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Show Page 2 Outdoor & Travel May 2002 leap Lc .Valley Cache Valley - something for From water sports to opera, hiking to theater, golf to museums and myriad of other fun and interesting activities, Cache Valley has it all. Bear Lake and the Wasatch-Cache Valley National Forest provide endless end-less prospects for outdoor fun, while Utah State University in Logan, as well as some of the surrounding cities, have a wealth of cultural cul-tural opportunities. In Logan Canyon and other areas of the Wasatch-Cache Wasatch-Cache National Forest you can go four-wheeling on many of the accessible side roads. There you will find some spectacular scenery, as well as some challenging fun. If you prefer quieter locomotion, loco-motion, there are plenty of places to mountain bike, hike, climb, or go horseback riding. Water transpiration in many forms is also available. avail-able. For fast fun, motor boats, water skiing and personal per-sonal water craft are big hits on beautiful Bear Lake or you can canoe down the Bear River or sail on Bear Lake. Many varieties of wildlife and birds are also plentiful in the region and enthusiasts enthusi-asts can spot many different types of birds and animals at the Bear Lake National 3P flip friers stay & shore With 1 20 horsepower and room for three, you'll quickly forget about plain, dry land. Bear Lake Sails, L.L.C. Four Waterfront Rental Locations on Bear Lake Call today for reservations (435)946-8600 1-866-867-5912 www.bearlakesails.com O2002 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA. Follow instructional materials and obey all laws. Ride responsibly, wearing protective apparel. Always ride within your capabilities, allowing time and distance for maneuvers arid respect others around you. Don't drink and ride. Call the Yamaha WaterCraft Education & Training Center at 1-800-833-2232. For more information, call I-800-6-YAMAHA or visit yamaha-motor.com to learn about proper ana responsioie waiercran operation, and how we're helping protect Wildlife Refuge on the north shore of the lake or from a canoe along the Bear River. In spring and summer, Cutler Marsh offers viewing in classic wetland habitat. White pelicans, great blue herons, common egrets, western grebes, and a variety vari-ety of ducks, geese and shorebirds are found in abundance. In early autumn, the annual raptor migration makes the view from the ridge top at the north end of the Wellsville Wilderness a spectacular one as norther harriers, kestrels, goshawks, red tailed hawks, golden eagles and many other species ride the air currents on their long trip south. The streams and hillsides also abound with wildlife as elk, moose and deer are often spotted throughout the canyon. There are many beaver dams found along the Logan River and Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area, located 18 miles east of Hyrum, is home to over 600 elk in the winter. Sleigh rides are offered at the Ranch from December through March. Elk watching isn't the only winter activity available avail-able in the area. The scenery is spectacular and the exercise exer-cise invigorating when you go cross country skiing, snowshoeing, or winter hik-. hik-. ing in Logan Canyon. On many of the rails, you are likely to see some wildlife large and small that winters in the area. For the downhill enthusiast, The Beaver Mountain Ski Resort is only 27 miles northeast of Logan. It caters to the needs of all skiers, regardless of ability level. The resort offers downhill down-hill skiing, .snowboarding, night skiing and a new tubing tub-ing hill and rope tow. The area is also a favorite playground play-ground for snowmobilers. There are over 300 miles of groomed trails that wind through scenic displays of winter waterfalls, limestone cliffs and snoy forests. The varied terrain offers snowmobilers snow-mobilers of all ability to find challenges and fun. In Logan and the surrounding sur-rounding towns, there are many less vigorous activities to chose from. If you like theater, the-ater, there are several to chose from. The Utah Festival Opera Company, under the direction of . Michael Ballam, performs grand opera, light operettas and a musical with spectacular spectacu-lar scenery, costumes and brilliant performances. The' Ellen Eccles Theater, summer sum-mer home for the company, is also the place to go for the best of Broadway as the the- r '-T7 '"---Vii..'-"' J' the environment. everyone ater brings in touring Broadway shows and musicals. musi-cals. Family productions are also held that appeal especially espe-cially to children and the young at heart. The Old Lyric Repertory Theater has produced more than 130 plays since it was founded in 1967. The Lyric will entertain its patrons with comedy, musicals, dramas dra-mas and farce. The Utah State University Performing Arts Series and the Utah State University Theater are both part of the benefits to the community of having this major university in Logan. The Performing Arts Series consists of an array of entertainment enter-tainment and performing groups that includes the Utah State Symphony Orchestra, touring ballet companies chamber music and contemporary artists. The USU Theater is Cache Valley's only theater in residence. resi-dence. It offers a full, program pro-gram of classical, comical and musical theater productions. produc-tions. If you want to taste of the old west, the Pickleville Playhouse in Garden City where each summer a new musical melodramascomedy is featured with a western cookout. Culture of a different sort is available in the many museums in the are- from science and discovery centers, cen-ters, to art museums, to pioneer pio-neer museums to an herbarium herbari-um to a chance to relive history his-tory are available in this richly diverse area. Ve ID) 1102 Whatever your Printing needs ChccCtivitli us. Caul. June -Labor Day Pioneer style living farm. Hay wagon & covered wagon rides. Dinner & entertainment Camping. 220 W. 2nd N, Paris, ID 83261 (208) 945-3349 or (801) 451-2420 email: herman.d.latt.net Beuar 4!?; where Utahans go to play MARTIN HARRIS Times Writer Bear Lake rests in the Rocky Mountains on the Utah-Idaho Utah-Idaho border and is a favorite vacation spot among residents of both states. The website www.bear-lake.org www.bear-lake.org called Bear Lake "the Caribbean of the Rockies" because of its turquoise blue water. Bearlake.org said, "Each season of the lake lends its own characteristic to the lake." At an altitude of 5,923 feet and a length of 20 miles, Bear Lake is an ideal environment for both summer and winter sports. The winter activities of snowmobiling and ice fishing are favorites among visitors and residents alike, but the summer activities make Bear Lake the place to go to play in the sun. All the water activities are popular. Water ski or jet ski across the beautiful blue lake. Take a dip or scuba dive in the water. Sail into the sunset. Go fishing for cutthroat, macki-naw macki-naw and whitefish. Cisco Beach is known for its water scuba-diving opportunities. opportuni-ties. The rocky bottom and the steep drop off close to shore makes this location a favorite among divers. Wildlife and birds are plentiful plen-tiful in the region and enthusiasts enthusi-asts can spot many different types of birds and animals at the Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge on the north shore of the lake or from a canoe along the lake. The Bear Lake Valley was first inhabited by the Shoshoni Indians. Charles C. Rich led the first permanent settlers to Bear Lake upon direction by Brigham Young. Three state-owned facilities provide a variety of accommodations accommo-dations for visitors to Bear Lake, such as boating, camping, camp-ing, hot showers, utility hookups and modern rest rooms. Bear Lake Marina, Bear Lake Rendezvous Beach and Bear Lake Eastside are conveniently located around the lake. For reservations call Utah State Parks and Recreation at 1-800-322-3770. Choose a season and Bear Lake will be the place to come. po3r o |