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Show Did You Know... ARIZONA i Taking a dip in a hoc tub fed by natural hot springs is part of the visitor agenda at Roper Lake Stare Park near Safford (pop. 9,232). Park rangers created the rock-line- d pool to take advantage of the hot mineral water there. The park, situated at the foot of Mount Graham, is also a favorite fishing spot. CALIFORNIA The California State Capitol Museum includes exhibits showing how certain government offices looked during important times are those in the states history. Offices of the governor, secretary of state, attorney eral, and treasurer. gen- IDAHO The Birch Creek Conservation Area near Salmon (pop. 3,122) is the site where 50 springs come together in a valley to form the headwaters of Birch Creek. This 1,160-acr- e area, surrounded by the Beaverhead and Lemhi mountains, is protected by an arrangement between The Nature Conservancy and the Bureau of Land Management. NEVADA The town called Hiko an American Indian word for white mans town was established as a camp as early as 1865 and served as the first county seat of Lincoln County. In 1866, Col. W.H. Raymond helped lay out the town and soon spent a fortune setting up a mill to process locally mined ore, building roads and buildings, and prospecting. Eventually the mining operation foiled. The county seat was moved to Pioche in 1871. O R EG O N The Dee Wright Observatory at McKenzie Pass near Sisters (pop. 959) offers spectacular views of the Cascade Mountains. The stone memorial honors architect Dee Wright and was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corp. At the summit, a bronze peak finder identifies geologic features in the surrounding lava fields. UTAH Tooele (pop. 22,502) gets its name from a valley spelled Tuilla on surveying maps created by Capt. Howard Stansbury in 1849-5That name may have originated from American Indians, who the early pioneers referred to as Tooelians." 0. Veterans Memorial State Park, south of Bluffdale (pop. 4,700), includes a cemetery, chapel, wall of honor, and museum featuring military displays site. on its 50-ac- re WASHINGTON Washington is often region, but thought of as a top flowers also occupy an important place in state agriculture since the state is the worlds largest commercial producer of tulips, daffodils, and bulbous iris. apple-growi- ril i zd fET "' n |