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Show i Recreation - Tourist Guide, May, 1989 15 San Rafael Swell offers diverse opportunities mostly in County, the San Situated Dmery I tafael Swell is a geological phenomenon unique in the world. Eons ago, the earth's crust burst open and molten magma bubbled out, forming a huge dome of rock, ringed with upthrust sandstone anticlines. Over the centuries, the dome eroded into a maze of canyons, mesas and magma dikes, and today it offers explo- u rations with which none can compare. The Swell once was home to the Fremont culture and remains of their rock art can be found throughout the region. It was also home to old precious-meta- l miners who dug out ore and eventually left behind the mines and shacks near them. this region Through rode the infamous Wild Bunch, led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Tbey even hid out on the remote mesa known today as Sids Mountain. Even today, few roads go through this vast area, but those few offer recreationists the opportunity to explore the Swell and discover all that it has to offer. Many areas are popular due to their easy access and the variety of activities possible, from ORV riding and rock-climbi- and camping. to Castle Country is fast becoming a vacation mecca for groups from all around the West. Emery County plans By ARVA SMITH Staff writer With a CASTLE DALE museum already filled with pioneer and natural history displays and a new museum across the street in its beginning stages, Emery County will have two premier showcases for the past. To be called the San Rafael From Home" The Heart of Emery County ! In On Highway 29 in Castle Dale On Your Way to Joe's Valley 381-272- 5 ONE STOP f Where and Cafe 384-231- 1 Units Queen Beds Room Phones 24 You Get Fishing and Hunting Supplies, Sporting Goods, Gasoline the new museum, in Ferron being financed by the Community Impact Board, is expected to be finished in about two years. Site work, the first phase of the new building, has been completed. There will be four phases in the project. Bids for the second phase will be called for in about four months, said Jon Judd, chairman of the museum board and acting director. The new museum of natural history will become the home of dinosaurs, various animals from the Pleistocene Age and archaeological exhibits. (Continued on Page 21) mum Ei Enjoy the many outdoor beauties and special events of Emery County this year! Goblin Valley State Park Fascinating San Rafael Swell Manti LaSal National Forest Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Electric Lake Millside Reservoir Ferron Reservoir Golf Course Joes Valley and Huntingdon Reservoirs San Rafael Safari Gigantic Electric Plants Castle Valley Historical Pageant Green River Friendship Cruise Green River Melon Days Southeastern Utah Livestock Show Emery County Fair Ferron Peach Days Huntington Heritage Days flV Petroleum Products, UK Air Conditioning Color TVs Weekly Rates 45 South State second museum Museum of Natural History or possibly the Emery County Museum of Natural History, FOOD RANCH are an excellent way to see the rs area. hiking Buckhorn Draw is one such area, bounded on each side by cliffs high sandstone sprinkled with ancient Indian pictographs and cowboy and outlaw names. The San Rafael Campground is located at the mouth of the draw next to the San Rafael River, and provides the explorer with picnic tables and a toilet. Upriver, the Wedge Overlook provides a striking view. "Your Home Away Four-wheele- H Price exit off Cnaralfe(r off (vDduiXSG'&S ( Take the Emery ry k or the Castle Dale Salina exit off State Rd. 6 |
