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Show Utah Recreation Guide, Summer 1284, Page 11 Utah National Parks (Continued) Capitol Reef also boasts an early Mormon settlement now maintained as a historic district; its orchards still bear fruit that's offered a lift to many a fatigued visitor. Camping and hiking are very popular with concessioner tours in the summer. No commercial facilities in park. Torrey, Utah 84775; (801) 425-3871. Cedar Breaks National Monument At Cedar Breaks the visitor is treated to a redrock badland scenery eroded into the spires and ridges that are so characteristic of southern Utah. Enjoy the rim drive, campground, and trails. Tourist support facilities at Cedar City, 23 miles away. Elevation 10,300', P.O. Box 749, Cedar City, Utah 84720; (801) 586-9451. 586-9451. . Dinosaur National Monument At the quarry, visitors watch as technicians bring into relief the 14frrnillion-year-old fossilized bones. And on the Green and Yampa Rivers, Whitewater rafting enthusiasts enjoy thrills on two of the finest runs in the west. Commercial river trips available. Free permits required for river running; numbers strictly limited by advance reservation. Campgrounds in monument; other services nearby. P.O. Box 210, Dinosaur, CO 81610; (303) 374-2216. 374-2216. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area This area, located in the northeastern corner of Utah, is a combination of beautiful natural scenery and a man-made reservoir that stretches 90 miles from Utah's Flaming Gorge Dam into sourthern Wyoming. Boat and equipment rental, motel, restaurant and service facilities available. Camping, hiking, boating, water skiing, fishing, plus river running below the dam. Flaming Gorge Ranger District, P.O. Box 157, Ashley National Forest, Dutch John, Utah 84023; (801) 885-3315. (Flaming Gorge is under the auspices of the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Lake Powell The Colorado River behind Glen Canyon Dam has swollen to form the sandstone-rimmed 186-mile-long Lake Powell, with 1,960 miles of canyon-indented shoreline. Water sports are the major activity here. Wilderness hiking in canyon country is also popular. Campgrounds, beach, and launching facilities. Boat and equipment rental, motel, restaurant, trailer villages, service stations available. Contact NTS, P.O. Box 1507, Page, Arizona; (602) 645-2471, or Del Webb Recreational Properties, Box 29040, Phoenix, Arizona 85038; 1-800-528-6154 (toll free west of the Mississippi River). Golden Spike National Historic Site at 12:47 p.m., May 10, 1869, the telegrapher's three dots indicating "done" flashed coast to coast from Promontory Summit, Utah. Today the site features a collection of railroad memorabilia. That last, famous piece of track is reconstructed; vintage engines tickle the imagination; and in the summer, "living history" characters recreate the times. Day use only; tourist services nearby. P.O. Box 394, Brigham City, Utah 84302; (801) 471-2209. Grand Canyon National Park North Rim The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Along the North Rim you'll find world-famous panoramas, spectacular colors and an immense variety of rock formations which illustrate vast periods of geological history. Tourist facilities available. Hiking and camping. Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 8602..; (602) 638-2622. Hovenweep National Monument Pre-Columbian Pueblo Indians left six groups of ruins, all noted for their square, oval, circular, or Dshaped towers. All approach roads are unpaved; inquire locally about conditions. Campgrounds onsite; other services distant. For further information, contact Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 81330; (303) 529-4465. 529-4465. Utah and is accessible by boat from Lake Powell or by a 24-mile hike from the Navajo Mountain Trading Post Natural Bridges, the largest collection of natural stone bridges in the world, is found south of Canyonlands Ntional Park oh U-95 west of Blanding. Also located in southern Utah are the Hovenweep and Cedar Breaks National Monuments. The site of wonderfully preserved ancient Indian ruins, Hovenweep is on a paved road off of U-262 U-262 near the Colorado boarder and offers camping and picnicking facilities. Cedar Breaks is nestled in the Dixie National Forest near Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, 23 miles east of Cedar City on U-14. Its brilliant wind-eroded rock formations provide, a spectacular view for visitors and campers alike. Northern Utah claims the state's three other national monuments Timpanogos Cave, Dinosaur and Golden Spike. In contract to one another, the monuments pay homage to man, earth and nature. The Timpanogos Cave, near Provo, is actually three separate caves connected by man-made tunnels, 1200 feet above the canyon floor. With the glowing sparkle of fine jewels, its flowstones, helictites and stalactites reflect the translucent beauty of its limestone interior. The cave is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from late May through mid-October at a cost of $1 for guided tours. Commemorating the driving of the Golden Spike in 1869, the Goldert Spike National Monument stands where the meeting of the Union and Southern Pacific Railroads marked the completion of the first transcontinental transportation system. Re-enactments of the historic day are held each May 10, replicas of the Jupiter and 119 engines and the museum housing other railroad memorabilia are open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dinosaur National Monument takes one back to the times when prehistoric creatures roamed the earth. Here visitors can watch paleantologists chip out the fossilized bones of 14 different types of dinosaurs at a working hillside quarry. Beyond the quarry stretching from Utah into Colorado are miles of primitive roads, campgrounds, picnic areas, nature trails and float trips on the Green River. The monument can be reached by taking US. 40 east of Vernal to U-149. In all, Utah's national parks and monuments offer a haven of recreational and scenic opportunities found in few other states. Vacationers wishing further information on travel in Utah should contact the Utah Travel Council, Council Hall, Capitol Hilli Salt Lake City, UT 84114; (801) 533-5681. ' v! U. - tm. .M Kf no uie vwi i ii We are out to sell 50 Units this month....So everything on our lot is DRASTICALLY REDUCED! LNCE 1 CASO!3t I ROCKWOOO KIT i i -hr- 1 ALL Parts & Accessories reduced to get you on the road this year! 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