Show vt £ iyr Paradise T Remember this is Utah’s boom country communities are teeming with The once-quiactivity connected with uranium and oil developments New building has been unable to keep pace and accommodations the variety anyhow are scapce However if you make reservations in advance your needs will be supplied and you can concentrate on scenic exploration Naturally you’ll want to see the sights of the region Arches National Monument Just north of Moab with its grotesque and delicate formations and the great arches carved out of the red standalone by wind and rain Roads and trails throughout the monument have been greatly improved during the year The scenic drive up the Colorado River from Moab to the Cisco Bridge the side trip up Castle Valley or the Loop Road through the La Sal Mountains provides plenty of contrast Belowlanding the Natural Bridges Monument where three huge sandstone spans arch across White Canyon can be reached in an easy three hours Picnic tables and camp stoves are available and an easy foot trail linking the bridges makes a pleasant afternoon hike et an explorer’ paradise these days In southeastern Utah In (act there’s literally hundreds of miles of roads that you can’t find on your map Uranium hunters and oil prospectors the Atomic Energy Commission and the state all have a hand in their building And they lead to rugged and sublime scenery deep in the Colorado Plateau that for years has remained hidden from the traveler From Green River Moab Montlcello or Blanding you can reach areas Just coming into their own as major scenic attractions Many of these new roads are adequately marked and can be negotiated In the family car Others are unmarked and require drive equipment So before venturing too far from pavement obtain explicit directions carry food and extra water perhaps gasoline too and be sure j’our car is in top rendition Many visitors in this area want to see a uranium mine While some operators discourage visitors others have guided dally tours through their properties' usually during noon hour four-whe- el ''Front the moot rugged of the Old 1 V f comes and Vj world's Beauty Most modern industry l long-fa-mili- 1 ar V l Xy Ir took a determined company of pioneers three weeks to cut through just seven miles of this rugged country almost a century ago on their way to settle San Juan County Their famed exploit of crossing the raging Colorado at dangerous ‘ has often been told as an of example pioneer stamina Today this same "Four Corners'’ area is still challenging and awesome to the traveler offering sights unknown elsewhere in the world This is the land of Natural Bridges National Monument Rainbow Bridge the Goosenecks of the San Juan and the Moki houses of prehistoric peoples Despite its primitive beauty San Juan is engaged in the most modern of industries the mining and milling of uranium The AEC Uranium Reduction Mill at Monticello draws in the ore taken from a wide and rich area San Juan the largest of Utah’s counties also contributes greatly to the agricultural economy being first in production of dry beans fourth in wheat and ninth in beef cattle production In all there was over $3000000 in agricultural earnings Nature often yields its riches in beauty and resources unwillingly but for those who persevere like the people of San Juan there is great rewards in high Hcle-in-thc-Roc- accomplishment ii i Uranium miners cut roads to new wonderlands I r ‘"1 A u 24 THE SAIT LAKE TtIBUNE Scmk Edition— Sunday Moy IS 1955 |