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Show The Salt Lake Tribune MONUMENT Sunday, September14, 1997 Puzzlesolutions Photos by Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune GrosvenorArch, a rare double arch cut out of sandstone deposited about 150 million years ago,is just off Cottonwood Canyon Road. monumentto hunt, fish and hold Easter barbecues have mixed LEIOINIZ| relatetaefalelsl WrleRitiiarrl [clulelair! ciate peat alieicl lelals|rt feelings about sharing their playground with swarms of tourists. Tropic Mayor Jean Seiler understands. But as the marketing manager for Ruby's Inn, he also un- derstands the lure of tourist dollars. g &Bngagepent Seiler believes Tropic and Escalante could become the gateway for Grand Staircasevisitors the way Springdale is for donnie el Zion National Park. “The monumentis kindofa catalyst that's making people here think about what they want for their future,” Seiler says. Cannonville: The future is now for one family in Cannonville, a burg of fewer than 200 people four miles south of Tropic. Carlon Johnsonandhis father-in- law, Guy Thompson, are building a motel-conveniencestore at the intersection of Highway 12 and Cottonwood Canyon Road, one of the monument’s doorsteps. The name of their enterprise? The Heidi Anne Hausknecht Grand Stairease Inn and Country Hausknecht—Duckworth Store. The family hopes to wei- come its first guests by Memorial Day weekend 1998. “There's not a farmer in this valley today who makeshis living from farmingalone. Theyall have a sidejob,” says Thompson. “The timber industry is gone. The cattle industry is gone. Tourismis all that’s left.” So how do tourists get into this creation? They have five choices. Only Hikers enjoy the diversity of the Escalante Canyons, on the monument's eastside. “There’s not a farmer in this valley today who makes his living from farming alone. They all have a side job. The timberindustryis gone. ... The cattle industry is gone. Tourismis all that’s left.” one of them —the BurrTrail on Guy Thompson the northeast end — is paved. The building a motel-conyeniencestore in Cannonville Hole-in-the-Rock Road goes fromEscalante over the Kaiparowits Platewi, ending in Big Water. Skutumpah Roadskirts the monument's northwest flank from Cannonville to U.S. 89 via sas, opens on the left. After crossing several more dryand wet riv- er bed the road, now characterized by washboardlike bumps, meanders into ButlerVal- Narrows, oneof the monument’s manyslot canyons. A slot canyon is narrow, usually no more than 10 feet across, with walls rising dozens of feet. This one, which in: ley, another huge sagebrush flat cludes several sideslot canyons, is scenic, mainly because of a a delightful walk, especially on a hot afternoon. Much of the can similar to Big Dry Valley but not large power line that runs yon is shaded byits walls, with through most of it Just beyond Butler Valleyis a woody vegetation growing inside which signs of frequent use by deer. The Cannonville, this route is pavedas it leads past alfalfa fields and turnoff to GrosvenorArch, a rare double arch cut out of sandstones deposited about 150 million years ago, Past Grosvenor, the road turns Johnson Canyon Themost popularrouteis Cot tonwood Canyon Road, takes off from Cannonville and ends on U.S. 89, 45 miles east of Kanab, Forthefirst two miles in 100-year-old homesteads. After crossing the Paria River, it be comes a graded dirt road, signal ing the border to the monument. Another two miles down the road is the turnoff to KodachromeState Park. Continuing south on Cottonwood Canyon Road, the road climbs upa hill as Big Dry Valley, a waterless expanse of sagebrush surroundedbysteepred-rock me- Ranching Meets Hollywood: On a hot summer afternoon in the extreme southwest corner of the monument, cattle rancherSyl van Johnsonandhis wife, Farris, enjoya siestain their double-wide mobile home. departs from Escalante andleads to Glen scenes in “The Planet of the Apes. Johnson Canyon, which borders other four routes are dirt roads can be treacherous when wet: The Canyon National Recreational Area, The Smoky Mountain Road learn this area was used forfilm- ing some of the most desolate south abruptly as it enters the Cottonwood Creek drainage. The creek, usually dry, flows on the right while the East Kaibab Monocline, better known as ‘the Cockscomb,” emerges on the left The Cockscomb is primarily Na- yajo sandstonestained byiron oxides from younger formations that oncelay on top of it About four miles south of Gros: venor Arch is the Cottonwood Birds are plentiful, and thereare canyon fioor is bedded with vari ous hues of red and fine white sand, Its walls aresculpted from Navajo sandstone, with sensuous curves, deep recesses, pockmarks and benches of various sizes, Cottonwood CanyonRoad even tually cozies up to the Paria Riv er. Fromthispoint on, the terrain becomesincreasingly drab. Man cos and tropic shale formations, gray and dull-brown, dominate the landscape for the last seven Nudgedintonostalgia, they re. count their life, which for thepast 30 years has been sandwiched be tween thedailygrind of ranching and the periodic excitement of Hollywood. Sylvan was an extra in a dozen movies. Farris was an extra in one and worked in a Kanab hotel, serving dozens of moviestars Though they never got rich from the movie industry, today the Johnsons could become mil: lionaires if they sold the 1,400 acres of land they own just out side the monument and the 600 acres they own inside They refuseto budge What would | do?” asks Syl van, a gravel-voiced character who looks bit like the late Bur: gess Meredith. “The best time 1 haveis to go ontheseold trails Making plans for a November 3rd wed ding in theSalt Lake LDS Temple are Miss Heidi Anne Hausknecht and Mr Ryan Richards Duckworth he bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HowardT. Hausknecht, Jr of Holladay. The future bridegroom's parents are Mr and Mrs, Bradley H Duckworth, also of Holladay Miss Hausknecht is a 1996graduate of Cottonwood High School, where she participated on the cheerleadingsquad and swim team, Outstanding accomplish ments included five standing individual 5A andState High Schoolrecords, and two consecutive "Female Athlete of the Year" Awards (1995 and1996) She eamed a full scholarship to the University of Hawaii in. swimming last here she brokeseveral schoo! placed 3rdin the WAC Confer nt on to at the Div. | NCAA Women's Swimming Championshipsin Indianapo lis last spring, This fall, she will transfer to the University of Utah, where she will again swim and majorin kinesiology Mr Duckworth is a 1993 graduate of Skuline High School, where he was a 1 of the Varsity football His accomplishments lected to the 1992 All Team He has played football for Ricks College team. Mr Duckworth served an LDS in the South Tokyo, Japan Mis: sor fromm 1994 96, Hets majoringinn business at the University Thecouple's engagementw ficially announced to family andclose friendsat a yarden dinner on Saturday evening Sie ber 6th, at the home of the unt and uncle, and Mrs Trecy Dudworth { Holladay Just look around, Why would you want to live [anywhereelse) w’ miles of the roadbefore its junc- you can live here? tion with U.S. 89 It comes as no surprise laterto yourcraw andit just don't leave.’ You get this old red sand in The necklace-shaped State Highway 12 tra verses the monument’s northern boundary. Hailed as one of the nation’s most scenic drives, it of fers stun ning views of the new monument and two na tional parks along its 120 miles. Britt and McGrath--Graham Britt McGrath will many Shawn Gra hain on: September 20, 1997. Their cele bration will take place at the Heritage Bardens in Sandy The bride to be is the daughter of Dianna and Bill Haislip and Pegay and Jerry McGrath. Britt is a graduate wit associate of Sc fence poe e in Business g real estate for and Gardens in TheGroom to be is the sun of Irene atid Larry Slotboom, andthelate Lloyd Graham of St. George. Shawn is current Wy a marketingrepresentative for Title West. Shawn is also theproudfather of his five year old daughter. Mackenzie Both the brideand the groom were born and raisedin Sandy andintendto reside there intheir new home, following of course, their honeymoon in Hawaii Victoria & Darrin Calleja—Cobler Victoria Calle and Darrit Cobler were mar tem ber 6, 1997 at the Park City nity Church in Park City, Utah. A reception followed the ceremony at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City Thebride | the daughte Calleja and the late i Palencia, Spain. She is a graduate the University of Utah hebric sont of Willian and Margare Salt Lake City Utah, He is a graduate ofthe University of Utahwith a Masters degree He is currently employed by the Stae of Uiah n International Trade Executive for emor Leavitt The couple will reside in Salt Lake City, Utoh Amy & Daniel Keyser—Weidner Walt and Betty Keyser of The Wood lands, Texas, formerly arepleased to annou and approaching daughter, Amy Michell Weidner son of Richard and Joan Weidne ‘of Pennsauken, NewJerey Amy ts a 1994 graduate of Olympus High Schoo! and a 1997graduate of the University of Utah, Dan graduated from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts, The ceremony is scheduled for Oct ber Lithin Cherry Hill, New Jersey fol lowed b October 26th reception it Salt Lake City at Red Butte Garder WEDDING/ENGAGEMENT AD INFORMATION To place your Wedding/Engagement ads in The Salt Lake Tribune. and Deseret fom at the following location available Salt Lake 143 So. 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