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Show Flaming Gorge Tour Featured This Week Outstanding trout fishing, exposed eons of time and some of the richest forest in the state are just part of this "must" trip to Flaming Gorge Dinosaurland in North eastern Utah. The best starting place is Manila. From there go to the Sheep Creek Canyon geological geolo-gical area to see formations 2!2-billion years old. Dowd Mountain Overlook offers a spectacular view of Hideout Canyon and Antelope Flat Lucerne Valley beyond. The Red Canyon Visitor's Center has a breath-taking view from the rim of the canyon floor, 1,500 feet below. be-low. Flaming Gorge Dam nearby has guided tours of the dam and an interesting visitor's center. Dutch John is the headquarters head-quarters for the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area with boating and camping camp-ing at Cedar Springs, Dutch John Draw, Antelope Flat and Lucerne Valley. ' The Green River below the dam has excellent fly fishing with float trips beginning at Dutch John. Brush Creek has excellent trout fishing while the Red Cloud Loop is filled with Indian petroglyphs on the canyon walls. Steinaker State Park has fishing, boating, picnicing and camping sites. The Vernal Ver-nal Field House of Natural History has an outstanding display of dinosaur remains, fossils and artifacts. Its collection col-lection is rivaled only by the Dinosaur National Monument Visitor's Center where workmen work-men are chipping fossils from the stone inside the center. Motels - Hotels Manila 3 plus a guest ranch, Dutch John (Flaming Gorge and Red Canyon Ledges nearby), Vernal 15. Roads Main roads are paved and well maintained. Red Cloud Loop is graded. Camping Sites Manila fi, Dutch John 9, Vernal 12, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Rec-reation Area. y VANILA JS . J w!ZCRC0 """O" P DUTCI JOKH ?Tv2BSi5 GORGE Xt. DAM SHEEP V Jt-t V. CREEK X "-KW Xv CAiirOH f V RED fcLOUcTyf " im BRUSH Cff7f CMS f HARPERS CORNER. S J STEINAKER . r-r RESERVOIR -T-i " - TO 1 . i |