Show 4 f ABamec ByF There castle in a r' vj ' I'! '' J sCasflein a Cave ’ ' " s pyramidal slope' of dark inorc clue will be given sand in this winding i'SS- j y ‘ ? Lf1 of red Chlnlr sediments isa concerning i Us location twisting wash is part ' " cave on a shelf under an f As- progress is made tne cave is in a side-cav" Vr'w-the fun and challenge of f" arch In Davis Canyon' on the jeep trail that tra- - yon not in the maitf cnn- - exploring Davis Canyon Well not exactly a cas "u it! : Then as the- wash be- - in VelS the sandy wash bot- - yonp extra-ordin ' It but an tie ' r1 tom into Davis Canyon ' ' 7 f How to dart such a comes increasingly moist TTul: i V from springs and flowing wJSwy arily well built same the ilopes of shelving tivasure hunt? How 1" i structure that resembles reddish deposits dose in - even find Davis trickle rf wqtpr the dr- a castle in miniature with and grow higher above Canyon to start the search sert sandflats give waj to the kind of beautifully the’ floor of the canyon and how to plan such a patches and groves of cott Then at one point a new trip? tonwoods and other moi- squared com” u ture loving trees and straight hides that a mas - and distinctly different If you appreciate beauter stonemason might geological formation ty : don't even think of shrubs and annual plants erges from the ground spending- less than two Wildfiowers nod in theiaCThe cave is rather un- - the ' or three days exploring shade ’and in sunny pat-chusual too for more rea- - ‘( monolithic layer of the intracacies of Davis among the trees and than just the lovely (far Mesa sandstone that Such explorations require green grasses carpet the arch that spans one side of ' ls so prevalent - in the an banks of the meandering vehicle it Needles district 6f Can- - either four wheel drive or stream Davis Canyon Strange- - yonlands National Park a And it is here soon — plus a ly there are two Davis rhU beautiful fair amount of hiking if that the park boundary is lying on the nor- - stone dominates Davis the many fascinating side reached As always with of the Abajo Canyon and the manner canyons are to be ex- - park borders established flanks them mountain range One is in which has eroded piored So prepare to camp in quite short nothing un- - 6ver the ages is what has i usual and is outside of made Davis Canyon so un- - OUP of fko of the beauty and worth! prtHrm the boundary of Canyon- - USUii and beautiful wood groves that stand ness of the land the park lands National Park Davis Canyon is full of beside the trickling boiinrtry here was cut The other is much long- - beauty and novelty so stream in the and much too close er within the park very much that its story must of the canyon Camping beauty was left unpropicturesque and contains be told in chapters This will be primitive so take tected a host of geological and is an introduction to this in everything you need Indeed the unique castle archeological novelties unusual canyon and a And take back out every-one location three of first chapter on one of thing you take in arch that is nearby may these novelties are coin-i- ts more unusual Don't litter this lovely not even be within the Into one -- - a castle turns — - a castle in a canyon-ede- n and don’t park Topographic maps in a cave under an arch cave under an arch trash or bum there show the park boundary bury Davis Canyon is eight it is appropriate that either Leave the grassy line dividing the cave in miles long from its broad this “castle” and cave park-lik- c primitive two with its mouth irt the mouth just to ami archbe first be h in the condition park but the arch and no campsites the south of Utah 211 cause they comprise the you would like to find vel archeological struc- soon after that road em- - first really novel fea- - them when you return ture outside of the park The cave that shelters erges from colorful In- - ture within the canyon again as you surely will dian Creek Canyon to its after the boundary of Can- - once you have sampled the arch and “castle" is and ele-pdeeply -- cut branching up- - yonlands National Park this delightful remote inconspicuous end In this general fa crossed the above vated of canyon place beauty well floor made This it region the ancient geo- The that trail apThis is jeep boundary pngfcai strata are tilted marked by small signs p roaches and enters Da- - protected for the'ancient gently upward toward the placed at intervals with- - vis Canyon leaves Utah Anasazi Indians who but south toward the Abajo fa the rock- - 211 just to the west of and used the unusual mountains walled canyon But even where that road crosses structure that stands on At the mouth of Davis frith these clues finding Indian Creek on a fairly a rock shelf under the Canyon where it joins the the is not large bridge The turnoff arch that spans one end broad valley below Indian - is marked by a ParkSer- - of the cave knowwith Even the gy Creek Canyon the domin- - fagc that it la there in vice sign and register In fact the ant formations are the the vicinity of this park For the first couple of more of an elmgated Chime and boundary Moenkopi it still takes miles the trail crosses rock - walled alcove with massive been eyesight and a bit of picturesque Wingate red - s a n d whose walls closely apspirgs framing the can- - iuck to spot the hidden flats skirting below and proach at the top lending yons mat come up from cave that contains the around the redrock ter- - the appearance of a long the south One such spire arch and castle — unless races that shelve upward J"kthat frames the western you are someone who toward South Sixshooter roof The cave-lik- e alcove in Davis Canyon that contains roteOne si end of this portal of Davis Canyon hnoffa location Peak miniature “castle” under an arch is not easy South is Sixshooter Peak ofa looking tor and the cave is bare slickrock Then abruptly a slender towering pin- - findiiK this hiddenjewel trail'drops'lnto a broad that slopes toward a wa- - to spot even when you know it’s there The “castle" rncle of Wingate sand- - of Davis Canyon is part sandy washbottom rim then plun- - “ For T7T T7 77 several small " stone that stand atop a e down to a df P901 sj1?tred bj a cludinfi fun §o only one miiesthen fighting the V ges step-likgigantic old juniper tree trees Above the trees This J‘pool” and tree on a ledge under the arch show evidenced of a very that spans me side of heavy water flow during the‘ alcove is the “cas- v : - mp- M n- T " s J-- 1 4 £ s 1 'Is " 1 ' : ’ ' - r - - f ? s ! rv Vv 1 in-de- ed -- em-prod- - - es Ce-so- ns off-ro- ad - sand-bug- sand-Canyo- gy ns it lv-nl- mid-secti- on At fea-bin- ed sand-was- er tree-studd- cave-and-cas- ed tle ter-wo- m rainstorms The other end of the alcove contains a large sand dune that is fixed in place by vegetation in- - irrmvsmx an Anasazi structure is visible from mly one place in the canyon below the slickrock alcove above casual reach The ' too small to have been for human use two sides of the “castle" doors that are readily seen are Protruding sticks built featureless with ho doors into the structure mayj have served ashandr or windows- -' ' A third sldev that can holds tie” This slightly tapering be observed by hugging TThese dues indicate M rectangular stmeture is one wall of the cave has ' that the structure was small firmly based on the rock two openings probably an unusually Cant on Page B2 ledge that holds it high These openings are far -- - FIRST SECURITY’S NEW DRIVE-I-N Anasazi stmc- -' served 'rhere Is no visible means 6f access to what From direcUy beiow7tito tore can be studied in detail It is very well pre- - was probably a granary flat-wali- ed "WERE' (M THE E&ERCW TEAKS!” "I’m conserving Houidwives throughout America are helping use the nation's energy supplies wisely by using appliances more efficiently cooking more efficiently turning off unnecessary lights People at home along with conscientious motorists and other savers are making available energy go further than last year "I'm drilling more oh weds!' 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