Show Scenery Unexcelled In Uintah Mountains l Courtesy Komas Kamas Commercial Club The Uintah Mountains lying In n the tho north eastern north rn part of ot Utah makes an Ideal spot pot for summer vacationing This range of mountains running from cast to west has the unique distinction of at being the tho only Important Tango range of mountains on tho the western hemisphere which follows an nn west east trend they form the tho south eastern rim of the Great Grent Basin and It Is from them that tho the Great Basin ln receives most of Its water wa r. r Tho The headwaters of many rivers and streams lies In these mountains Provo river Weber river and end Bear river aro are tho the Important Great centt Basin rivers which head In the tho river Rock Creek and Uinta river ore aro Important Important tant streams which run off the tho south slope Geologists claim that glacial Ice Ico lay feet thick over this section and that melting of these vast snows caused Lako Bonneville of ot which Great Orent Salt Bait Lake Is Js tho the last remnant The Tho move move- movement movement movement ment of this great body of ot snow and Ice scraped away all of ot tho the soil Conspicuous ous oua evidence of this Is the tho bare rugged contour of the mountains themselves them Many small email lakes were formed by this great grent glacier Digging hero and deposit- deposit depositIng depositIng Ing lag somewhere else created an abundance abundance abundance ance of holes and swales which filled with water These mountains mountain present a variety and grandeur of scenery unexcelled by any other range of mountains mountain They have o In tho the ruggedness and loftiness of the tho Canadian Bright formations formation of strata can be bo seen se-en which rivals that of our Southern Utah Parks Grand Orand Canyon is reproduced by hy many of the great yawning chasms chums which Is the tho product of extreme of wind Ice and rain erosion The Tho Land of the Sky Blue Waters Wn rs or the tho many lakes of MIn MIn- certainly has bas Its rival in ln the whispering waters Wa r. r of the All AU of this combined with the tho forest foret pines o of ot- offers offers fers tors an abundance of Interesting and ever changing scenery i This section presents more moro I ally all nature In the tho raw than any other scenic c section In the nation It Is still as primitive as aa when a lone Ute Indian climbed to the top of or some lofty lotty crag and lighted a signal fire lire or when a cougar screamed shrill from some high ridge calling his mate to share with him his kill klU Even now the smaller mailer forma forms of game can an be seen currying scurrying Into the brush at the approach of a stranger The crafty cratty old coyote coot Is ever stalking a rabbit or a squirrel and occasionally Is able to take ke a a. lawn fawn Mountain sheep leap nimbly nimbi from one ono rock to another seeming always ai to be beon beon beon on the verge of falling to their tbell tion In fact the forest for service has baa de de- designated de- de designated th these mountains as primitive No aeroplanes are allowed to land or take takeoff takeoff e off for tor fear tear of at startling and frightening game The be fastness of ot these mountains mountain ore are by automobile Leaving Kama Kamu which Is ii reached from any section by good load roads one drives drivel less lew 1 than 40 45 4 miles mUes to Mirror Lake Leke The road read winds up the high walled heavily timbered Provo Prove Can Can- Canyon Canyon yon ron put past Tyrol and Washington Lakes to terminate at Mirror This road Is under the forest service nice supervision and andla andis la is considered a model highway Mirror Lake Leke la Sa the largest lake in the tho and aDd Is considered the ideal place to camp amp The Forest Por t Service and ando C o O C C have provided comfortable acco- acco in the form of chairs chair bench benches and tables etc A telephone line lino Is maintained which the public Is la allowed d to ue use for urgent and necessary eMary calls A government caretaker U is stationed at Mirror Lake and courtlY offers advice and gives give aid to the would be camper Mirror Lake Leke unlike other parka and scenic sections Is 15 not There Thera are no fees Ieee to pay no formality of dress drees everything Is free as u the fresh mountain air which one breathes breath Mirror Lake LeIte lies at the base bue of Mt Baldy and Peak These TheM two peaks are the most moat prominent peaks of the tho whole system They are not the highest but they sit alt off to one side aide overlooking a a. low broken range It Is from this locality that they gain their importance their tops top furnish the best view of or the surrounding country Their beauty and are reflected perfectly In ln Mirror Lake and It Is from this that Mirror Lake takes Its Ita name A climb to the tho summit of Peak or Baldy Baidy Is la well worth the time and ef ef- ef fort Mt on Baldy Baidy has hns a a. well defined trail leading to its summit for those who do donot donot donot not desire to exert themselves In an on effort ef effort ef- ef effort fort to gaze from lofty heights Peak will adequately provide thrill for tor those more rugged Individuals who de desire de- de desire desire sire more climbing From tho the tops of either Mt Baldy Baidy or ormed's meds med's Peak a view can con be gained of ot magnificence which only such lofty heights can un create Looking toward the south tho the eyes fasten themselves upon tho the Duchesne and Uintah country The broken contour of this region presents an sight High canyon walls barren of all vegetation except the tho creeper vine thrust themselves gruesomely grue- grue gruesomely gruesomely upward Great Grent chasms and gorges hewen howen out of solid stone their creek beds seldom touched by sunlight seem cold and formidable To the north east the tho Wyoming Mountains and canyons canyon are visible Smiths Smith's Fork Pork Blacks Black's Fork and tho the West Fork of tho the Bear Dear river all tri trl- tributaries trIbutaries of the tho Bear Dear discernable They are less rugged than the tho hills being covered with n II growth of ot pines To tho the north con cnn bo ho seen the continua continua- continuation continuation continuation tion of the Bear Dear river and the headwaters headwaters headwaters of tho the beautiful Weber Canyon Far below In Weber Canyon nestles Boll Holi Holiday day clay Park Pork The houses appear like shoe boxes nestled In tall gross grass In a n westerly direction Mt of the Was Was- Wasatch atch etch Range is Through a n blue haze can be seen Its snow capped summit and end glacier cInder To the left lert a n V shaped pass opens this Is the mouth of Provo Canyon whoso whose headwaters He lie di directly di- di directly directly at nt the tho foot of Mt Baldy Nebo and surrounding mountains can be seen teen with tho the aid of binoculars Mt and Haydens Hayden's Peak obstruct our view to the tho east but beyond them Is King Peak and Gilbert Peak the highest peaks of tho the whole system Haydens Hayden's peak has hns a afew afew few small glaciers on Its sides Tho The mountain Itself Is of or a lavendar color giving the tho Impression of cold gran gran- ite Far Par below countless lakes shimmer In tho sun On a a. clear day these waters vaters of ot these lakes are blue but If tho the day bo cloudy or misty they turn slate gray |