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The Ashley National forest in Utah
Information:
The Ashley Forest is a national forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming covering over 1.3 million acres (Utah has 1,287,909 acres and Wyoming has 96,223 acres).
Within the boundaries of the national forest are heavily forested lands, many lakes, and mountains in an area of the continent that rises from 6,000 to 13,500 feet. The Forest contains a very popular landmarks including the
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and the Uinta Mountains,
Petroglyph found throughout the Forest indicates that the First Wayfarers traveled and hunted here long before the arrival of Europeans.
The Arrival of the Whites
It was not until 1776 when the first white men took footsteps upon the land now know as Ashley National Forest; these Europeans were the Spanish explorers Dominques and Escalante.
However, it was not until the early 1800′s when this area was explored more thoroughly by General William Ashley who at the time was a fur company organizer looking for an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico so that he might transport his goods back to the buyers.
In the spring of 1825, General Ashley and his team began heading up the
Green River which is just one of the many waters in this Forested land. After passing through the Flaming Gorge, the local Indians convinced General Ashley to turn around and head back up the Uinta Mountains.
General Ashley explored much of the area where this national forest is now located and thus the reason for naming the forest the Ashley National.
Driving Directions:
The forest is located in the northeast areas of Utah, north of Vernal, Utah and along US 191 and includes the areas around the Flaming Gorge National Recreation area on SR 44
Headquarters Location:
Coordinates:
Elevation:
feet
Nearest City:
Vernal, Utah
Forest Specification
Forest Type:
High elevation, mostly aspen
Size:
2030 square miles
Date Established:
01 July 1980
The Ancients
First Migration
(The Algonquian Cultures)
The Earth
Canyons, Gorges and Valleys:
Flaming Gorge National Recreation area
The Modern Man
The Steps
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