After tk '" Mr. Christensen hf -countless hours in'-" and beautifying tl and since his dear1', wife has continue.1 operation of the re:i,! The temperature home varies betweei gives and 72 degr' side are a large carved out of rock) fireplace with a ijj drilled G5 feet thr lid rock. Inside, during yo through the Hole Rock, you will sc of the paintings th' done prior to the c Albert Chriatensel most famous, "Chris Mount," is on displa with numerous othe paintings. Guests . the amount of wol has been put into tlj and marvel at the built into it. Rates for the to'J fifty cents for adu twenty-five cents Hinder the age of 12;-::i short drive and a! esting tour of soi different, be sure the trip south of Ml an evening of eni'ov F k " '' j - ? i (i ' ! : -m |
