Show t l nIu IV SHOTS FROM THE MOUI MOUNTAIN lAiN I By KENNETH TUTTLE Conservation Officer Utah Fish and Game Dept N lV Utah's potential as the top recreational area in the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion has finally been New developments the past few years such as Flaming Flaming Flam Flam- ing Gorge Lake Powell and the improvement of ski resorts re- re sorts have and mn jy w will ill lure peaple people pea peo- I pie from all b I over the world T How will this j effect us here herein 7 in Sanpete We I are faced with J j a challenge that 1 b. b Yoi Yo few of i U 1 very us I recognize For tJ 7 Y t example 0 Our u r Mr Tuttle mountains are already a recreation paradise and with the prospects that the Skyline Drive will be completed completed com com- and maintained for year-round year traffic the potential poten poten- for winter sports is so great it is hard bard to comprehend Imagine a ski lift over a hundred hundred hun hun- 1 dred miles long Skiers could get out of their cars anywhere along the toe drive and ski 15 or 20 miles to the valley vaHey be- be low We already have many water water water wa wa- ter attractions both in the mountains and nd in the valleys New impoundments such as as' the Joes Joe's Valley R Reservoir and constant water levels in hi Duck Fork Reservoir Ferron Reservoir Reservoir Res- Res and Willow Lake promIse promise prom prom- ise to become the best fishing fishing fishing fish fish- ing spots in the world There are over 25 lakes and reservoirs reservoirs reservoirs reser reser- in Sanpete that are stocked annually with fish Seven canyon creeks are also stocked to capacity There is the boating potential potential potential poten poten- and we have lakes such as Palisade Gunnison Reservoir Uba Dam that furnish some some- of the best water skiing with sandy beaches included We already have deer elk pheasant and waterfowl waterfowl waterfowl water water- fowl hunting that is as good or better than anywhere else in the state Recreation wise Sanpete is loaded |