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Show May 2002 Outdoor & Travel Page 3 Fun without buildings to be had in Cache Valley, Logan BY TIM FEWKES If Earth is the only building build-ing you've ever really wanted to enter; and the forest floor is you living room, then come to Bridgerland Utah, where the entertainment is a parade of Mother Nature, offered up by the home folks of Cache Valley. For the true escapist, Bridgerland says "come to your senses," hiking along the hundreds of miles of trails interlacing Beaver Mountain, the Logan Bear rivers, Naomi Peak and Mt. Elmer. This latticework lat-ticework of foot paths invites you int other home of the moose, mule deer, red tailed hawk, and bald eagle, with world class mountain biking available for the faster paced outdoor person. The trails may start in Logan, but they don't stop until you are absolutely nowhere according to civilization's compass. Nature is brought to the children free of charge in Willow Park Zoo, with more than 600. animals, including black bears, elk, monkeys and bald eagles. The Discovery Center has hands-on science exploration for both children and adults on the Utah State University campus. Minnetoka cave features nine rooms in its fi mile twisting, with age old stalagmite and stalactite formations. The Daughters of ' the1 Utah Pioneers remind us of days gone by with a museum of heirlooms and demonstrations demonstra-tions of quilting and spinning. If your visit is between July 16-August 8, you can check out what Money Magazine ranked as one of the world's top 20 summer opera companies. The Utah Festival .- Opera Company, directed by Michael Ballam. In Logan, nature is your front doorstep, which allows you to work on your back swing, among one of six, area golf courses, and still have time for the evening feed at the fishing waters of Cache Valle and Bear Lake. The citizens of Logan and Cache Valley over the years have demanded to retain their frontier life heritage, and have by and large got their wish. A jaunt down Logan's historic main street will quickly orient the tourist to the only pace you need to know about in town, the stroll. It's a place where people are only as good as their word, as they'll tell you at The American West Heritage Center, a celebration in perfect per-fect replica of the time when integrity, strength, and oneness one-ness with the land were the only things that kept you alive. The Festival of the American West treats patrons to a mountain man rendezvous ren-dezvous and a Native American village, while the Jensen historical farm reminds us of the simple life when wool grew on sheep and dancing was done in a barn. . So if you're coming to Logan, don't bring your cowboy cow-boy hat (they've got plenty) , and by all means, learn how to saunter when you walk. el Elm All water activities are popular at Bear Lake. Water ski or Jet ski across the beautiful blue lake. Take a dip or scuba dive In the water. Sail Into the sunset, or go Ashing for cutthroat, macklnaw and whKefish. 0HYwnw!$ta v J 1 WESTON INN -'-Full Hot Breakfast $10&- Exercise Room Free HBO Indoor Swimming & Therapy Pool 250 No. Main Ugan, UT 84321 435-752-5700 www.westoninnlogan.com "Eat your way through Bridgerland" is one of America's finest factory eating tours How would you like a Pepperidge Farm cheese dipped raspberry ice cream cookie? Neither would I, but take it individually, and you're sure going to be stuffed with all there is to take in, and not just with your eyes, within few miles of each other in Bridgerland, Logan Utah. "Eat your way through Bridgerland" is quickly becoming the hottest concentration con-centration of food and candy tours to be found anywhere in the United States. YouH find America's major ice cream, candy, honey, raspberry, rasp-berry, Swiss cheese, and Pepperidge farm suppliers practically next door to each other. The city of Logan offers hand dipped chocolate and a view of the large vats where the creamy fillings are made, if you are starting start-ing at eh Bluebird Candy Company. Their assorted rivals any candy maker, and their attention to the individual brings world class candy to the every day candy connoisseur. Cox Honey may be next on ' your list. This honey extractor proves to be a fun bus stop to purchase homemade home-made honey products and a variety of nice gifts and treasures. Gossner Foods, Inc. should be enjoyed, as it, along with nearby Pepperidge Farms, is the only non-sweet food stop of the day. At Gossner, tourist are treated to the place where Swiss buy their cheese, literally. Gossners is one of the largest producers of swiss cheese, marketed and sold throughout the world. In an attempt to keep their products as pristine as possible, both Gossner Foods and Pepperidge Farms have discontinued public tours. They do, however, allow a peek into the great works form a large window, and they also have their products prod-ucts available for the eager tourist at warehouse prices. Your family vote may be split between Hildt's and Price's raspberry farms, but both shower their visitors in crate fulls of raspberries, fresh or as jams, particularly particular-ly in August. "Eat your way through Bridgerland" is the closest you're going to come to being trapped in a Candyland board game, so you may want to enjoy historic his-toric Logan before you get started, while you can still move. BEAR LAKE KOA Bikes for rent for adults & children Near bike trails C-Store Kamping Kabins Pull-Thrus Hook-Ups Miniature Golf Tent & Group Sites For more information: 435-946-3454 For reservations: 1-800-562-3442 U.S. 89 Garden City. UT 84028 i Brand New 2002 Sea Poo Water Craft! 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