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Show 12 Recreation Guide May 2002 Exploring Castle Valley terrains on 'muleback' Southeastern Utah is vast in size and, within hours, people can be in virtually every type ok terrain possum. One of the primary attrao-tibn-a to the Castle Dey region of Utah is the local areas oon- - with aUtyliea ofriden and tourists. I had the opportunity to visit a small portion of south- ern Emery County with Newland in April. Onmules, we spent the day along ,the eastern edge of the San Rafael tunitieB to recreate and view. There are many ways to Swell and got anfy a glimpse of the vast country. . travel the Carbon-Emer- y area. Historically one amall .piece People frequently County mention traveling by hiking, of the early development hapved pened in the early 1800a as driving in jeeps, hicles, regidar motor vehicles, traders from Santa F&, NJL, by boat, canoe, kayak and developed S' commercial route mmiTifnin hilring through western Colorado and The adventures, are unlim- lip into aantom imH aouthem ' ited and the ways of seeing Utah on the way to California. them even greater One way of According to historians, almuch of the is though many of the docucountry seeing mented articles on horseback or mules. lightly . There are not many pack the route was known as the companies operating within Spanish Trafl. . Think of the trail asaneerfy Carbon and Emery counties. day trucking route before the the United States Bureau of times of freeways and train tracks. land Management. One ' The horseback ia owned and traders, company operated ly Jeff Newland of headed almost directly northGreen River and is called JNC west into the Swell and alTVaibidea and Outfitters. though documents differ On the Newland not only knows exact route, it weaved itsway tales of the country but is an northwest between what ia now US. Highway 6 and the San Ra&d Swell, following the . off-roa- . - reg-ister-ed Mounted atop mules or horses, explorers riding along the Spanish Trail catch sight of an old homestead. Although weathered by time and the elements of the San Rafael, portions of the buildings still stand, including tin ranch house, corrals, root cellars and outbuildings. Stories have it that the trail followed the northern route from Santa Fe, N.M. into Utah because of the difficulty traders encountered while attempting to cross the deep gorges of the Grand Canyon and battling to ward off attacks by hostile Indian tribes in the territory of Arizona. washes. it eeema to have followed the DAILY SPECIALS T&S Restaurants Inc. dba: Price & Monday Crisp Meat Burrito Tuesday Two Wednesday Veggie Burrito Thursday Three Friday Taco Cheeseburger 12 pound 14 990 meat Soft Tacos pound Crisp Tacos . $2.99 $1.89 $1.99 990 or choose from our many other selections. We also have delicious desserts. Roosevelt watering holes;' which were few and far between in this vast desert country. Depending on how dose fe the Reef the trial went it must havebeen quite a site to see the buttes, pinnariffg and rneaaa in the west as the. horsemen made their way through the washee and rocks. Stories have it that the traU not-ao-f- ar took the northern route into .Utah because of the difficulty in crossing the Grand Canyon and hostile Indian tribes in' Arizona. ' East of the section of the trail is the Smith Randi home--steastill part nf the ranching familytoday Although weathered by time, partions of the hmlA'ngi wtill taiul torfiwKng the ranch house, onrals, root Mlhri ami wiftnMinp The homestead was Imflt along the side of a wash and is (Continued on page 28) d, Price 715 East Main, 637-184- - -- Stop in today. lacdfima' 0 Its Time For The Best CraaMaw Caata HOURS; PaBy - - - VJ-- -' i S m -- U -- A V. . 1630-63- 0 HMMMimiMMMmMWMnHMI Price 6374403 Saadays 1130 -- 130 rtniwiMini |