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Show Many Roads Lead To Scenic" Regions Of Garfield Comit: f - ,4'.J-,. -. - w nil r -m I Location of this rediscovered arch is a secret until discoverer Edson Alvey, who named in Sentinel Arch, gets all the facts in. Alvey first found it over 15 years ago, lost it, and again found it recently. Visitors seeking the unusual should plan to take one of the roads that leads to some of the out-of-the-way places in the county that are less well-known than most, for a special scenic treat and some pictures pic-tures to show the neighbors that most people never get to see. These trips are mostly "good weather only" ventures and it never hurts to inquire locally about road conditions. condi-tions. Hole-in-the Rock Road. Turn off at the sign just six miles east of Escalantc heading south on the road that follows the trail of the HoIe-in-ihe-Rock pioneers. The hardy group made its way with teams and wagons over the treacherous trail through a crevice in the rocks to cross the Colorado River into San Juan County. The incredible story becomes more alive for the modern traveler as he moves over the very path of those early settlers. Twelve miles down the road is remarkable Devil's Garden, with its cntrada sandstone formations, and, just a few miles farther on, Dance Hall Rock where the pioneer group held a dance to lift their sagging spirits. Just a little over a mile past Dance Hall Rock are the Sooner Tanks, pot holes in the red sandstone sand-stone that are filled with water almost al-most year-round. The pioneers found their drinking water there. Modem-day pioneers are advised not to drink it, however, without proper boiling. Natural Arches abound in the area past the tanks to the point on Lake Powell where the road ends. There is no campground facility at Holc-in-the-Rock, but the 54 miles to the lake is well worth the 54 miles back to the highway again. Some of the finest views of Lake Powell are seen from the ledges to the left a photographer's delight. Hell's Backbone. Who could resist a trip over Hell's Backbone? With an intriguing name like that, it arouses the curiosity of even the most timid adventurer. Twenty-five miles northwest of Escalante and just three miles before reaching Boulder, turn off at the sign that says Salt Gulch and Hell's Backbone. Back-bone. The road is rough, but some very unusual scenery awaits the brave souls who risk a flat tire. Past Hell's Backbone Ridge, the road goes to Posy Lake, a beautiful camping, fishing spot and on back down to Escalantc. Before taking the dirt road marked "Burr Trail" at Boulder, stop to check on road conditions. This incredibly spectacular 66-milc long road is currently undergoing upgrading and will be paved. Travel can be difficult, with delays because of construction. Certainly, it is not advisable to pull trailers, and the road can be a . . passenger ver.:.:. ;. tion phases. The Burr T-Deer T-Deer Creek, S;: .: beautiful Lor:G the most bre.L . ; the area. The Circle C..:-; beautiful, ar.j tr. : traveler throi..1! .'- Fold area of C Park, some of t. ' terrain in the : ground the rr.j : .-" tains pieree the c'--sky. At the NY:.: ? .: Capitol Reef, fa north toward ' (another 42 mile Ticaboo and Bu" : Lake Powell (a:-:' other choice is tc miles and then e.-: miles on a jeep ' : Springs camp:ro-':-hounding area. The Burr Tr-ii: : Bullfrog Marina os-(Continued os-(Continued 0" S8CENIC ROADS n to iDontinued From Page 8C) t. to iseloiith the town of Boulder. Its 66-lusuah-jf'e length has been used by cattle i is te thers for over a century and i larger fficial business of the county there Lasses over the route, the only east-is east-is k 'est road in Garfield County for ( jie area. Vital to the functioning of 1 'be county, officials sought im-" im-" rovements because of the diffi-coal diffi-coal : uity of maintaining the road in ! y Passable condition. Paving of the Dad is now underway. tot npap' Follow the road south out of Cannonville until the oiled sitetortion ends. Take the second right Jrn, the Deer Range road, for R L03xut a mile and a quarter to the leby'P of Morcove Hill for a ireafepcctacular view of the Paria rtfcmPm theatre. Continue on the : jror .ame road, crossing Sheep Creek jstViid stop your vehicle. l00l k Take a walk down the creek and jj ibjjithin two miles you will see 0 0;5vcral Indian pictographs, among ,eyaii lem a turquoise blue snake and w-of-life, along with hand-prints jly,;(Kl other pictographs. Back to your car and continue jong the road, ignoring the road to .if je right. Cross Willis Creek and Vfk .your vchicle- You'll see cautiful scenery, including T IJ arrows. ))y Continue on to Bull Valley orge, an extremely narrow canyon Jhcre the remains of a truck in gt H'hich three men were killed in the v ?30s remains lodged where it was nt?pped bv narrow walls almost years ago. You can turn around and head ... Kk for Cannonville at this point continue on, heading right to the n of Alton and Todd's Junction Jlah Highway 14) on U.S. 89, or 3u ca head left into Johnson anyon to the town of Kanab on -S. 89. Head out of Cannonville on the rEAft Jad to Kodachrome Basin ate Reserve, continuing past . .. Kodachrome turnoff, unless, of ... Durse, you haven't seen the Sautiful attraction yet. You may CHE-' 'ant to spend the night at its :L0 t;)Vely campground before Jnunuing on in the moming. pother side trip that's a must SCsvenor an" then back to the Cottonwood Wash road for the balance of your trip to Lake Powell. The 40-mile stretch of road between Cannonville and U.S. 89 crisscrosses the "Cockscomb," (the Kaibab fault) several times for some really unusual scenery, vivid colors, surprise springs, and fossils from one end to the other. Alabaster and oyster shells are also found and when the road comes out on U.S. 89, it is only 20 miles to Glen Canyon City and 37 to Page, Ariz. At the top of Red Canyon, on U-12 take the dirt t road that heads north toward Tom Best Spring. It's only a 16-mile trip to connect with U-22, the road between Antimony and Bryce Canyon and you'll come out just two miles south of Widtsoe, an intriguing ghost town, or one mile north of the Pine Lake road, where another six miles of travel will take you to a lovely camping spot and a fine fishing lake. Along the Tom Best Spring road, you'll probably see some elk, some antelope and you can stop at the spring and pick some wild watercress. X V ' ilr If J r if v 4A if ' ., f . Such spectacular views are common com-mon in Garfield County. This one from Powell Point on the Table Cliff Plateau shows Arizona in i iVta KifL ilfnllnH |