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Show UTAH SNAPSHOT GETAWAYSGorge onthe Scenery While the weatheris still warm,the rafters during the summer. The Gorge Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is an excellent day trip from Salt straddles the Wyoming border near the northeast cornerof Utah, but the best scenery is on the Utah side. Thereare several biketrails and campgrounds.Also, the loop road in Sheep Creek Canyon, on the west side ofthe reservoir, shows an enormous LakeCity. In contrast to the areas aroundit, Flaming Gorge is a kaleidoscope of colors. The Green River be- low the Flaming Gorge dam has excelJenttroutfishing andis popular with amount of rock formations and geological layers exposed by erosion. The Flaming Gorge Dem itself is a tourist If you canidentify where this photo was taken, you could be a winner. See Page C-2. attraction, with an elevatorthat takes youinto the structure. The Red Canyon Visitor Centeroffers a good view of the canyonaswell as interpretive displays on geology, history and wildife. INSIDE She Salt LakeTribune OUTDOORS A WEEKLY MREC ROUNDUP, C-2__ GUIDE TO UTAH Tech Talk Simple, easy-to-use computers may be the next big thing. Page C-5 BUSINESS: ONE eety RECREATION THESBAY FISHING REPORT, C-4 NOVEMBER16, 1999 How the West Was Run PONY Photos by Jim Halley/The Salt Lake Tribune The westem half of the Pony Express trail in Utahisstill very remote. Fairfield, above, is much quieter than whenit wascalled CampFloyd and was the third-largestcity in the Utah territory. BY JIM HALLEY PonyExpresstrail, for the same route that helped bring civilization can now help you escape it. THE SALTLAKE TRIBUNE Whirrrrrrrrrrr. The sound of soft dirt spinning under the tires of a four- wheel drive vehicle disturbs the stun- Monumentsalong the Pony Express trail are often weatherbeaten. ning quiet of the Pony ExpressTrail. As the trail leaves the highway, then changes from gravel to rocky double- track, the SUV stands for Suddenly Useless Vehicle, as neither of its high-tech four-wheeldrives (high and low) seem to help. Attempting to ford a small stream and thenclimb uphill, the SUV's wheel base is too big as its rear tires wedge themselves on the downside of an em: bankmentandthefronttires grip the up slope. Finally, after rocking back and forth, a quick punch ofthe gas extricates the vehicle, sending it back up the Onaqui Range. There are parts of the Pony Express trail in Utah that aren't buried under concrete and are still better suited to horses than horsepower. Other stretches are more reachable, but still remote. Today, that’s the drawof the To the unobservant, the trail's path through the desert country between the Salt Lake Valley and Nevada seems life. less, but that's hardly the case. “If you drive through here, you won't see anything but a few stations. You have to be patient and wait,” said Og- den’s Dan McPeck, who was campingat Simpson Springs. “What you see out here shifts through the day.” Another camper, Bill Hughes, is a Salt Lake City counselor who often sug: Remnantsof an old trail leave their mark through Utah gests his clients spend time in the area. “If you come out here, you can getrid of the distractions that don't matter and the right distractions come up,” Hughes said. “You can only accessthat in vast silence andvast space. “If you want to see desolation, go to Salt Lake City,” said Hughes. “We are out here to get undesolate.” The Pony Express has endured as one of the West's most romanticlegends for 138 years becauseit lived fast and died young. At onetime,it took monthsto get See PONY EXPRESS,Page C-2 The U.S. Ski Team’s Winter of Discontent? Fleischer, Miller: Moving Up Schleper: Back on the Attack BY JIM HALLEY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. Less than a year ago, Sarah Schieper had skied aggressively, as well as she ever had, when her World Cup season came to an abrupthalt on a hill in Val d'Isere, France. An Olympian and former U.S. champion, Schleper was skiing in a World Cup eventon Dec. 11 when she hit a hole, broke herright leg and tore the medial collateral lig ament in her right knee. ‘Ten monthslater, in her second event back, she was skiing in ‘Tignes, France, only a few miles away fromthe wreck. After a few strong practice runs, she skied tentatively in her first actual run and didn’t make the cut for the second run. “T’ve just never seen Sarah ski ‘ be ) R COPY like that,” said her coach, Georg Capaul. Schleper was less diplomatic about her performance. “I choked,” she said. “I slid my way down. I wasn't in my comfort zone andI didn't race like I race.” Instead of brooding on her new-found fears, the 20-year-old Vail, Colo., resident has decided to butt.” That's a good thing, because Schieperis one of the few veterans don’t know whois going to come up [by 2002],"" Schleper said. “That's why we're not as strong. See SCHLEPER,Page C-3 s 2rd in technical disciplines, are stand being beat. I want to domi get angry “I wantto race,” she said. “I've women's team. “Well, since there is no depth, I everyoneonthe planet “I'monly interested in being ranked best in the world. | can't donemytraining. It’s time to kick on a very inexperienced U.S ChadFleischer is already the fastest skier in the United States. This year he wants to take down United States its first World Cup podium appearance for alpine skiingin four years (silver medal in Sierra Nevada, Spainlast year) and finished sixth at the World Championships. BY SKIP KNOWLES THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Al Hartmamn/The Salt Lake Tribune Sarah Schieper of the USA givesa tired but happy wave at the bottom of the giant slalom course afer tuming in a decent time in her final run at last year's America’s Opening World Cup in Park City. Schieperis returning off a brokenleg and leads a thin U.S. women's squad this season. nate,” said Flei: wr, ranked 16th downhiller in the world. His biggest goal this r is to up that ranking by winning the Goodwill Games at LakePlacid in February Theformidable downhill racer with the leopard-cpotted hairdots healthy, strong, and skied 56 days last summer gearing uptotop last season's breakthrough perfor mance. Fleischer brought the He and Bode Miller, ranked leading a talented but inexperi enced U.S. alpine racers’ charge into World Cup competition this year And this year, the top two U.S. guns want apieceof each other's action. Miller and Fleischer are crossing disciplines this year, a common feat among the world's top European athletes. Miller is movinginto speedevents, the su per G and downhill, while speed Seo up MBhbe ‘ ‘ |
