Show U 1 4 PJ EMERY COUNTY EDITOR PRAISES SKY LINE SKY LINE DRIVE One of the most moat unique and fascinating fas tas- fascinating drives to be found within the United States Mates is the Skyline Skylin Drive within the Ma Mantl lI Forest In jn central Utah For many y years Forest officers and others have nursed a aplan aplan aplan plan to construct this road along the top of the Wasatch Plateau from Spanish Fork ork can canyon on on the tha north to Highway nay U 10 at the head o of Selina a Canyon Callon Owing Q to the the extreme of ot funds from forest t-orest sources s the construction of or this road was out of or orthe the question until men and machinery machinery machin machin- ery provided by th the movement nt because cause available for tor that purpose Today the road Is completed from 81 Spanish anish Fork ca canyon non y south to tho the head of T e Twelve ve Mile and Muddy l 1 creeks A short section m from the White mountain and north orth has also alse been completed te and another ther sec section tion remaining to be be- constructed between be between between be- be tween Kellers Keller's Hole and Island Lake will be finished tIn by the middle of this summer If it present plans do de donot donot denot not mis miscarry arry This road is unique because of ot the fact that it follows the top of ot the time mountains east of Sanpete valley valley val val- ley Icy practically sixty miles For more than half of ot the entire distance tho the road follows the top loop at elevation more than two miles above the sea and reaches reaches' a maximum elevation of more than feet feel It is C fascinating be because use of or the wonderful opportunity It affords to see mountain ranges and callers lakes and rivers of or Utah Utah Lak Lake and part of the tha adjacent farming country the high Uinta peaks as aswell aswell aswell well as an practically every mountain range in Utah south of Salt Lake City can be s seen en from many points along this beautiful drive From several high points one can see seo on r cl char ar days the La Sal Mountains yon Utah Colorado the line and the ess Davis peaks in Nevada Neada Only two looks to see across the state i Now it can be truthfully said that it is not only distance that lends en j I to the view but there are are area area a a thousand and one other attractions I to enchant one as he makes the tho I drive over mer this the tho road above the thel i I l clouds From the tender dew drop I that kisses the timid sweet scented I flowers adorning the highway to the blythe mountain deer when startled ed bound quickly out of sight Ste Steep p forested canyon canon that teem with happy song birds make a pleasing pleasing pleas pleas- ing diversion from tho the open rolling section of th the drive Beautiful Be lakes and streams some near near- and others farther a away ay many of ot them furnishing furnIshing furnishing furn furn- excellent fishing are so EO located located located ed to provide added attractiveness to the drive To the sweating toiler from th the cl tits city the tho cool invigorating mountain air is no less les's less Inviting than the plentiful supply of snow that thatto 13 to be found at all sea seasons ons cf of the year ear alon along this highway or the ice ics cold coldwater coldwater coldwater water that Is available at many roadside springs to add to the com cont- comfort fort tort of or tho the traveler Other fascinating features of of this drive the vast ast of are areas gorgeously gorgeously gorgeously gorge gorge- colored ers fici fic vers that are to 0 be found in In no other section In such profusion From th the middle of JulY until late in August there are arc flowers flow flow- flowers ers ors of ot every kind and hue acres ol ot tall spurs larks-spurs are on every side aide Rome white some blue SOniO sonto pink n and others These areas ar JS whore where one color or another predominate predominate predo predo- minate are interspersed with delicate delicate delicate deli deli- cate Columbines fragrant wall flowers howera flow how ers era and many Dnny other While traveling south you ou are arc pleased at somewhat higher elevation elevation eleva eleva- tion to find vast mountainsides covered cover d with and and- even the tho lowly paint brush is found there in three colors red old roseand roseand rose roso and yellow Here again one finds a wide wid variety variety varI var var- I let of ors flowers singly and in bunches to add to tho the b auty of the tho road road- side Deer elk and occasional coyote ote and an on rare occasions I ear e are seen making this thi drive tt 1 or orwood orwood orwood wood chucks clucks as they arct commonly called are alo plentiful along certain c stretches Game Gante birds are quits plentiful in the timbered section sect s o n and herds hel B of cattle and sheep can be seen grazing gra jut In the tho luxuriant forage which the Mauti l forest affords from rout one ond of the drive to the other ather The skyline is Intersected by numerous roads leading from tho the valleys alles c en cn n both side of the forest None of these roads should be trav- trav Continued on Cu n last page r J J Editor Praises Sky line Sky line Drive elect in stormy weather ve ther as they become become become be be- come cold and uncomfortable One other feature should perhaps be mentioned and that is the spew spen- I did dic diC camping facilities the large open spaces offer for community gather gather- I ings Family city and even county gatherings are often otten staged on some 1 of the high rolling rolling- flower covered mountain tops where practically everything the desires has been provided Vh r l the heat of or summer be becomes omes trying get the car out of the garage garage gar gar- age load the family and plenty of lunch in fn It and take a trip over Skyline Skyline Sky Sky- line drive and you will vote it one of the finest i Emery Coun County Progress |