| Show THE SALT LAKEJTRIBUNE SCENIC SECTION PART TWO SUNDAY MORNING Page Six Wyoming JUNE 14 1938 V cation Regions Beckon to All Travelers - Evanston Stands as Western Gate Nature Offers Wyoming Offers To Marvelous Vacation Country Real Paradise Wide Varieties Evanston the gateway to' the travels eastward from For Sportsman In Yellowstone great Evanston he enters a region at the Wyoming vacation area from the west bottom of a inland sea Is Yellowstone national park ia widely acclaimed for its wide variety of spectacular scenery based primarily on volcanic geology The mountains of the park are prod- ucts or remainders of great volcanoes The great plateaus from which spurt giant geysers and from which flow hot springs consist of the ash and disintegrated lavas ejected from those volcanoes The famous geysers are confined to six basins in the middle west and southern portions of the park which covers an area of 3438 square miles However other hot water phenomena occur widely separated points They include beautifully colored hot springs mud volcanoes and other strange freaks of nature The wgter at Mammoth Hot Springs has brought to the surface large amounts of white mineral deposits building terraces of lncrusted basins high into the air Tiny plants palnt the mineral matter hues of red pink and bluish gray A number of the geysers erupt at irregular intervals although Old Faithful the best known plays regularly The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a region of extreme beauty One may look almost vertically down river on the dashing Yellowstone Southward is a waterfall nearly twice the height of Niagara Falls Yellowstone park is one of the greatest wild animal preserves in the world There are no domestic cattle but deer bear elk and antelope and some mountain sheep moose and bison are to be The streams and Yellowstone seen lake afford splendid fishing Opening to Shoshone Cavern Top on Mountain Is Picturesque to Shoshone cavern near the summit of Cedar mountain overlooking the Shoshone river and the Cody entrance to Yellowstone national park is highly picturesque The opening is one about which one reads but seldom If ever sees It is located am 4kg rugged cliffs with pine trees reaching upward at intervals among the rocks The entrance is 20 feet wide and six feet high The principal cavern pursues a straight course extending into the mountain 2500 feet In addition there are a number Of side passages The walls of the cavern are infirusted with crystals and dripping formations Most of the formations are white although some are of brown or red hues The entrance Grand Teton National Park Comprises Mass Of Marvelous Peaks Grand Teton national park miles south of Yellowstone one of the noblest mountain masslngs In the world With Its clustered tapering towering thousands of spires feet and hung with snow caps the Teton range rises southwest of the beautiful Jenny lake Dominated by the Grand Teton rising 13766 feet above the sea 11 peaks of the group rank as major peaks many thrusting upward more than 10000 feet Close to the foot of the range Is a series of lakes linked like beads 11 crm-pris- es A few miles beyond the Utah border Evanston lies beside U S high- way 30 which extends eastward through Rock Springs and other Wyoming cities rich in scenic and historic interest Evanston is the eastern entrance to the Montpelier Idaho and Bear lake region reached by way of state route 3 The traveler from Evanston may also reach the south entrance to mighty Yellowstone park over route 89 Pioneer Landmarks Along highway 30 are to be found a considerable number of famous pioneer landmarks and many freak desert formations The hills contain valuable relics of early Indian days Including arrow heads spear heads tomahawks and stone knives As one prehistoric where fossil remains are found telling ths geological story of those early day Many interesting scenic attractions are to be seen along the entire length of the highway through Wyoming In fact much of the state proves a delight to the tourist From the great Devil’s tower in the northeast corner of the state on down to where Utah joins with Wyoming are numerous points of interest Devil’s Tower The Devil’s tower Is an unusual mass of rock near Hulett It rises 600 feet in the air Its sides are fluted by columns which are nearly perpendicular It is a national mon- Into the great Wyoming hunting and fishing grounds annually come thousands of sportsmen There is no question that Wyoming ranks among the foremost states in the opportunities it affords for both angler and nlmrod All parts of the state offer game aplenty There is not a single western county that does not abound in deer elk or sheep and In some cases all three The hunting areas usually are designated at the July meeting of the’ state game and fish commission when open areas for sage chickens also are I outlined In some parts of the state the visitor can spend an entire summer on a pack trip probably without seeing a human But during that time he’ll undoubtedly see elk deer mountain sheep bear moose or grouse dally Battling game fish thread through the flashing streams and dart in the cold waters pf Wyoming lakes Yellowstone is wejl known as a fisherman’s umcca but the other parts of the style have their share of excellent fishing grounds Among the main trout streams of the western part of the state are Big and Little Sandy rivers East Fork Boulder Pole creek Newfork river upper Green river Hoback river upper Snake river Gros Ventre river and their tributaries Thousands of lakes are to be found in the high mountain country each affording excellent sport for the angler ument Cheyenne capital of Wyoming affords the visitor ample opportunities for real enjoyment —f Historic Interest Centers in Museum At Old Fort Bridger Of tremendous historic interest Is t!d Fort Bridger established about a century ago as Jim Bridger’ trading post It is located on Black’s fork near Lyman Wyo It was founded as a haven from the dangers of marauding Indians The structures remain now along the transcontinental route providing the traveler with a reminder of the historic and romantic old days of the west The fort is Wyoming’s historical park It is reached over U S highway No 30 A museum of Wyoming relics of pioneer days is housed in the main building of the post trader’s store In It can be found heirlooms from the hardy generation that broke the west Also there are souvenirs found along mountain trails telling of the privations endured by the founders of the west of Ancient Civilization Found On Ranch in Idaho Traces Evidences of a highly mechanized prehistoric civilization have ben found in a mound of earth on the Drake ranch 16 miles from Challis Idaho are stone Among the discoveries slabs or probably some manufactured cement work building materials of almost uncanny excellence The materials which are open to public view have been piled In a systematic manner similar to the fashion in vogue in modern-da- y lumber yards They were found only five or six feet under earth by a party of geologists from Challis The materials were uncovered within a region which may have been f hideaway for some of the more civilized tribes of Indians from Central and South America in the days prior to the discovery of America Just what the slabs were Intended for remains shrouded in mystery Mountain Climbers Find Thrills on Fremont Peak Experienced climbers thrill at the possibilities in the Fremont peak excursion made possible from Pinedale Wyo The Fremont peak first was scaled by General Fremont The soldier reached its peak at 13730 feet elevation Just a short distance north of Fremont peak is Gannett peak rising into the sky to a height of 1378Cjufeet Between the two peaks are Mf Jwarren at 13720 feet elevation andvML Helen 13600 feet Wyoming Forest Tells of Pioneer Early fur traders were attracted by the abundance of game to the Wyoming national forest of 1709484 acres The forest is located in central western Wyoming The region was traversed by the Old Oregon trail and the Lander cutoff and many evidences of the old routes of travel are to be seen as mute reminders of the hardships endured by the western pioneers The Oregon trail crossed the Green river about 45 miles north of Kem-merNames hill In the near-b- y many of the old timers carved their names in the soft sandstone The Lander trail crossed the Green river farther north in the neighborhood of the present site of Big Plney It continued from there through the southern end of the forest to Star valley Fifteen hundred miles of trails and 125 miles of road have been built in the forest Plant Life Students er Find Intermountain West Real Paradise The intermountain west offers an unusual opportunity to students of plant life In Utah for example the flora is remarkable for its contrasts Here are to be found rich forests of pine balsam spruce aspen and oak At the northeast corner of the state are the mighty Uintah mountains clothed with a wilderness of vegetation northern and even arctic In its origin In the southeast section there is a pocket of semitropical desert vegetation Pioneer Days Stage Station Still Used At Point of Rdcks At Point' of Rocks 29 miles east of Rock Springs Wyo on U S highway 30 a pioneer stage station of late years has been used as a stable Cliffs of the shallow-canyoncutting the region and traversed by the Lincoln highway abound in fantastic wind carvings and several high mountains are famous landmarks used by the pioneers in guiding them through the great western mountains Nationally famous as a hangout of the notorious Butch Cassidy train and bank robber the Brown's park region of Wyoming Colorado and Utah can drive south be reached by a from Rock Springs over a road Fire Hole Basin Visible In Vicinity of Green River s A short four miles south of Green River Wyo the visitor may view the fascinating Fire Hole basin As a tiny thread the Green river may be seen 2000 feet below There are gigantic spires and chimneys carved by erosion from multicolored rocks with red the predominating color in the fire hole The area is a big game preserve or Campers Urged to Show Care When Near Streams That Give Water Supply An Important use of tha mountain and forest land of the Intermountain region is for watersheds The forest service and city water departments urge that campers aid to proserve the watersheds and to strive against pollution of the streams they feed for the water is a vital necessity in culinary use k It Is urged that all camp fires be fully extinguished before campers leave the camp sites and that all cans and garbage be placed in forest service receptacles or burled to prevent contamination of the water Jackson Hole Country Offers One of Nation V -- Wonder Playgrounds In a most glorious setting the famous Jackson Hole country of Wyoming is one of the best known regions of the intermoun-tal- n playground It was here that the early fur traders and trappers gathered It was here that the desperado of yesteryear laughed his scorn of the law The region was long nearly Inaccessible making it a safe haven for wild animals It was once a foremost hunting ground of the Indians Today great herds of elk deer moose and other wild life are to be seen |
