Show P0® 18 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday March 27 1998 ByJohn JWisa A‘ V ’t Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area east of Hynun recently received the honorable mention award for outstanding recreation programs from the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation The annual award recognizes outstanding programs and facilities in the Beehive State Operated by the Utah Division of Wildlife - Resources Hardware Ranch was nominated for the award "because of numerous recreational opportunities availahle to die public throughout the year" according to Lowell Marthe ranch manager From December 1997 top this month the ranch attracted more than 50000 visitors many of them to ride horse-draw- n sleighs among wintering wapiti The ranch also serves as a hub for snowmobilers Hardware-Mont- e Cristo-Loga- n Canyon trail complex A number of improvements over the put six years have made Hardware Ranch more enjoyable for die public New additions include die Hardware Cafe and a snowmobile rental center Both are private concessions Other recreational opportunities also exist at the ranch during summer including camping and fishing tributaries to Blade smith Forte and Dutch oven cookouts in nearby Curds Canyon Sleigh rides are over for season but Marthe said about 300 elk remain on the ranch With only two weeks erf hay left in the bam he is asking for anyone with hay to spare to call him at 753-62Rained on hay is acceptable to elk he said Some elk are slowly leaving the meadow but Marthe said he prefers feed them hay until surrounding ranges greenup Salt Lake Tribune tf everyone would stop For a few moments a day You ’d hear something That doesn't exist Anymore Silence — Charles Mercier It was a silent winter day in Negro Bill Canyon in Utah when we met die poet in die desert My wife and I thought ourselves alone as we trekked up the trail listening to the drip drip drip of water from icicles hanging from red rock ledges while looking up at the cold blue iky through the leafless branches of cottonwood trees We had marveled at Morning Glory Arch lying quietly in the fine cold red sand trying to soak up a few winter rays of sun As we walked back three men quietly joined us and we began to chat trading stories of die desert places we eqjoy One man came from Nebraska to mountain bike A friend came from somewhere else And then there was Charlie Merrier the poet : 06 in the desert who seemed to be a wanderer He lived in cities such as San Diego and Tucson but became tired and depressed” So he moved to Moab Utah Rocks Speak: And the rocks began to speak to him in strange ways even be had difficulty understanding “Before I came to southeast Utah I never wrote read or was even remotely interested in poetry” he said “I cannot explain what happened I look at a lot of what I have written and all I can say to myself is that I did not and could not create what is in many of these ' more than 100 bonefish iwchiding one 8 pounds “A lot of people thought you couldn't get a fish in as fast” he said “The rod I V I vs ir lMlil c i - National Park somewhere between The Windows and Park Avenue where he would often sit for hours listening and observing the nat- ural world around him ' “It’s not that stupid channeling thing” said Charlie “But the words weren't really mine I was almost more of a translator than anything Who knows? All the religions seem to say they know the answer But humans aren’t smart enough to know” The poet shared his creations with a few friends One John Savarese told him he should publish them in a book But there is not much of a market for desert Continued from Pagel7 played the pink and gold of sunrise It was my fervent wish that all who are contemplating the con- - struction of a dam to strangle tiris t r with me now to vibrate anti tin‘ gle to the song of passionate life to witness flocks of geese duck crane and gull slice through the crisp liquid air across the face of a giant moon across slopes of the te-pe- Bear River ed snow-inundat- Outfitters said they could find no possible justification for the proposed cutbacks They announced their analysis of the plan in a statewide news release on Friday Their criticism comes about one month before the Forest Service holds a series of public one-weig- - vn S’ pftittoftiMdwasaureaiu one who dared look and listen to witness what I had would have felt the same a fervent desire to protect this essential place from harm's way to prevent the mighty dagger of “progress" from piercing this fragile heart of i Salmon-Chall- is is ments will be accepted on the plan through Dec 1 The Forest Service's proposal came in the form of a four-volu- Forest officials have said they draft environmental impact statement After the public comment period doses a final impact statement will be developed as a new reductions are made they said public use could double on die riven and cause overcrowding on two of the nation’s most prized wilderness Whitewater rivers proposed reductions in river use to protect the public’s “wilderness experience” If no 10-ye- ar management plan for the Frank almost got it all out” said Roberts as he through its paces put the ought-weig‘‘Now that’s impressive We’ve got a down-canywind and I can still flip it up I can’t do that as well with my bamboo It mends real well but the tip is too brush “They are not for everybody” he said “They are for people willing to slow down and go with small flies at short Whitlock said it takes some time to get used to casting ultralight rods He likens it to painting with a one-- or two-ha- ir catch-and-relea- se ht stiff forme” distances” wy t?: Whitlock sees the use of ultralights growing as more riven become and tiny flies are the only T “jw ' 2 r '! 1 way to catch fish li jOP" siriiiiqnrj ri one boa ' y Wilderness " Karen Sholes president of the Salmon Valley Chamber of Commerce said she received a briefing from the outfitters this week “I think the outfitters proved there are a lot of holes in what the Forest Service put out” she said “Their figures just aren't right" At the conclusion of the briefing Sholes said several finest officials admitted the plan had flaws meetings about the plan in ‘and they couldn’t’ support it 51‘ selected cities and towns in themselves” Salmon-ChallNational central Idaho Public com- on IWMseized'bylhe' immensity v Church River of No' Return News Swvtoa On the Holy Water section of southern Oregon's Rogue River fishing guides Dave Roberts and Brad Schnelke tried ht casting Sage’s ought- - and v'rods : v line and I’ve “That must be a 60-fo- I "J rV‘?r'torrtb!’r z ''‘j J I iiaioria-oi- q ’ r uu kIi’V V l'p ’ : Range if IlhwnmllmlHbnJH CACHE DEMOCRATS Each Book Includes: Childs name & hometown Manges from you Encourages the joy of reading (888) tatpps Howard off" vuf BOISE Idaho (AP) — Outfitters contend the Forest Service’s proposal to curtail boat trips on the Salmon and Middle Fork of the Salmon riven is rife with errors ng DMribuM by RwiiA Guides blast river poetry so Mercier published it himself calling it “Desert Voices" Charlie said that if I were ever near his place at the Lazy Lizard hostel in Moab I ought to drop by He had plenty of copies snd he would be glad to give me ooe So I did And knowing a bit about the perils of I handed him a $5 bill and had him sign the book Applicable Passage: Thumbing through it I came upon a passage that applies to us who spend time m red rock canyons lie wrote: When the walls speak Do you listen?- When the winds call Do you answer? Not all of us are poets But we answer the call of the desert in many ways Some write columns Others take photographs Some are inspired to paint A few jot down their thoughts in journals Some collect only memories stowed in the recesses of their minds like rare buried treasures These wild places can inspire us just as they did the pok in the desert if we only take time to sit watch and listen Just like Charlie Merder did as fast with the lighter rod” he said “The reason is you can put a lot more pressure on those fish without breaking one-weig- - Ol : poems" He discovered a favorite spot in- Arches Protecting light leaders is what ultralight rods are about Dave Whitlock a flyfishing teacher writer and artists who u a consultant to Sage had urged the company to develop an ultralight line since he fust tried out ht Orvis “You will probably land the fish twice Continued from Page 17 HwWdJoumto to photo f Hows drawn sWghrtdw among wimwinfl akamlustonaofdwiacmUonWopporliailUoatstaliownU Harn to say was bent over into the butt but the leader is what brings in the fish faster" Flyrod 'A 'ii'l ‘"C SO By Tom Wharton S fr riding die outdoors editor rf J" mention recreation earns s " t r-- —T — V 5S£ Pin nowtoWtondto Annul JtotoWMVJsdaflnOlnwftSuclon Coppmfl 762-22- Murat RBVPMww Hull raft lpwWTh Lam W75S4S74vMJafnon(Ne RiEffinfl Gratification? 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