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Show TOUR 2 -- ONE TANK 6. GREEN RIVER. (Below Dam). road takes you 7 A graded miles down the river, offering access to Little Hole campground area. Fine dry fly fishing for trout is found all along the river. 7. FLAMING GORGE DAM. It rises 502 feet above the bedrock where its anchored. A visitors center and guided tours are available. The lake backs up behind the dam for more than 91 miles. 8. DUTCH JOHN. Headquarters for the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Enjoy boating and camping at Cedar Springs, Dutch John Draw, Antelope Flat and Lucerne Valley. 9 RED CANYON VISITORS CENTER. A panoramic view from Red Canyon Rim, 1,500 feet above the canyon floor, offers another spectacular glimpse of the beauty of Flaming Gorge. 10 1. VERNAL. Home of the Vernal Museum of Natural History and Dinosaur Gardens. Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum, Thorne Museum and Little Gallery of Arts are other features to see in Vernal. 2. DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT VISITORS CENTER. A strikingly modern facility built over the working face of a dinosaur quarry. You can actually watch the progress of patient chipping to expose the fossilized remains of the giant prehistoric creatures. There are partial skeletons visible for at least nine dinosaur species that lived and died... preserved in what was once a soft, sandy river bank. 3. HARPERS CORNER OVERLOOK. Here you'll find a spectacular view of Whirlpool Canyon, Steamboat Rock, Echo Park, Yampa Canyon and Canyon of Lodore. 4. STEINAKER STATE PARK AND RESERVOIR. Great fishing, boating, picnicking and camping are found at this cedar studded lake. 5. DRIVE THROUGH THE AGES. On the way to Flaming Gorge from Steinaker Reservoir, you pass through a unique geologic array of strata formed eon after eon ago. It's unequalled along a major highway anywhere in' the United States. i , , DOWD MOUNTAIN OVERLOOK. This out look provides a spectacular view of Hideout Canyon and Antelope Flat. Lucerne Valley can also be seen. 11. SHEEP CREEK CANYON GEOLOGICAL AREA. Here youll find fascinating formations of many different colors and textures that date back more than two billion years. 12. RED CLOUD LOOP. This drive will take Indian you past petroglyphs on canyon walls. Its a beautiful area for picnicking. For simplification, all tours are calculated tours within the region. An average of 16 320 mile per gallon x 20 gallon gas tank used. Your requirements may actually be less. check your car's range for a comparison. as round-trimiles range is Please DINOSAURLAND ONE TANK TOURS (round-tri- p from Vernal). From Price and Provo areas, add one tank. From Logan, Salt Lake City and Moab areas, add two tanks. From St. George area, add three tanks. For more information, write DINA VERNAL, UTAH 84078 : p |