| Show jashley ashley national F forest orest Ls is little known beauty spot of scenic wa when ien one Is able to spend CL da a sor s or more on a trip over the lesser known kalmn reads of our scenio state the ashly forest vernal emhe volley roxy offers an aig ariely ot y life historical objects coupled with to fla in many ma ny separated adeis through parley s canyon to codville and on oil to LI evanston vanston the real stop is sit at ft Brid loar intense ly historic on amt of its association with p gnp r overland traffic te while there is little left d erectly connected with old jim bridger there Is still much to see anyone with a smattering of pioneer history and any imagination at eal all can c enjoy a thrilling hour re peopling tl ts is grassy oasis with the toiling oiling dust laden throngs of cestr sear ear on ga to lvir r where the road turns south smith across a varicolored desert country to lone tree then along historic henrys fork and back over the utah line to matilla manua county seat of daggett probably the he smallest county in the lit in point of laton manila folks say it is also the richest county per capita as every one of the few inhabitants ov ris ns a fair amount of property in land or livestock from ar manila the real begins at sheep creek green river swings in fairly close to the highway by descending a rather precarious much eroded dug way one may drive down onto the banies of the green in the vicinity of the famous flaning gorge reminiscent of powell s expedition ip tion down the colorado in 1869 here sheep creek enters the green one may fish for trout in the form r or if co composed ot of commoner comm clay like some of the rest of us there is noodle doodle fishing in the liver ilver with the chance of hooking an intriguing though fishily odoriferous ri humpback or buffalo fish climbing out of the rier bottom over a long upward pull the way opens ino the fringes of ashley forest at greendale a tidy distance in rc read ad miles but owing to an extended loop made by the stream short in river miles ou may drive off the load and revel in a madill dicent view of flaming gorge irom from the heights ashley forest named for willaim ashley celebrated fur magnate and explorer of 1820 02 deserves serves roie e tended extended comment than can be give lei hele heie the alie new foiest road winds through miles and miles of conifers al ai 4 aspens ashens until one wonders if there really are so man hiees in the world lush growth of all manner of nathe flowers and shrubs delight the plant lover deop ping down into carter creek an attractive bit of trout water is encountered finally lito lato the uhl tah basin vernal I 1 la reached aiom heie any number of profitable side trips may be taken the green may be reached again at jensen where escalante crossed in 1776 A short distance up rier aher anny be found the great dinosaur quarry quan y at ouray is tie ile site of fort wiped out by lind lindlang lans shortly after fremont stop stopped pd there eitard hound baund in 1814 near whiterocks Whlter may be ae seen the rock where denis J 1 i ion imi carved his narie nane in the eighteen thirties tribune |
