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Show 12 The Kanab Area Vacation Guide Souvenir Edition Cedar Breaks - a Road Less Traveled ing hour, from sunlight to sunset. The plateau itself can be a treat on a hot day. The dense By Dixie Brunner Jutting red sandstone towers provide a blazing background to a rainbow of brilliant-colorewildflowers. Welcome to Cedar Breaks National Monument. Lying high atop the d forest of get there from Kanab9 to get Cedar Breaks National Park, take Highway 89 out of Kanab Go approx 40 miles, then turn left on Highway 14 and How do I To head west towards Cedar City Finally, turn nght on Highway 148, and you will see signs for Cedar Breaks Travelers Beware! bowl-shape- d amphitheater, situated along the western edge of the plateau, from any of four overlooks. The pinnacles and buttresses of Cedar Breaks are more than 30 million years old, formed by the creative forces of wind and wrater erosion. The spectacular colors are courtesy of iron and manganese oxides. Many artists find Cedar Breaks more photogenic than its rival counterpart, National Park. Bryce Canyon Cedar Breaks has a dramatic elevation variation, from a high of 10,662 to a low at Ashdown Creek 8,100 feet above sea level. Different moods, views and hues come with each pass red-spire- hr, e Englemann spruce, quaking aspen, and lush meadows containing some 150 species of wildflowers, can provide visitors Markagunt Plateau, Cedar Breaks offers travelers an intimate glimpse of the red rock spires of southern Utah. Visitors can view the sub-alpin- with comfortable temperatures and stress reduction from the low'er elevations of southern Utah. A schedule of interpretive activities is available at the log cabin visitor center. The campground is open from June 15 until September 30. Youre right when you say this country is unique. Its geologically and climatically different than any place youve ever traveled! Even if youre a seasoned outdoors person, there are many things you must remember when visting here. The sandstone slickrock found in these parts d Cedar Breaks National Monument, up on Cedar Mountain, is a favorite of many travelers. Photo by Dave DeVooght. crumble easily, quickly giving way under weight. With any moisture at all, the smooth slickrock surfaces will give anyone a slide. Since this is the desert, the dry air and hot temperatures can quickly sap your body fluids. Experts recommend at least one gallon of water per person per day, with a precautionary three gallons during the summer months. Alpine Mountain Realty Serving Duck Creek Vi ((age & Surrounding Areas Recreational Mountain Properties or 800-747-60- 70 435-682-25- 00 P R R R II I 1 Good Selection of Cabins, Lots & Acreage! 0. nm drrrm RETAIL THERAPY SUPERB service ( R GREAT COFFEE Evelyn Ashworth 'rsmOtMJtmnwmum iseiwnimUaummnm 72 Movie Ranch Rd. Duck 86 E. Center Cedar Creek City GOUAL HOUStNG OPPORTUNTTY rnMwpl Ranlrpr MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN REALTY (435) 586-060- 5 4 north main (435) 676 8900 II I R R |