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Cedar City hosts this annual festival, which runs in 2008 for the Summer Season June 19 - August 30, and the Fall Season is September 19 - October 25.
National Monument Quarry (which has been closed to visitors - check with the park for an update), Jarvie Historical Ranch, and Dry Fork Petroglyphs, Nine Mile Canyon and Josie's Cabin. Great Basin In addition to exploring trails, Great Basin National Park also offers tours of Lehman Caves, which are decorated with stactities, stalagmites, helictities, flowstone, popcorn, and over 300 rare shield formations. Sunstone Knoll is formed of volcanic vents that erupted during the early Pleistocene (1.6 million years to about 750,000 years ago). Timpanogas Cave Timpanogos Cave National Monument system consists of three spectacularly decorated caverns. Helictites and anthodites are just a few of the many dazzling formations to be found in the many chambers. Topaz Mountain The white rock of the mountain is Rhyolite. The Topaz crystals where formed within the cavities of this rock. At Utah Outdoor Activities you will find more information on Topaz Mountain. U-DIG Fossils A private quarry west of Delta, Utah, that contains one of the world's richest deposits of trilobites. Experience the thrill of finding your own fossil trilobites!
activities for individuals and families, as well as group tours and vacations. There are many special events throughout the year offered - all in the name of history. Fort Buenaventura symbolizes a period of western history that was the transition from nomadic ways of the Indian tribes and trappers to the first permanent settlers in the Great Basin. Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates the joining of two railroad companies, Union Pacific and Central Pacific, joined 1,776 miles of rail at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory - the completion of the country's first transcontinental railroad. Nine Mile Canyon This 40-mile-long canyon is full of Archaic, Fremont and Ute rock art, historical ranches and structures. Nine Mile Canyon can also be visited at Utah's Castle Country
found just a few minutes outside Salt Lake. At first glance it appears barren and not very interesting - but once you really start to take it in - there are so many great things to be found and explored. Bear River Bird Migratory lies in northern Utah, where the Bear River flows into the northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake. Throughout the refuge's long, rich past, it has been an oasis for shorebirds and waterfowl. Farmington Bay A wetland shared by people, wildlife and the vast waters of the Great Salt Lake. For biking trail information, visit Utah Mountain Biking. |
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