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Show - - S Spirit iris irisL . Lak Lake L a a Flaminga ; and an tltM tltMiris nd Flaming FlamingGorg FlamingGorge FlamingGorge Gorg Gorge R Roads Reads "Qds Qds " Construct Constructed ConstructedBy d . . . , By A . A L . Tayler TaJlor Taylor 8apen1aor eapervlsor enrl r AsMey Ashley NaUeaal National FOft8t Froreat Fenet A number of Improv Improvements rnenta of ofgeneral ofgeneral oEeneral general interest intetet inte > est $ to the public pubUo have havebeen havebeen havibeen been made on the Ashley AAhley forest forestduring ! foresdaring oreat oreatdurtn8 durtn8 during ' the year 19to 1940 1 * 0 Of or these the theImprovement theimprovement thiImprovement Improvement of roads roada Is ta perhaps perhapsIJf perhapsof pernsof , ? IJf of benefit to the most people aJnco since aJncoall sinceall sine all 11 cla&seS claseS classes cla & M of people use the roadsvernal roads roadiVrwal I Ivernal vernal MajaQa MAnga MafJJa . , R-.4 R.4 R .4 4 Road - . RoadThe n 4 4Trie ! Trie The year 1140 19to 1940 saw the completleior completionof complet1Qn completion I Ior or of the Hanaltnger llanslinger Hanslln er CanYon-Carter CanYon Carter Carlyon-Carter Carlyon CarlyonCartercreek CanYonCartercreek Canyon-Cartecreek Canyon Cartecreek - creek section of the ' Vernal-ManUa Vernal ManUa VernalManUai VernalManUaroad Vernal-ManUiro Vernal ManUiro - i road d This Th1.s Th1s . section extending from fromCarter tronCarter ! carter creek to Summit sprtnga springs sprtngaW springswas springwaa , W was 'l l . ' entirely new construction construcUon : . . .1be 1be The Thenew ' . Thinew Il new W work was rather he heavy . 'YJ YJ ' con- con construction construction coniitructlon - ! struction Alignment and gradeswk grade grades : ' Wt wk wre ( re considerably con.siderably . unproved 1InProved improved over overti ovciti I ItI tI , old road A twenty-five twenty five - - ton toncapacity toicapacity . cnpl\city cnpl city capacity \ bridge with rock abut- abut abut.n abutn - - . n t tIts < i r t-s t s is - was constructed across Carter Car Car- Carter Carter - 8bUt1n ter rel'kf1 reekr1 reek rel'k relk reekn ' 8bUt-1 8bUt 1 n f1 r1 P f a ' Deep creek dugway was wid widct widyi ct ( ' 1 i i and straightened and several severalf1'proUS severalserous severaserous f1'proUS f1proUS serous : ' curves improved improvedi i lip 111 he ' road was relocated across acrossElk acrossElk acroaElk Elk creek and Burnt creek ellml- ellml em ellml.i ellmli ellml1 il- il ilt - . . 1 t itli llir 0IT K g some particularly bad curvE's curvEs curvcio ' o 0 these tl1ee , streams There remalrut remains remains1 , , i iIOl'ver IO\\l'ver IO l'ver lver 1 owever osever \ ' some finishing work yet yett ye't yet ' t be bt ' clone done on these sections . . thci th the lake it Is expected xpected that it itwUt itwiR 11wUl wUt wiR be ready readf to serve aene the pubUc public pubUcelJrly publicearly publtaearly elJrly early , in 1941Green 1941Green mi 1941 Qreea Green Lakes L&ket Lket Iwkee & Water Satem System SatemA SystemA , ystem ystemA A number of important tmprove- tmprove improve- improve tmprovements improvements UaproTe-ments UaproTe ments - - ments have been made In the Vi- Vi Victnity vicinity Tl-otnity Tl otnity - - ctnity cinity of Green Lakes Lakea hakes th the , past eea- eea sea- sea season eeaIan sea season - son Ian . . Awater A water system aratem syatem has hab keen been con con- constructed constructed constructed - - structed which supplies auppUes water to toa toa tca a oubltc uubllc public campground on the thesouth thesouth th thsouth south and anti east of U1e tlye ( He lake and the theGreen thebeen tb tbOreen < ( Oreen Green been IAJtel hakes Lake resort reaort The 'rite rite ' S'atem Satem system S'atemwas systemwas ) ' aysteimwas was rather expensive as se the onlywater 0111Y only 0111Ywater onliwater water available avaUable was from RoM Rugs RoMSpring RugsSpring RosiSpring Spring a branch of Bagle Eagle creek creekwhich creekwhich creekwhich which arises at a lower elevation elevationthan elevationthan elevationthan than the area surrounding Green GreenLakes GreenLakes OreenLakes Lakes . . . It was w s necessary therefore thereforeto thereforeto to Install instan a hydraulic ram to topump topump topump pump the water to an elevation elevationwhere elevationwhere elevationwhere where it could be conveyed to toi toipoints topoints I points of ot use Power iPower ( to operate operatethe operatethe operatethe the ram is supplied from the thespring thespring thespring spring Itself Much of the trench trenchfor trenchfor trenchfor for the pipeline plpeUne had to be blastedfrom blasted blastedro fTom from < ro n solid rock The installation Installationof of the system Insur Insures a permanent permanentsnd permanent'md permanentmd 1nd snd ' ' " idequnte "idequate idequate adequate supply of pure water waterfor waterfor waterfor for this areaThe area The road leading from the Ver- Ver - ) . . , / , f I IP IbF P bF " yk ykneautiful ; . ( ! ' " ' ; " . - . " , ' 1 \ neautiful Deep I . , Creek Camp t ; " at Cater Creek . ' ' " s - < urfacing was done on onI onI or1 I i l k f the road that were mosit mostt most t I t I ' > ( some uxne ) I1e ! In wet weather wll.ther wllther ' ! . These Theset Thes The Thest e et t t I 1 1 of a short section q.cros.s qcros.s qcross across q.cros.sB acrossIts . scros . ; His Its B I , ' > . , creek and approximately approximately\v approximately v approximatelyt approximatelyI \ t I w . r t It 1 < , s ' ! from Little Brush creek creekt t 1 (1 1 ti tie ( r e 1 I ead cad of Kabcll Kabell Hollow 1f0110w Hollowplflt 1f0110wtipvt HollowS -plflt plflt tipvt ' - | > int } I-akc I akc Lake - Road RoadOf Roador R < ! Of or particular Interest intere t to fisher fishermt fisherin fisherm mt m ( n \ ai 1\1 1 al d recreatlonlsts recreaUonlsts recreatlonhsts was the theCOI thecot thecoi COI cot r f lotion It"tlon Ittlon ietlon " of the Spirit Lake roadTill road roadTIli roadTills TIli Till . ' ! road ro d extends from the HalfI Halfrt Half- Half Halt-ii Halt ii - - I rt ! i 1 ; I ark road to Spirit Lake a adbtance adistance adistance dbtance distance of six miles mUes It leaves thef ther the f r r n r rond road from me tne the north side sideof sideof sideof of Ulckerson Hickerson lrickerson Park Crossing abouttl abouttI about tI e I a ' tenter center tenter of ot the park It extendso extendsso extends 80 so o } ill 1U ti west wes west ( practically following the theMld theMid theMid Mld Mid i ! lie ire < , Fork of Sheep creek cross crossing crossing crossIne ing the latter stream a number of oftime oftime oftime time Although Spirit Lake is nal n l Manila Mmlla : road to Green Lakes Lakeswas Lakeswas was relocated rl'located rllocated ' to give ghe a bett better r appoach ap applol1ch appionch plol1ch poach A rustic tPD tPDof typ t > } p- p pof - of sign was waswmtructed wasconstructed wasconstructed wmtructed constructed which is felt to be more morein moreIn moreIn in keeping kel'ping kelping ' with the forest setting settingh'J.n settinghin settingliin h'J.n hJ.n hJn hin ' . the tile conventional painted paintedsigns paintedsigns paintedslens signs Ed L Anderson proprietor proprietorof of the Green Lakes resort has also alsomade alsomade alsomade made some material improvements improvementsin In the appearance of his placeAs placeAs place placeAs As indicated above a tmall small pub pub-- pub- public public public - - lic campground has been developed developedon on the southeast shore of the Lake LakeTables LakeTables LakeTables Tables stoves and a water system systemha systemhave systemhave ha have VI . ' b en been been Installed A separate separateroad separateroad separateroad road leads to this area which isalso 1.s 1s is . 1.sRl isnl-o isnl o Rl also - o enclosed by the fence enclosing enclos enclos- enclosing enclosing - - ing Green LakeOther LakeOther Lake LakeOther . vI- vI vIdntty vicinity vl-rfnity vl rfnity Other improvements impro.ements improements in the - - dntty cinity consist of a parking area on onthe onthe onthe the observation point overlooking onI I ) - Y YS S _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . ' , . . t tdYP dYP th thrk . , . . . 1 . ta a rr t trr rk } , s t ' . t , , - , i\ i i'I \ . - " ' ' " . : 'I I ' L-4 L 4 I ! . - - r.4 r4 r.4I . . . . - \ " . - t\ t \ . . " 'J J ' t'J L I ! " iI iILt i Lt LtL tJ- tJ tJTI _ - , . ' ; . I " . ' .J J , L I ' ; _ _ " I ! ' I I fI . . . ' f- f - r . , \ ' ' . Q QI : ! 1t t j 1 . ' . \ . , . t . . . , . ' l 11 . ' - I I'j . . " 'j j ' , . ' { ' fl . . it f } 't t ' . : " . . . I . . > . _ ' . _ . , _ . . . . - . - - - . , " " ' . " - . . . 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' ; - - - - - Delightful I . wooded . 1\ 1 \ 11.1 1.1 11 . drive , on Ashley , Forest 1 . s ' " " " 1 s ' 1 at an altitude of overI over 1 I ' 1 ) 50 ' > ' ' 0(1 01 00 ( ( fret feel leer the road Is not partlc- partlc partie- partie partic- partic partlcar partiear particar - - ar t I tpp teep < -pp pp - t'p tp ' It Is of a mediumstain medium mediumstaili stain Ia 11'1 111 ' rl r d ! of construction Traver1 Traversi Travers * 1 i K g n H B i 1 i er t'r tr ' Park Round Park and andCord andcord andCord Cord ir lr fr i , , park alternating sections sectionsof of de < IP e i- i 1 . itimber , - e a < timber limber with occasionalP occasionalPpn occasional Ppn P ' ' " i-as i as LIas L - Ias ( this road makes one oneof oneof oneof ' of it U ti e a most most mos . . enjoyable drives on ont ontl onu t tl ! tle f e ' t lorest unrest lorestw nrt'st nrtst ' w v tl t ii ! } i 1 n 1\ 1 a \ 1radius radius of two to threemllt threetulles three tulles mllt " Ifs ' , > of Spirit Lake Tamarack TamarackRa.smu TamarackRasmussen TamarackRn Ra.smu Rasmu . Rasmussen * * us & en < ; en and Daggett Lakes are areInca are"wa arewa 1 Inca " ( ) ' of"mailer ofsmaller of a p idas ccl id na as well as a number "mailer mailer smaller " > m ller lakes Most of these lakesas lakes s as ' " lI.ell lIell tell lI.ellas * . ell B5 as the Middle MJddle FYwk Fork of Sheep Sheepcrl'f'k Sheepcreek Sheepcreek crl'f'k crlfk creek ' productionA . are re Ideal for fish production A tmaii small camp around ground has baa been beendeeloped beendeveloped beendei de\eloped de eloped developed \ eloped at the south sout.h . end ot3plrit ofSpirit of ot 3plrit Spirit Lake plans have been made madeso so thai that it may be enlarged as needarses need needM"es needMes arses " A resort Is 15 in process of ofconstruction ofconstruction ofinstruction construction to the southwest of the Red cannon canon canyon ) of or Green river riverfoot riverfoot riverfoot foot path paths * extending around the therim therim rim of the canyon and toUet tonet toilet facilities fa- fa faciliUes fa facilitiesFl - ciliUes cilities cilitiesFlaming cilitiesFl Fl Flaming minc mjnl ' OTge Gol"g'e Golge Gorge " ' RoadTo IfaJ Road IfaJi RoadI I i ( To persons interested In visiting visitingthe visitingthe visitingthe the Green rl ri er or investigating investigatingpower investigatingpower Investigatingpower power development another project projectwas projectwas projectwas was completed C'ompleted ' which is 1s of specIal specIalinterest specialinterest specialInterest I specIalI interest This consisted of recon recon- reconditioning reconditioning reconditioning - - ditioning and extending the old oldroad oldroad oldroad road which the Utah Power andI and andLight I ( Light company constructed a 8 num- num nuns- nuns number nunsher nu a-ber a ber - - - connection connectionwith connectionwith connectionwith ber her of years ago In with their exploration work at the theprqposed theprgposed theproposed prqposed prgposed Flaming Flanllng Oorge Gorge power deI del deI development developenent de- de - - I velopment velopenent .siteLeaving'the siteLeaving . site .site siteI I I l Leaving'the Leavingthe Leaving ' "the the " Hideout Wdeout road on the theI'Red \ I'Red IRed ' Red B Bench nch this road pa.ra1le1.l para1le1.l para1le1l parallels pa.ra1le1.lthe parallelsthe . parallelsthe . the river very closely tor for approx approX- approt- approt approXimately approtlmately approximately - - imately lmately two miles mlles then crosses drosses a alow alow alow low ridge . and a.nd strikes strtkes the river riverabout riverabout rtTerabout about two miles mues farther near the . site silo of the . , proposed roposed Plamln Plam1n Flaming , Oort Qorse Oasis Oasisdam Oortdam dam darn damVtata darnUinta damUlnta Vtata Uinta Ulnta Birer Hlver IUver BirerThe . The year rear 1940 ID40 saw completion compleUon of ofadditional ofadditional oadditional additional developmental developmenta developments on Uinta Uintariver Uintariver Ulntirtrer river A guard guar . station .ta.tton ta.tton tatton . was WN Con- Con Conatructed constructed . - I atructed as a.a aa . . the exte extensive l1ve us0 us * ofthis of ofI I this arei area . makes make mat . * It necessary to toI tokeep ikeep I keep a fire and recreation auard guard auardI guardstationed tU ' I stationed there ' throughout tluOU8'hOut tluOU8hOut tho th0 tho.qmmer th0sttmmer tsummer tsummerA .qmmer qmmer sttmmer . i iI iA sttmmerA A picnic plcn1c area was comp1et completed completedand coapletand t ( , I . and some further Improvementa improvements Improvementawere improvementswere improvementwere were made on the OTer-nlght OTer nlght OVef"onliht OVefonliht overnight " - camp campground camground camgroundThe ] I ground groundThe The large volume vol11me of at fishing t.Lshing tLshing . cat- cat cater wat water - - watIer er mature Fonderosa Ponderosa ' 'pines pines ' wat-I wat I and andth andthg anthe thg th large open grassy parks for forplaygrounds forplaygrounds ftplaygrounds playgrounds make this one ont ' of the theI themost themost ttimost I most delightful and best adapte adapted adaPted I areas for forest outings by large largegroups largegroups licroups groups . . |
