Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce. - Event Information
Event Name:
Flaming Gorge Driving Tour
Event Type(s):
Community Calendar Promotional Calendar Member Event
Description:
Flaming Gorge Driving Tour Presentations on Geology-Ecology-Fire
Saturdays: July 7th - August 18th
Join Tom Elder, co-author of Field Guide to the FLAMING GORGE-UINTAS National Scenic Byway,
at Red Canyon Fisitor Center for the entire 5-hour interpretive tour - OR - join at any stop enroute.
1. 1:00pm Leave Red Canyon Visitor Center, end of Red Canyon Rd off
Hwy 44 (3.5 miles west of Hwy 191 turnoff)
2. 1:20 - 1:30 Sheep Creek Geological Loop south entrance kiosk off Hwy 44
(13 miles west of Red Canyon Rd)
3. 1:45 - 3:15 Ute Mt. Fire Lookout Tower, end of narrow, dirt road off Spirit Lake Rd (off Sheep Creek Loop)
4. 3:30 - 5:00 Sheep Creek Geological Area (starting at entrance sign overlooking the Uinta Mt. Fault)
5. 5:15 - 5:45 Sheep Creek Overlook, west side of Hwy 44 (15 miles west of
Red Canyon Rd)
This is a free activity sponsored by Ashley National Forest.