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Show m i - t - ff V v i y- - yp m A'fe .'-- - 'ishing in Mirror Lake region of Uinta Mountains where weather stays mild, cool. looking for some cool? and GOLDEN SPIKE RESTAURANTS try uintfaSi basin Wherever you travel north to Missoula or south to Phoenix youll find excellent accommodations at any of the ten Travelodges operated by Pearson Enterprises. And you'll enjoy dining at any of jacent to the Travelodges. five Golden Spike Restaurants ad- Its easy to be high on the Uintah Basin of eastern Utah because some 15,000 square miles of the mass of the Uinta Mountains are at least 9,000 feet in altitude. This being the case it is logical that the Uintah Basin is cooler in the summer than the low countries and an ideal place for a vacation. The home of some of the states earliest civilizations, this area of east-wemountain ranges is mainly unspoiled, and e with recent developments makes up a virtual paradise for outdoor lovers. Much of the mountain area is re- served as a wilderness, but theres still plenty of spots accessible by car where the beauties of nature may be enjoyed. attraction is FlamMajor ing Gorge Dam which blocks Green River Canyon to form a long reservoir where fishing is great and so is cruising, water skiing and swimming. The Ashley National Forest and National Park Service, operating in this Flaming Gorge Recreation Area, are engaged in a continuous program of developing and improving facilities. The dam itself is 40 mdes north of Vernal and the reservior stretches to the north coming within four miles of Green River, Wyoming. The slopes of the Uinta Mountains provide some of Utahs favorite fishing spots, with glaciated canyons providing man-mad- man-mad- FOR ADVANCE RESERVATIONS CALL TOLL FREE (800) SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 161 West 600 South 524 South West Temple OGDEN, UTAH 2110 Washington, Blvd. 255-305- 0 MOAB, UTAH 550 South Main Street PHOENIX, ARIZONA 965 East Van Buren BOISE, IDAHO 1314 Grove Street PROVO, UTAH MONTANA 124 South University Ave MISSOULA, 420 West Broadway BEAVER, UTAH 600 North Main Street - HELENA, MONTANA 22 North Last Chance Gulch Golden Spike Restaurants are located with the Travelodge in Salt Lake City, Provo, Moab, Missoula, and Helena. e many small lakes and streams which annually give up their bounty to fishermen. Most of these lakes can be reached by car, but some of them call for a hike of perhaps a mile or two, but the trails are easy and the scenery superb. There are resorts and ranches for guests in the Uintas, with cabins and other facilities for a total vacation in this wonder of a wilderness, and there are many campgrounds in the Ashley National Forest. Backpackers, hikers or riders will find Uinta trails a joy, winding through virtual primitive forests up into the high reaches above timerline. The area is full of wildlife and is con- sidered to be one of the most fruitful in the state for hunters whether they be after bear, deer, elk or the upland game birds found on the lower slopes. claim to fame Perhaps the of this Eastern Utah country is its resi- dents of time, the dinosaurs. border The area along the has been set aside as Dinosaur National Monument and work is still going forward digging the fossils of these long- extinct creatures from their rock sarcophagi. One place the visitor can see these fossils embedded in a rock wall, with workers painstakingly digging them out is the Monuments Visitor Center, seven miles north of Jensen and US 40. A fine center, all under cover, Ls built against the j j t j : best-know- n Utah-Colorad- o ? I ; (See page 16) I |