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Show Mountainland rises before you in rugged beauty and scenic splendor. High mountain meadows and crystal streams beckon you on to hidden treasures "just over the next hill." Rustic resort towns and modern cities spread before you with open arms and welcome you with a variety of historic sites, activities and adventure, pleasure-seekin- g is Mountainland, This accommodations. great land of excitement and adventure A land that will capture your memory as beauty unfolds around every bend in the road. TOUR 1- - ONE TANK tunnels. Inside, 1,200 feet above the canyon floor, youll find hundreds of delicately shaped and colored formations. "Timpanogos" loosely translated from the Indian name means rock river which awaits you after your hike to the cave. 3. MT. TIMPANOGOS. It soars 11,957 feet above sea level and more than 7,000 feet directly above Pleasant Grove, nestled at its base. 4. ALPINE SCENIC LOOP. PROVO. Here is where America's largest private university makes its home. Brigham Young University is Provo's center for music art and theatre. The Osmond Studio in Orem offers tours of a major television production center and a glimpse of television shows. 2 TIMPANOGOS CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT: Timpanogos Cave is actually three 1. behind-the-scen- separate caves connected by man-mad- e It is undoubtedly Utah's most popular scenic drive. Youll understand why as you traverse the beautiful alpine country. d 5. CASCADE SPRINGS. Quiet, walkways through beautiful natural springs with ferns, aquatic plants and darting trout. tree-line- 6. SUNDANCE. Robert Redford's resort pro- vides excellent skiing in winter and a great backdrop for summer melodrama productions. Much of Redford's movie "Jeremiah Johnson" was filmed in this area. 7. BRIDAL VEIL FALLS. The 8. MIDWAY. You might think Midway is right out of the Swiss Alps both in its architecture and high mountain valley setting. The Homestead and Mountain Spa resorts offer dining, lodging, swimming in warm spring pools and horseback riding. 9. HEBER CITYHEBER CREEPER. Heber the county seat and namesake of the steam engine excursion train that tracks through beautiful alpine scenery. City is Heber Creeper, a ry 10. WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK. This 22,000 acre alpine park features a 27 hole golf course, fishing, modern campgrounds as well as picnicking. 11. MIRROR LAKEHIGH UINTAS. Highway 150 takes you up into the beautiful and scenic Uinta Mountains, where one of America's unspoiled primitive areas is found. Mirror Lake makes a good point in its mountain surrounded setting turn-aroun- awe-inspiri- double cataract can be viewed from thd Provo Canyon floor or by taking a 1,700 foot aerial tramway to its lofty vantage point. The tram is the steepest in the world. ' ' d |