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Show ] J Dinosaur National Monument On the border between Utah and Colorado on the Green River, this center displays a working excavation of the fossils of gigantic prehistoric reptiles and mammals. Musket Shot Springs near Jensen, Utah The Bureau of Land Management has developed this site where Dominguez Here at two fresh springs "a musket shot and Escalante entered Utah. apart," the explorers camped for two days in early 1776 and shot a buffalo for fresh meat. They called it "Las Fuentes de Santa C1ara" Fountains Santa of (or Clare). Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area North of Vernal, Utah, on the Wyoming border, Flaming Gorge well deserves This colorful canyon is dammed, creating a large lake for its name. water sports in the red rock canyons topped with forests of pinon pine Below the dam, guided river trips are available to take and juniper. the dangerous Green River rapids and vertical-walled canyons through you that John Wesley Powell "conquered" back in 1869. Bottle Hollow Resort and recreation complex (near Ft. Duchesne, Utah) built and run Uintah-Ouray Utes, Bottle Hollow is the starting place for Indian guided pack trips into the rugged High Uintas or river trips down the A motel by the Green. Here, Ute artwork is available and information on annual festivals. From here, a traveller may try to explore the site near Randlett where Escalante saw ancient Indian ruins. Starvation and Strawberry Reservoirs These man-made fishing lakes cover portions of the Trail along the Duchesne and Strawberry Rivers and recreation resources. Dominguez-Escalante are well-used Wasatch Mountains Overlooking Utah Valley, the Wasatch Mountains offer many picnic and camping sots. Here are some of the finest ski slopes in the world as On Mt. Timpanogos, an interesting well as reservoirs for water sports. cavern and hiking trail attract many tourists. Utah Lake This is where the Fathers envisioned a future beautiful mission among The lake is the Utes and possibly a great city of the Spanish Empire. now lined along its eastern shore by bustling communities. Fish Lake tlational Forest In the hills and valleys of the central Utah Plateaus are many camping and fishing sites where Kit Carson once camped along the Old Spanish Trail. H-9 |
