BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK — "You are here" ... which may not mean much to most, but to an individual parked atop the Paunsaugunt Plateau, with ATV running, and one tree looking very much like the next, it means a great deal. It means that come suppertime, the rider and friends will be sitting at a table, enjoying a main course and dessert instead of wandering aimlessly along the many dirt roads wondering which one leads back to civilization.
Ray Grass, Deseret Morning News
ATV enthusiasts work their way along the trail system around the Bryce Canyon area.
Last year, the staff at Ruby's Inn and members of the U.S. Forest Service entered into a partnership to help guide owners of all-terrain vehicles, i.e. ATVs.
The objective was to produce a map that was as detailed and precise as possible. It was to be a map riders could follow with certainty and confidence.
Donna Owens, district ranger on the Powell Ranger District, Dixie National Forest, said that at the time discussions started there were some maps available but people found them hard to follow.
The new maps, combined with on-the-ground signs, pinpoint locations with the accuracy of a Global Positioning System.
The new maps are available online (rubysinn.com) and will be available through the U.S. Forest Service and its outlets this summer.
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By Ray Grass
Deseret Morning News
Article Reference: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635208213,00.html
Ray Grass, Deseret Morning NewsATV enthusiasts work their way along the trail system around the Bryce Canyon area.
Last year, the staff at Ruby's Inn and members of the U.S. Forest Service entered into a partnership to help guide owners of all-terrain vehicles, i.e. ATVs.
The objective was to produce a map that was as detailed and precise as possible. It was to be a map riders could follow with certainty and confidence.
Donna Owens, district ranger on the Powell Ranger District, Dixie National Forest, said that at the time discussions started there were some maps available but people found them hard to follow.
The new maps, combined with on-the-ground signs, pinpoint locations with the accuracy of a Global Positioning System.
The new maps are available online (rubysinn.com) and will be available through the U.S. Forest Service and its outlets this summer.
[full article]
By Ray Grass
Deseret Morning News
Article Reference: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635208213,00.html
