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Show Progress Castle Emery County Dale. Utah - Tuesday. October 28, 1997 IB Closing the Devil's Racetrack road dravs fire from both sides of the issue - r t i-- Ci 4 n 1 . . rf i J, If , '4' it trm x ai Iteift 1 H a u A - ' a;Jiv'' 'f t. r .EAr V- I, Vi? i- .;--- W S ' s'! is-- lift' I ' "' A fiy4Y'-w f i, i 3j L3 ? '.itrta F S. jti- J- -ni ,k :tty -- ?r-f $ ' : .i,i n jflwfl ntfri J TSr:-&. -- -- ,gui s r - IS ... & V-- 1 -- L sbl'-s - '"' J'r' " """ The Bureau of Land Management's Off Highway Vehicle Plan pro- -A ...sac Wf; poses to close the Devil's Racetrack Road. Emery County officials ft 4?mK ' ft ,iPy indicate the road has been used for years, beginning with wagons making their way through the San Rafael Desert. Environmental raft- - 25. groups indicate it is nothing more than a trail and should be closed. Most officials familiar viih the plan indicate it will probably end up pi "i. sandstone monolith near the Racetrack. The Twin Priests is a f yf 1 in court. The fin:i decision is due in a few weeks. Ws?? ' Beautiful Jug Handle Arch is locate near the Devil's Racetrack in Eagle Canyon. jay V if K1 felaf-f- i: m irr - 4 Is1! SttA, tA,. ?jkJpt .I jfcI-:-n.3- A - s a ZZ&tJ Tt V: rilP WM' A.-3, Vl ?iY jsf St The Devil's Monument juts up out of nowhere. : t. 'fi Photos by Layne Miller and Emery County : M Sheriff Lamar Guymon Dutchman's Arch is a special treat to see. - n n is located near the Head of Sinbad area. T, iM4.ViiTi jHt V. It jVr -. n j- ?$ - - .j'V A,'. ;,x.- 'izs rB. iTl' 1,hi ifssi j 4 . iirTr The old wagon route trails through one of the grassy pastures nearby. t' yi iL. jW ,, 2. The area contains large stands of Yucca. |