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Show L2 _ TheSaltLake TribuneSUMMER FUNSunday, May23,1999_ Within Utah’sS BLM LandsLie A Wealth of Scenic Treasures. Twenty Great Utah Placesto Visit This Summer By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune mer favorite natural white-sa Spectacular mountains and canyonsarepart of areas’ natural wonders on adds vility O° we TEN Cc en ION Oo c BY BRETT PRETTYMAN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE - The back HUNTSVIL Lomond Pe gre: Pineview R n Utah's most popular camping nad boating destin Once thought of as largely worthless desert property, Utahns are slowly discovering Bureau of Land Management land offers some remote and wonderful recreation opportunities. Utahnsthink “desert” when they hear BLM. And many BLM areasare desertlike in appearance. But MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY known to locals as the M connects Kamas with Ex gatewayto the HighUin' other natural wonders are foundon the lands, which Utah's largest designat make up 42 percentofthestate. The rugged Henry Mountains in southeastern Utah are home to the only free-roaming bison herd hunted in the continental United States. offer fishing, a quiet place t Forest Service campgrounds. ANTELOPE ISLAND/DAVIS COUNTY County is turning into one of Utah's toy attractions. Ant best opportunity to enjc Scenicrivers such as the Colorado, Green and San Davis beaches. sa popular @ FISH LAKE- Thi pines earns its plein and mountain biking tra beaches VERNAI/DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUM N ‘ocated off US. 40 in eastern : Utah, Dinu saur National Monument has always beena fav. rite of Utahyoungsters. Vi ite ainbow, sp ent Couple ( summer destination Flaming Gorgeoffers pienty in the way of camping. CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK - down the | @ STRAWBERRYRESERVOIR Thisthetop tts Forest pean oeno eae a trout backcountr ions may be more popular in the Lake near Alta t Walk around the boardwalk al Silver Lake near Brighton Mill Creek Canyon provides wonderfulpicnic areas. adventures. Nearby Torr OTCEasBeealanesBeeeee PN pttaal epi ienee ee ciaeiacn famous route for 133 miles, tarting from the Stagecoach Inn si te Park in Fairfield. Along the way, Simpson Springs has a campground with 14 sites. fe ab and : Advanced Gas Equipment @® canyontanps NATIONAL PARK ugh it bea littletoa y in the summer months, nyontands has much toofferfor those concerts at Snowbird or Solitude’s new villa d oO ALPINE LOOP/TIMPANOGUSCAVE- The enture. Its dist hike to Timpanogos Cave in American Fork Canyon is a summer ritual for many Utah families. Combine that with a walk around the heat drive Enjoy Clean, Efficient M Natural Gas Vending machine open 24 hours a day. 3 I-dollar bills for 2 dozen. PR, those uptoachallenge, climb Mount Nebo, the highest point in the Wasatch Range @ MantMountatn/Pat DE STATE PARK Withpioneer towns such as Ephraim, Mount Pleasantand Manti providing a quiet look rural Utah, @ Visit tothe Manti Mountain area some of the most spectacular hikinga n the state a NATURAL 555 w 3900 S RS TAR TENTS SCOT $18 crores 5, TiquiDATING | SLEPING BAGS | STROLER » Bs cues rt ae © 75° COTTON S25 + 0 ESCNT MMT 875 IN-UINE SKATES $15:888 | Va Boas 0$80) SKATE BOARDS $5:347 ‘FOLDING CAMP CHAIRS, commas wy HERE $24 LUGGAGE f > - Inside Fairpark - 263-9646 Open Mon-Sat { a AN ai teens 5 y's, MEW tor eyauconan 412 Salt Lake County Wheeler (ts Pomeroy ricats Heartland now offers a full line of backyard playground systems! These are the safest activity centers on the market, and they're built to last —using the best premium quality redwood, and carrying a full lifetime warranty! With many models to choose from, and complete installation inclucied in the i's most visited national park features towering canyonsand takes one backto a quieter, simplertime. Palisade State Park, withits golf course, campground and also at INTRODUCING HEARTLAND'S NEW PLAYGROUND SYSTEMS! with its hiking trails and c: @ ZIONNATIONALPARK A LIFETIME WARRANTY! AR CITY/CEDAR BREAKS tival in Cedar City ne one of And, for See NEXT PAGE Verio Ottley @ BRYCE CANYONNATIONAL PARK With elevations r aching 10.000 feet, Bryce offers the temperatureo} rah's parks Located on the backside of the Little Saraha Recreation Area has more than 60,000 acres of sand. Several campgrounds make it easy to enjoy long weekendsin the area. Otter Creek and Koosharem reservoirs have. camping spaces andoffer good fishing for trout year-round: Henry lenry Mountain Field Station, P.O. Box 99, Honksville 84734, ‘The Henry Mountains, the last range to be explored and namedin the lower48 states, are hometo the only.w’ free-roamingbison herd hunted in the continental United States. Three campgrounds are spread out across the range. advancedgas.com anHES een ‘AL PARK Archesis one of amily biking parks, with ander five miles Canyon along the Alpine Loopandthis is great ute ATVTrail and the challenge of sand dunesat Little Sahara Recreation Area. @ Night Crawlers e YEAR ROUND able gummmer'adiventire beautiful Cascade Springs anda drive t , Provo trail. The Blackhawk Camp undis state’s best facilitie 1 horse owners. 80, provides 35,000 acres of sand dunes, hillsides and mud hi Sie aieHECWETTEGE N CANYONNATIONAL AREA- LakePowell offer re shorelinethanis found along the entire West Coastof the United States famous for winter skiing, Big and Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, th is scenic connects Payson with Nephi. V it for fishingor campingora stroll ar TheKnolls Off-HighwayVehicle Area, just off Interstate With the wW knell providesome nice eating spots eo SALT LAKE CANYONS Thoughthey are NEBOLOOP - famous Bonneville Salt Flats — homeofthe land-speedrecord and events run from July through October. The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association numberis (801) 785-5364. = Fruita orchard of sider a shorthiket sailors enjoy afternoon winds. place to beat tions to help people get the most out of their lands. Hereis a glimpse at BLM landsandtheoffices that serve them Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 S. 2300 West, Salt Lake City ‘This office manages 2.5 million acres in northern Utah. In the western portion ofthe district, look for the world- Srinecniieeiyriteroma y and hiking, Capitol Reef is not to be ston producersinthe wes fishingis the draw, camping is excel Cottonwood BLM 's 22 million acres in Utah. Fourteenfield offices are spacedin strategic " t loca- calante National Monument, this highalpine regionfeatures goodfishing. trail riding and Green River or enjoy a tour of the dam summer Take a hiketo Cecret and spectacular desert landscape rest within the Meatinatior ® soutver moun ‘Tuckedon the northern edge of the new GrandStaircase 6 FLAMINGGORGE NATIONALRECREATION AR Long famious as a trophy fishery. summer recreation: Take raft trip Ghost towns, wilderness areas, canyon country nic likesurrounded by ngling for mackinaw: low perch is usually that with a scenic trail, some nice lodges and somebeautiful U.S. Forest Ser. ie campgrounds and this is great summer paused rntl Vorawhere itelke dinosauts are situatedin anoutside garden, And then seeareal dinosaur quarryat the national monument : 7 , , as . view wildflower displays. Juan in southern Utah thrill rafting enthusiasts. Ancient petroglyphs along the banks offer historical lessons. id State Park « Starting at the GoldenSpike National Historic Site, visitors can retrace 90 miles of original route of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad on the Transcontinental Railroad Backcountry Byway Vernal Field Office, 170 S. 500 East, Vernal Morethan 1.6 million acres makeup this area in northeastern Utah. Fantasy Canyon has magnificent and fragile geologic sandstone formations. Roads in the area are passable, but 4 wheel-drive is suggested. Pay tours are available from Vernal Picnic areas among petroglyphs are found in Dry Fork Canyon. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were amongoutlaws whovisited thehistoric John Jarvie Ranch, built in the late 1800s. Tours are conducted daily at the site May through October. Theremote Book Cliffs are hometo Rocky Mountain etk, mule deer, cougar, black bear and manyother forms of wildlife Fly-fishing fortrout on the Green River from Little Hole to Swailow Canyon canbe exceptional during the summer, with grasshoppersand ants as bait Richfield Field Office, 150 E. 900 North, Richfield. Off-road enthusiasts enjoy the mountain beauty of the Pai- price, Heartland’s the best value in backyard playgrounds! 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