National Forests of Utah - Ashley National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Dixie National Forest, Wasatch-Cache National Forest (Paperback)

Chapters: Ashley National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Dixie National Forest, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sawtooth National Forest, Fishlake National Forest, Uinta National Forest. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Naturalist Basin in Ashley National ForestAshley National Forest is a national forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. Within the Forests bounds are 1, 384,132 acres (1,287,909 acres covering Utah and 96,223 in Wyoming) of vast forests, lakes, and mountains, with elevations ranging from 6,000 feet (1,800 m) to over 13,500 feet (4,100 m). Some of the most popular landmarks located in the Forest include the Flaming Gorge Recreational Area and the Uinta Mountains, which contains the highest mountain peak in Utah (Kings Peak). The headquarters for Ashley National Forest is located in Vernal, Utah. Petroglyphs (rock art) found throughout the Forest suggest that the land had been hunted for centuries by Indians before being discovered. The first white men believed to have set foot in Ashley National Forest were the Spanish explorers Dominques and Escalante, in 1776. The Forest, however, was not thoroughly explored until the early 1800s when General W. H. Ashley, an organizer of a fur company, began looking for an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico for his business. General Ashley and his team began making their way up the Green River (one of the many bodies of water located in the Forest) in the spring of 1825. After passing through the Flaming Gorge, General Ashley was convinced by the local Indians to turn around and head back up the Uinta Mountains. During his exploration, General Ashley wrote and hung his name out over one of the rivers that he had explored, which now lies be...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2628381