| Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SCENIC SECTION PART TWO SUNDAY MORNING JUNE Impressive Scenery Abounds in South 14 1938 East Utah Grand Canyon Majestic Scenery in Zion Park Wayne Woriders Fills Eye With ' Attracts World Wide Attention Reveal Ancient Sublime Glory Majestic Zion national park in southern Utah is characterized by vividly Habitat of Man colored and fantastically carved kandstone cliffs bordering a deep valley lm- has attained world-wid- e portance as a spectacular scenic area and annually attracts thousands of visitors from all parts of the globe A turbulent stream cut down vertically for 2500 feet to develop the matchless Zion canyon The canyon displays sandstones and Bhales of many hues In strangely modeled masses Fine Coloring Probably most amazing in this wonderland Is the highly coloring The glorious red of the vermilion cliff is Two-thirof the way outstanding up the Walls and temples dazzle with their brilliant reds then gentle white rises into the skies Sometimes the white is surmounted by a cap of vivid red Zion Is reached by an automobile ride of 62 miles from the railroad through a marvelous region of color The park is entered through two huge stone masses of complicated architectural proportions— the East and West temples The West temple is 4000 feet high Its partner stands as a skyline sentinel on the east side of the gorge Depth of Canyon The canyon inside the portals is more than half a mile deep half a mile wide at the bottom a mile wide from crest to crest—all glowing with color But besides the amazing coloring there are numerous odd creations of erosion Monoliths rise to great heights Wind and water have carved out strange designs which keep the visitor in a state of awe Zion is indeed majestic it Zion with its vast sunken mountains and impressive sea of flaming and changing colors l the great Grand Canyon of the Colorado In northern Arizona The canyon is ranked among the foremost of the world's acenlc wonders Its sides are carved and fretted beyond description Its blues and grays and mauves and reds are only exceeded in Interest by the tremendous proportions of this glgantie chasm One overlooks from tbft rim a thousand square miles of pyramids and minarets cut from the painted depths Far below the gleaming thread of the Colorado river winds westward The Colorado river enters Utah 50 miles above Moab and just below that lovely little community in the southeastern part of the state the Grand Canyon takes form reaching Its thrilling climax at the North Rim reached from Utah over splendid highways Awe-inspiri- Wind Erosion Effect Seen In Arches Monument Area Arches national monument with an area of 4520 acres in southwestern Utah contains splendid examples of wind erosion Fantastic and bizarre rock creations have been produced here by hot desert winds aided by occasional rains Here are to be found arches caves castle-lik- e piles window openings chimneys bridges walls and scores of other strange formations hewn out of m&ssived red sandstone Ruins of Prehistoric Cave Feature Navajo Country Montezuma castle in Arizona is a true cliff dwelling located in a cavity on the face of a towering cliff Thd structure is 40 feet from bottom to top and is overhung by about 30 feet of cliff Close by are a number of small cliff homes of from one to four or five rooms Upwards of 200 persona probably made their homes in the area in the early days of the conUnent Cedar Breaks Full Of Scenic Charm' tiues Ever-Shifti- ng Not far from Cedar City Utah is a region of spectacular grandeur— the Cedar Breaks national monument The monument consists of a series of great amphitheaters cut by frost water and wind to depths ranging down to 200ft fet in pink cliffs The ’‘breaks” flash into view as the visitor comes suddenly to the brink of a giant amphitheater whose forested rim is 10400 feet above the level of the Sea Magnificent architectural formb are to be seen in its labyrinths All are marvelously colored The many strange forms Suggest cathedrals castles and temples with thousands of ptnnaoles and towers The predominating color Is pink but th hues also inchld white cream' purple yellow' brown green "tan and laVende The shades change with the pass- -' ing of the hours of the day There are ample camp grounds for visitors 1 Koloh Canyon District Easy of Access to Road 91 Travelers Located only two miles east of highway 9i between Ceda t City and the Anderson ranch Is tne marvelous Kolob canyon area Near the head of the great Hurricane fault north of La Verkin wind and water have carved out six beautiful canyons in the massive Vermillion cliffs Some of the gorges are very narrow but have walls rising for 2000 feet Dashing streams from the high plateau flash through the more easterly canyons which are bedded down with a dense growth of flowers and other vegetation Many visitors have compared this area to the majestic grandeur of Zion national park Walls of the canyons are similar to the architectural formations of Zion Thousands of Nature Lovers Attracted By Maple Canyon Beauty The spectacularly beautiful Maple canyon near Moroni in eastern Utah annually attracts thousands of lovers of nature The gorge is located near highway 189 A mile up canyon is a striking box canyon whose perpendicular walls in places rise to a height of 1500 feet At the bottom of the box canyon t is so narrow that a man can teach across and touch both sides at the same time There are 50 splendid camp sites provided by the forest service at the forkk of Maple canyon and there Is ample parking apace for automobiles The unusual beauty of the canyon proper Is enhanced by a series of aide tripe to tiny spots of supreme loveliness 6 Fish Lake Country Provides Trout at 8800-Fo- ot Altitude The blue cold waters ing Fish lake center Lake national forest into nine counties of Utah The lake fishermen's of gleam- the Fish reaching southern paradise is six miles long one mile wide and 120 feet deep It is one of Utah’s principal pleasure resorts and is well stocked with six varieties of firm tasty trout ranging up to 25 pounds The lake bed Is about 8800 feet above sea level and the water body is surrounded by trees and foliage providing attractive camp grounds While the lake is the outstanding feature of the forest the wooded area also contains many other fascinating scenic attractions accessible by automobile The Wayne Wonderland of eastern Utah Is one of the most impressive and beautiful scenic areas In the entire west Within its confines are to be found brilliantly colored and forested mountains entrancing lakes gorges' strange writings by primitive man and innumerable other attractions of wide variety The Wayne Wonderland takes in the districts around Bicknell Torrey and Fruita all of which ae connected by a good highway f Near Bicknell is Thousand Lake mountain set with 20 gem-lik- e Jakes The rise is a mass of color it is of red sandstone at the bottom turning to orange and cream and whita further up and Is capped by a black volcanic top Not far away is the Aquarius plateau similarly colored to its 11 height From Torrey to Fruita a drive takes the visitor through the Granite Wash where wind and water have cut striking rock formations Tyo and a half miles ndrtheast of Fruita' Is the Hicknatural man natural bridge a structure In this region are to be seen the writings on rock of primitive man'-- The great Capitol gorge cuts through the mountains just eight miles south 600-fo- ot 117-fo- ot Bryce Canyon Full of Beauty Among the most colorful of southern Utah's scenic wonders' Is that of Bryce Canyon national park area near Panguitch The park contains a box canyon filled with an array of fantastically eroded pinnacles of striking coloring The principal beauty spots are seen where streams have cut hack into the edges of cliffs forming amphitheaters or wide canyons filled with pinnacles and odd forms Bryce Is & horseshoe shaped bowl extending down a thousand feet through pink and white sandstones The bowl' or amphitheater Is three miles loqg and two miles wide The top is composed of white or pale yellow sandstone These colors merge into the pinks and reds of lower layers The carvings vie in Interest with the beautiful colorings of Fruita Stfathern Lake Popular As Retreat for Anglers Navajo lake sparkling in a picturesque setting in Southern Utah is one of the state’s most popular fishing grounds The lake glistens at ah elevation of 9500 feet It la surrounded by a dense forest of fuspen spruce and fir It provides the ideal resting plaoe for the traveler Huntington Region Famed As Fishermen’s Huntington canyon la eastern Utah has become famous as a fishermen’s paradise The canyon creek tumbles through a wooded area of unusual beauty Every year thousands of fish are planted In the creek and its trbiktartes Fish and Game by the Carbon-Emer- y association 7r— Carhqn County Coal Southeastern Utah Offe rs Travel et - Mines Interesting As Fortune Makers Vistas of Stone Spans ' Highly interesting are the great coal fpines of the Carbon county area from jvblch fortunes have been taken Carbon county Utah inclose natural resources apparently inexhaustible — coal rock asphalt carbon dioxide gaa and 40000 acres of tillable land In addition to the great interest attaching to the many mines travelers find a wealth of scenic attractions in the ‘area There are lovely canyon drives to scenic points where streams and lakes are alive with fish and the mountains contain game :nimals One of the most remarkable of the county's scenic landmarks is the great Castle Gate a natural formation at the west entrance to the mijting area Montezuma Castle Boasts Home of Cliff jpweilers Consisting of three areas fotaling acres ithe Navajo national monument of northeastern Arizona contains the ruins of a remarkable prehistoric cay dsirelllng Betatkln Is the onjy ruin m the monument which has been excavated and restored It is in the side of a soft red sandstone cliff forming the north wall of a picturesque canyon 360 Paradise Located within A few miles of each other in the Natural Bridges national monument of southeastern Utah are three natural rock spans of great size and beauty Probably the oldest of the three is the Owanchonie Rock Mound bridge' ha been carved by erosion patil If fa a comparatively iyarw strip of rock While tnemalfet of thq three it yet has 4 span of i ' i It I94telt It fs 3!Ieet widkn top but only 10 HetthldKln the center It Hsfca4$jen above aste$nlti:-fTiThen there'-U- ' file tirofthe bridge It Is the most mesa-ly- e having apart and a width of 49 feet It i 497 feet thick ftt Its smallest Part and risea (9 ft height of ' ' '205 feet V' The gipapik 189-fo- 9 - ot 4 -- - J4te beUerJuiWS AUlisAu "gusta bridge has a spsft of 261 feet Is 128 feet wide and 65 feet thick at its smallest part It rises to ft height of 222 feet i 4 |
