Show BUM gives local outing suggestions and precautions If 11 cold weather including May snowstorms has left you with a severe case of cabin fever the Bureau of Land Management suggests that you try one of the following cures Float the White River River- spring runoff raises the level of this river to a depth that can he travelled by canoe or raft The river canyons offer some breathtaking scenery which is seldom seen by anyone The current is swift in places however no serious rapids are found frond within the Utah segment of the river To float from the Colorado state line to takes three days There are very few places to enter or leave the river so plan ac ac- cordingly Enjoy Sunshine and Desert Wildflowers each Wildflowers each ach spring the desert blossoms with a variety of spring flowers and warm comfortable temperatures are enjoyed while the high mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain tops are buried burled under deep snow Organize a Fossil Collecting Expedition more Expedition more than a dozen l geologic formations are exposed in the Vernal area Numerous plant and animal fossils can be found in only afew a afew afew few hours if you search certain formations Collectors are reminded that collecting dinosaur bones without a permit is against federal law Go Trail Riding Riding national national resource lands have numerous roads which pass through remote country and offer a challenge to motorcycles and 4 4 wh wheel el drives Canyon Exploration by Hiking or the horseback-the desert contains numerous canyons which are seldom visited by anyone During the spring months they offer the serious a tremendous opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- to limber up for the summer and enjoy remote back country hiking under comfortable weather con con- Fish Pelican Lake May Lake May and June are arc the months that Pelican Lake provide some of the best bass and bluegill fishing in Utah You can wet your line with good success and your reflexes for the opening of the general fishing season IF YOU do decide on a desert outing the would be glad to provide you with more specific specific spec spee- information about these trip ideas Th They urge you you to observe e the following tips to insure a successful trip and to protect the national resource lands 1 Be sure you know where you are going Obtain maps from the Vernal office above the Uintah Rexall Drug Drugstore Drugstore Drugstore store and acquaint yourself and your party with the area to be visited and associated problems such as aridity topography remoteness accessibility and climate Leave word with someone of your plans 2 Avoid activities that result in disturbance of ecological relationships These include off- off road vehicular travel through fragile r gile watersheds loud noise which encroach on the serenity and wilderness aspects of anarea an anarea anarea area and disturb wildlife and there visitors fires left unattended tended littering and scarring which detracts from the landscapes landscape's landscapes landscape's land- land sc p is be beauty iy interference with private properties on national resource lands under permit Inter interference enc with legal mining miring operations harassment or disturbance in any way of wildlife or livestock disturbance disturbance disturbance disturb disturb- ance of vegetation through chopping of green trees or other vegetation f for or f firewood 3 3 If you build fires fires keep them small and always under control completely quench them when they are abandoned 4 Carry out all non burnable wastes created by your visit Burn with care all combustible materials 5 Make sure you are aware of the availability of potable drinking water or carry enough for your needs 6 Do not camp near watering facilities used by wildlife e and livestock 7 Keep your vehicles on authorized roads and trails 8 Do not disturb Indian artifacts artifacts artifacts ar ar- ar- ar pictographs ruins other evidence of an early culture or any historical site 9 Respect the rights of others 10 Observe all laws including in- in Including including in In- traffic firearms and property 11 Report to the Vernal office any problems you ob oh- observe observe serve which need correction or attention |