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Show l I I I MM t . i . .1 t i I I I I I ( . I 1 i I Moviemakers have long known of the unmatched scenery found in Color Country It has provided some of the richest backdrops for classic films and contemporary television adventure series alike Nothing on earth begins to compare to the trails, brilliantly colored spires and towers of Bryce Canyon National Park, or the plunging canyons, vast buttes and isolated mesas of epic-leng- th Zion National Park It is a unique country, country splashed in colorful raw landscapes and beautiful forests Come to Color Country and experience the intensity of creative natural forces, or enjoy the pleasures of mans own creation such as the annual Shakespearean Festival held in Cedar City, or the old forts and authentic movie sets around Kanab Moviemakers have long known the beauty of Color Country Now it's your turn to share in that knowledge a il5 Santa Clara 2 TOUR 1 -- ONE TANK ST. GEORGE. The early Mormon settlers to Utah established St George as an attempt to develop their cotton industry The city features an L D S Temple and Tabernacle the latter being one of the finest examples of 19th century architecture in Utah You can play golf year round, ride horses, explore the history of the region or simply enjoy its shirt sleeve climate 1 2 SANTA CLARA. Jacob Hamblin and other missionaries to the Indians settled this town The first Utah cotton was planted here and St George Pine Valley Chapel harvested Jacob Hamblins home is now a state historical site 3 SNOW CANYON STATE PARK. Accessible through redrock lined Snow Canyon There are several beautifully symmetrical volcanic cones to be found a reminder of the turbulent geologic past 4 5 EXTINCT VOLCANOES. PINE VALLEY. A pioneer village, hardly the 19th century It features a since changed chapel built in 1868 by Ebenezer Bryce Bryce Canyons namesake PINE VALLEY MOUNTAINS AND LAKE. An exceptional alpine setting with camping, hiking and fishing 6 PINTO. An old pioneer settlement with many of the frontier buildings still intact 8 OLD IRONTOWN. The remnants of an venture early Mormon 7 iron-makin- g 9 IRON MINE AND IRON MOUNTAIN. An extensive iron mining area which provides most of the iron ore for the steelworks at Geneva Steel north of Provo Hfcema Zion National Park 10 CEDAR CITY. Home of the annual Shakespearean Festival on the campus of Southern Utah State College Iron Mission State Park, Old Rock Chapel and Pioneer Cabin in the city park ar points of interest CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT. Brilliantly colored, wind eroded rock forma- tions and beautiful forests are here for the 1 ed 1 . ; camera to capture 12 BRIAN HEAD RESORT. A beautiful high mountain resort that offers skiing in the winter and a summer home retreat Hiking, I camping and picnicking I 13 KOLOB CANYON. An interesting short drive through sheer, beautifully colored rock canyons 14 ZION NATIONAL PARK. Easily reached by taking Highway 9 east The plunging canyons, vast buttes and isolated mesas of this , |