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Show Delta to Milford From historic Fort Deseret, an early Mormon defense against the Indians, can travel on the desolate Great Basin which Escalante crossed on foot during a cold, ·wt winter. Near Milford, the padres cast lots to deci de their return to "Santa Fe. one . Sulphur Springs A Bureau of Land Management site developed to tell the story of Dominguez and Escalante's desert ordeal. In an early October blizzard the suffer ing of the padres and their group forced them to turn back to Santa Fe, abandoning their goal of reaching Monterey, California. The three and small patches of ground "springs of hot sulphurous water covered with saltpeter" were omens of the misfortune awaiting them in The famous Nevada's great basin if they had decided to continue. of to turn back from almost the them Lots" near convinced here "Oasting ... certain death. ... . Cedar City The larest city in southern Utah is a good base for exursions to the famous Cedar Breaks, Bryce Canyon and Zion Nation Park where one can One view some of the most dramatic geological wonders of the world. can also witness some of the world's greatest literary wonders, the plays of William Shakespeare, performed in a popular summer festival at Southern Utah State College. tinte,r attracts skiers to the Brian Head Resort just to the north. Pipe Springs, Arizona Close to the Utah border, on the Kaibab Paiute Reservation is a picturesque old Mormon settlement that contains beautiful stone houses set over springs feeding an irrigated farm. Grand Canyon The vast gorge of this National Park is, of course, a necessary stop for One of the world's greatest wonders, anyone visiting the Southwest. these cliffs, plateaus and platforms display the oldest rocks of the earth, all carved by the rushing fall of the mighty Colorado River. Glen . Canyon Dam and National Recretion Area The dam holds back the Colorado at this steep narrow canyon to form the massive Lake Powell. Boaters can travel up to the many side canyons into areas of scenic power previously available only to the hardiest backpackers. At Padre Bay, just above the dam, the lake covers the evidence of the Crossing of the Fathers. Page, Arizona, to the east of the dam, houses the John Wesley Powell Museum where one can get an idea of the Colorado's power before Lake Powell was formed. H-10 |
