| Show (71)tialtEaktZt-ri5un-t v it Recreation Desk: 237-203- E TIONMI UWEEK C 4 A THURSDAY Se tember 24 1992 9 C5 E E I Crowds Can Ruin DE I - M1 II -- ' - About 20 years ago when I was in the process of learning to enjoy outdoor experiences of all types I set a personal goal of visiting every one of the 48 national parks Now having explored 22 of those parks I'm not certain the goal is worth completing Visiting national parks like Yosemite Yellowstone Grand Canyon Grand Teton or Zion in the busy summer months is simply too much of a hassle Campgrounds are full deteriorating roads are jammed with traffic and finding solitude is almost impossible C 7 4 — t hits wed as ime rge eds 11 10 11101 003 120 -- CCO 4 S I "3- -6 1 -1 tor4N Muzzleloaders Test Outdoor Skills During Bear Lake Rendezvous k l ' '1'A'4-q - ' 1 - i - ' ' v - A THE SALT LAKE a 4i 2 '4i' 1 ! - I - - ' "111144A 1 - s ' P' z ' a I I' - : '41 NA ''' - I 14St It le' 44t - ve 1 - '''''' ' t i 4 ) ''' ' -''- '' NA A- - - ' '' 6' t 01 it It - t - 6 N- ' tl '' '' 6' - - - - :'' - -- - Tom Wharton II 'tt : i: '''''4'''''' :: $ - f — lp N4k:4 ' - -'' :7 ''' - - -- - - dutch-ove- - cooking Mountain Men of the Organizations like the Salt Wasatch sponsor rendezvous like this one throughout the year in many parts of Utah They spend much of the winter honing their mountain skills and studying history 1 1 N (14:114: ! I " N 464- i II g C 0 2 2 0 0 0 i i i 0 oto Sec key act' the IOW 100 ISO 112 III 010 231 122 112 000 000 000 101 -10 -1 he 'tie 2 SO I 0 I 3 2 D 30 i 2 3 2 3 0 0 I Outdoors Editor Consider that in Utah alone visits to the five national parks have increased 69 since 1980 At Capitol Reef visitation increased 100 percent in the past seven years Parking lots at Zion National Park often fill to capacity on summer days Getting a camping spot at Arches is like finding a gold piece in your change drawer Speaking at this week's Interagency Tourism Conference in Park City National Park Service director James Ridenour cited some frightening statistics about park visitation Marketing campaigns he said reduced the percentage of national park visitation occurring during the peak summer months from 95 to 78 Unforunately the total number of park visitors has increased so dramatically and there has been no decline in the number of visits during the peak season This means national parks are staying crowded for longer periods of time The promotion of United States parks as a destination to foreign tourists is helping to increase the crowding As much as 40 of the visitors at some of the major park attractions hail from out of the United States The crowding situation has become so serious that Ridenour told a Hinckley Institute of Politics meeting Monday that the time may be fast approaching when tourists will need to make day use reservations to visit some of the most popular parks during the peak season Some of the best minds in the tourist business gathered at Park City to discuss ways to help alleviate the crowding at the major parks One of the solutions suggest-le- d and it's an excellent one is to utilize less public lands located near popular national parks This would work especially well in southern Utah where national forests Bureau of Land Management and state park facilities often provide excellent recreation facilities and hiking opportunities in close proximity to - the more popular national parks But even some of these areas - :are becoming increasingly Crowded in the summer : :Months : :So are motel facilities near : :the more popular parks But :the economics of the summer ::pCak season coupled with near - :empty rooms in the winter :quake for harsh economic well-know- n -- -- - - i ''t 'Al S' '6 1 - 449''' ' '' '- ' 'it 4 - I 1 kikt ' 4I ' ' - - ' 'tI r - - - - or f ' 14 it: -- n -- — which is :bS surrounded k 444 4 -- 4 4- 4' 'Ai- - 4' - v i I' -- - - - - - ' i t '''''°1 '": N ' '' 4 It 4r" I 1 ' it' 4kki Hobie Cat Builder Keeps Enjoying Sailing His Legendary Catamaran 1 - ' ' 4 o'' v I 'i - " s ' 4 - i' Nck - ' Brett V 0 ' - 4"-- Prettrnan The Salt By Craig '''' BEAR LAKE — flobie Alter made the most of his surfing knowledge and created the innovative noble Catamaran sailboats in 1968 Now nearly 200000 of his legendary boats are used throughout the world Hobie is no longer affiliated with the noble Cat Company which builds the boats But he remains connected to the crafts which carry his name His children Hobie Jr Paula and Jeff have all competed in the boats and followed in their fa- Lake Tribune Studious Elk Hunters Will Have Best Chance at Success By Brett Prettyman THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE I The 1992 general season elk hunt should be a successful venture for hunters who have done their homework "Hunters who have scouted an area and know where the elk are should do well" said Wes Shields big game program coordinator with the Division of Wildlife Resources The hunt runs Wednesday to Oct 13 The deadline for purchasing an elk license is Tuesday at midnight According to officials the primary purpose for the cutoff is to curtail people from taking extra animals and then buying a permit to prevent being caught for poaching "It's not fair for some people to abuse the system while the vast majority of hunters are lawfully hunting and and harvesting their animals" said Shields Avoid the possibility of not getting a license by buying early Some stores may run out before you get there An early fall will make for a colorful and different atmosphere for hunters High elevation hunters will find many trees have already shed their leaves which ak HUNTING ri1MMEMEMOMEMEMEINNIEffil elk herds in this region are in good shape and scattered thoughout the gional game manager range saki Dave Olsen A wet July kept elk forage Creek unit is plentiful The Heber-Rea yearling-bull-onlunit "Barring any big change in the weather this should be a good family outing" said Olsen CENTRAL REGION —"Elk populations seem not to be impacted by droughts like the deer have" said Guinta The Fish Lake Manti Nebo Heber-ReCreek and units are all yearling bull only Guiata said hunting should should be "pretty good" Elk should be in traditional areas and may be near permanent sources of water he said SOUTHERN REGION — According to acting game manager Jim Guymon this region is divided in half Hunting in the upper half is traditionally the best With the Fish Lake (yearling only) Boulder Mountain and Beaver Mountain units providing ample opportunity for elk hunters The lower half of the hunts on unit is mainly limited-entrprivate lands Guymon suggests hunters spend time in aspen areas Limited-entr- y hunters are doing well especially near Panguitch Lake SOUTHEASTERN REGION — Information specialist Brent Stettler says hunters should scout stands of aspen mountain brush and deep canyons with water in order to be successful in this areas should region The limited-entroffer some great hunting Last year success rates varied from 73 to 100 in the limited areas Stettler said the Manti and White River areas are yearling bull only d could make for a noisy hunt Hunters who are also camping should be aware that some areas have fire restrictions and officials are urging extreme caution with open flames and cigarettes Officials are stressing the importance of hunter compliance on the yearling bull units "We are trying to provide a more normal social structure by allowing larger bulls to breed" said wildlife biologist Bruce Guinta "The yearling bull regulation will provide the opportunity for people to see and hear big bulls Eventually hunters will have a chance at a trophy bull" Shields predicts about a 15 overall success rate for elk this year Here is the outlook for each region in the state provided by offidais: NORTHERN REGION — Regional Rensel says hunters should look for elk in aspen habitat areas where livestock have not been recently Archery and muzzleloaders reported larger bulls in the area during the earlier hunts The middle part of the Cache unit is a yearling-bul- l unit NORTHEASTERN REGION — The manager Jack y one-desig- n ther's wake Hobie won the first Hobie Cat National Championship and the young Alters have taken up where he left off But Hobie events are not just the stiff competition of sailing The members of Utah's Fleet 67 for example pride themselves in their practice of the Hobie Lifestyle It is a lifestyle of shared sailing knowledge mixed with considerable fun Diamond-Strawberr- d The International Olympic Committee is courting Hobie Cat as the latest Olympic class The IOC views Hobie as a popular and successful boat that would boost the fortunes of Olympic sailing But Ilobie skippers themselves have mixed feelings about joining the Olympic movement Hobie himself wants the popular Hobie 16 to remain the people's boatHe said the llobie 18 with its increased number of sailing adjustments is a boat which would fit nicely into the mold established by the US Yacht Racing Union and Olympic yachting Folks like Californian Wayne Schafer who has been involved with Hobie almost from the time Alter moved out of surfing is one of those who created the which has proven the backbone of Hobie Cats popularity The lifestyle goes beyond sailing to include the occasional water balloon barrage shoreside golf and any number of events designed to add enjoyment to a simple sailing event Hansel! THE SALT LAKE TRf RUNE Most Utah elk hunters will only dream of shooting a bull elk like this one when the open bull season begins next Wednesday But with elk populations growing a few trophy bulls will be killed one-desig- ifestyle" n y Grand Teton Park Facilities Starting to Close Facilities at Grand Teton National Park are beginning to close for the season Fee collections will end Oct 13 though the roads will remain open throughout the year The Colter Bay visitor center closes Oct 4 but the Moose visitor center will remain open throughout the year except Christmas Day Lizard Creek Campground is closed Jenny Lake and Colter Bay close Sunday Signal Mountain and Gros Ventre close on Oct 13 y -- Twin Lakes Hike Offers Views d Mountahis Of rr44- - !t!:('' ' By Torn Wharton THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON — There are many different types of fall scenes which assault the eyes this time of year One of the most beautiful may be the golden aspens which can be seen at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon And the best way to view these fantastic colors may be to take the short — but steep — hike to Twin Lakes To reach the trail park at the Silver Lake parking area Take the boardwalk which surrounds this small lake to the northwest corner of Silver Lake If you have time walk to the (one-wa- newly-pave- d south of the lake on the way up and then return on the north side of the lake This is all easy walking When you reach the northwest corner of Silver Lake take an unmarked dirt trail to the north Pick up the trail to Twin Lakes — also unmarked — about 150 yards from the point where the trail leaves the more heavily used Silver Lake loop The trail veers first to the east and then heads toward the south climbing all the way According to the book Hiking the Wasatch the elevation gain over that short hike is about 710 feet to the small cement dam that stores water above the Brighton Ski Area's Evergreen chairlift !git ' f 4A e 'F04:c4''!: 01 ' It 1 t ' ir4Alikts s c7- - -- - Al It- 4 tio - Vs3 ' ' l 41: 4 1- At '''''r '7" ) - – ' : ' l' 10 - 01' 4I':' 448 I it till -1 ' '' Ilig A ': 4411 4 441t Arq st 1 041 ' 7 ' 7 1 4" 4 ' - f Z '' A ' 'N'' ' t - - ie'r t ''''': 'I - v "i t: ' 44 4- - :''- f- ''' f t t 4 44 - 41)4' ' ' '' ' f 1"t-tis- !!I ' bt - i '2 - ''''' s1- " 44t )4 ! - A- '' Sa' 1'dtliet"—t'i: 4 s ' ' '' ' ''' ' ' 11)' ' 4'' '': -' ' 1 1 ' ''"'''' '' :' 4 - '' 4 :'':: i' I N i '‘' ! '1 -- $4' I 'I ' f: "' ' 1 ' t tti 0' V4: ' 4 ' ' ‘ :m 1 ' ' - t - ' t 4- :: t'44 ' A 0- t - 'I : 2 4 f- ' '''1- t T ' I ': 40 '' 61 ' - Ix t1 t ' -- --- ! i 1 4 r11 ' '- fo (t r ' t1Za 4 ' ' - 4'::'11:1'1'7::: '''': a ' ' :— 0 4 Gold-Covere- federal land much of it wil: derness — has the highest per :capita income of any place in :the United States : It will be interesting to see : :what other ideas come from :the creative thinkers who gath::ered in Park City this week : identified as ways to draw : :people away from the bestand into national :known parks :less well known hut equally 'spectacular public lands -- ' 4'" 4 ' 's r"—It That day is celebrated each year to acknowledge the role hunters and fishers play in wildlife conservation For example US Fish and Wildlife Service director John Turner said earlier in the week that consumptive wildlife users contribute the vast majority of funding for state and federal wildlife programs Thic yenr's Natinnnl Minting and Fishing Day theme is "Even -- ‘ - Target shooting will be free Saturday at the Lee Kay Center for Hunter Education at 6000 West and 2100 South and the Cache Valley Hunter Education Center at 2840 West Valley View Highway near Logan Using the rifle pistol and archery ranges at the two Division of Wildlife Resources-managefacilities will be a way for local hunters and fishers to celebrate National Hunting and Fishing n -- - ' -: What is needed especially in is an investment in rural ::tdurist facilities coupled with marketing cam: paigns similar to the one ::mounted by Brian Head in the :summer and Garfield County : in the winter ::::Finally rural areas must be :ennvinced that amenities like : 1:wilderness clean air and clean water can provide a solid yearrdund employment basis : : It is no accient that the ::hickbone of economic growth :in: the Greater Yellowstone : Area the past 20 years has the area's pristine envi :Ninment and quality of life It : Is also no accident that Aspen :4Jtah :off-seaso- n Lake-base- d ti6 erine SO n d " - - half-doze- " :- TRUit-N- BEAR LAKE — Smoke billowed from the barrel and sent the heavy lead ball on its way to a target Mountain man Curtis Maxfield put down his black powder rifle loaded another charge of black powder and then shoved the ball down the muzzle It was Maxfield's fourth trip here to don his buckskins and join other similarly dressed mountain men at the Bear Lake Rendezvous -I started going to Ft Bridger Wyoming 17 years ago as a spectator and then I got involved in the shooting" said Curtis a resident of West Jordan who works as a heavy equipment mechanic at Wheeler Machinery when he isn't honing his black powis a lot of fun and you meet a lot of good people" der skills At the next shooting position Garden City Mayor Bryce Nielson took aim In the background a teepees were set up and some mountain men and women hawked their hand-craftewares About 65 mountain men came to the annual rendezvous this year to practice everything from hatchet throwing to shooting and ' - It - Craig Hansell By - No:7 1 at° GOO ' ' - ' 020 coo 001 010 000 '' 16 ' - 7-- &Nit - ' - 11 X$- - N National Parks SO 3 Vacations in -- -- : E' ' 11' Ag Tom kk karma The Sall Lake Tribune Hikers on the Twin Lakes Trail might see a deer hiding in the golden aspen trees along the trail That elevation didn't deter many hikers Sunday Some took frequent short breaks at the steep and rocky part at the end of the trail But most made it to the top where they enjoyed a view of a carved natural bowl The dam helped turn Twin Lakes into one lake But with the drought there are now two Most of the fun of this hike though comes in walking along the trail Branches of aspen trees guard parts of the trail forming a golden tunnel Then at a rocky slide area the scene opens up to a beautiful view of Silver Lake Shooting Ranges Will Host Free Activities to Celebrate National Fishing Hunting Day Saturday d Day Old Traditions Need New Begin- nings Start Tomorrows Sportsmen Today" "Every one of today's sportsmen owes a debt to the hunters and anglers who have gone before especially the men and women who introduced us to the joys and wonders of the sportsman's world" said Bob Davis the national coordinator for the celebration "This year we're encouraging sportsmen to repay that debt by passing on the sportsman's conservation heritage to America's next generations" he continued The Utah Hunter Education Instructors Association is sponsoring a sporting clay shotgun com- petition for local celebrities outdoor writers and TV reporters at 9 am Saturday A check of MO will be presented to the winner's charity of choice the winners' name US Ski Team Trading Cards: The 055151:31:311") -- s i ad 10 US Ski Team is introducing a 50- - card set which profiles Olympic medalists Diann and Hilary Lindh as well as other racers and coaches on the 1992-9alpine ski team The cards produced by the Canadian Erin him Marketing company will include an action photo and head shot as well as biography and career information set will cost $15 A RV Guide: Owners of recWinter reational vehicles may want a copy of Recreation Vehicle Indus Roffe-Steinrott- 3 50-car- d er try Association's new booklet Wintertime RV Use and Mainte- nance Conservation officers who work near Price have had reports of bears in East Carbon a nuisance bear at the Sunnyside Mine and camp robbing bears on Bruin Point Bears have been reported at the Ferron Reservoir Grassy Lake Joe's Valley Huntington Canyon and the Avintaquin campground Wildlife officials are urging hunters and others camping in areas frequented by bears to keep food locked up in cars and to never feed a bear If you encounter a black bear make noise Yell bang pots and throw rocks to scare it away Don't play dead and don't run away If you are attacked fight back and be aggressive For more information on safety in bear country pick up a free brochure from any DWR office called Safety in Cougar and Bear Country fruit-eatin- g The $2 booklet tells about heating an RV in winter where to park driving on slick roads and storage tips Send $2 to RVIA Dept WNTZ PO Box 22090 Reston Va 22090 Wildlife Cookbook: The Division of Wildlife Resouros' recently published a wildlife cookbook called A Taste on the Wildside The book sells for $5 and is available at agency offices in Salt Lake Ogden Price Vernal Cedar City and Springville Proceeds from the sale will be used to renovate the agency's historic building at the Utah State in Salt Lake City Bear Problems: Bears have been creating increasing problems for campers and hunters throughout Utah this year and especially in the Price area Fair-par- k |
