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Show Summer fun in the Basin Sure, week long vacations to lush foreign islands are great-i- f you have money and time, but lets get real, both of those The Flaming Gorge-Uint- a Through the Ages Scenic Byway runs between Vernal and Manila on Highway 191 and Utah commodities are sometimes hard Highway 44. On the byway motorists can view signs explaintofind, (especially together). If time is a problem and cash Is ing the evolution of thearea's short, vacationing at home may geology and wildlife. They can be the answer tour the Basin! also visit the Flaming Gorge tour Dam, and take a to of the facility. From Vernal, the The Uintah Basin is home a variety of historic, recreational, driving time is two hours. Basin The Indian Canyon Scenic and educational spots. can a residents Byway covers 47 miles ending In enjoy day away from the house, in theirown the historic mining town of Helper, of of for cost tank the a driving time is approximately one backyard , lunch. a and hour, starting in Duchesne. Along picnic gas A $20 gas up and get away the way motorists will see a travel planning index made by variety of rock formations and AAA Utah estimated the most vegetation. recent statewide average gas The Sheep Creek Spirit Lake .60 to be $1 price byway runs alongside the Uinta pergallor.fbr unleaded gas. Using Fault Motorists first take the the current gas average, coupled Sheep Creek loop, which is 1 3 with an average EPAgas mileage miles. The Spirit Lake road is a 1 of 23miles per gallon, $20 in spur off the Sheep Creek gasoline should carry the average loop. The return route from Spirit motorist 288 miles. Lake is 48 miles of paved and While the average gas price gravel road, making this byway and traveling conditions are sure about a two hour drive. to vary throughout the The Nine Mile Canyon area, it is likely that the it is still backway, Red doudDry Fork relatively inexpensive to travel byway, Jones Hole byway and dose to home. the Browns Park backway are all So ... rather than entertaining scenic routes in the basin. Each the vacationing blues this take about two hours and view fill the the summer, pack cooler, spectacularformations, vegetation and wildlife. gas tank, buckle up the kids and head to one of the many hot spots Takeahike-If walking to view nature is a on our travel list. On the road agaln- must, avid walkers or hikers may For the motorist who loves to want to consider takingafew of be behind the wheel, while thesetrails. The Duchesne River Walk runs viewing Utah's versatile scenery, there are seven scenic byways or about a half a mile along the backways (unpaved roads) Strawberry River. The paved and boarded walk is always open and extending from one end of the Basin tothe other. has turnouts for anglers. The walk is located on the south end of Wildlife - self-guid- ed self-ser- Duchesne nearihe rodeo grounds. For bird watchers it m ight be a treatto see the Goshawk nest, on the YeBowpine Campground nature walk. YeBowpine is located north of Mountain Home, in theYellowstcne portion of the Ashley National Forest. The walk is paved and allows for wheelchairs. Circling part of Moon Lake, is anotherwheelchairaccessible walk. This walk is not paved, however the soil underfoot has been hardened. . A walking tour of Vernal maybe fun for those who self-guid- ed a day in the don't want to spend wilderness. There are ISstops on the tour, including the Wilcox Academy, a missionary school in the early 1900s for children of various ages, and the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum which hasasplendiddisplay of pioneer relics and history of the settling of the area Other attractions on the walk include: the Utah Field House of Natural History, Dinosaur Gardens, Northeastern Utah Visitors Center, Vernal City Park, the Bank of Vernal, Vernal Area Chamberof Commerce and Convention Bureau, Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, the oid county hospital, the Western Park Convention Center, the Vernal LDSTemple, the Family Genealogical History Library, Independence Park and the Ashley Valley Community Park and Sports center. Caveexptoring- - Besuretopackaflashlightor two,forcavinginoneofthefew caves around Vernal. Little Brush Creek cave and Massey cave offer fun caving experiences for the beginner and the more seasoned caver. Little Brush Creek cave is about 25 miles north of Vernal on US Highway 1 91 . 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