January 2019
JANUARY 24 – LOGANDALE, NEVADA MUSEUM
The old Logandale School Historical and Cultural Society (OLSHACS) has restored a historic school that includes a museum of pioneer artifacts and library. It was constructed of native stone and consisted of four classrooms, a bell tower, a gym and stage. We will be visiting with Breezy Tobiason, a local champion of Moapa Valley historic preservation.
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FEBRUARY 28 – LYTLE RANCH PRESERVE & WOODBURY DESERT STUDY AREA
Thirty-six miles west of St. George, Utah, across the Beaver Dam Mountains, is a natural oasis known as the Lytle Ranch Preserve. This remarkable area of beauty and biological diversity - one of Utah's most delicate and unique ecosystems - is preserved for study and enjoyment. Consisting of more than 600 acres the Preserve is situated along the Beaver Dam Wash drainage at an approximate elevation of 2800 feet, one of the lowest points in Utah.
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MARCH 28 – SILVER REEF MUSEUM AND YANT FLAT
Silver Reef was a mining boom town in the late 1800's with the discovery of silver in sandstone -a- geological rarity. Silver Reef still displays some of the ruins of the former boomtown. Once called the finest stone building in Southern Utah, the restored former Wells Fargo Express office, now serves as a museum. If weather and road conditions allow, we will also travel onto Yant Flat at the base of Pine Valley Mountain. High clearance vehicles are recommended.
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RAINBOW CANYON & CALIENTE, NEVADA
The Rainbow Canyon Scenic Drive is a relaxing and enjoyable ride on a paved road through Rainbow Canyon, a deep canyon located just south of the town of Caliente, Nevada. What makes Rainbow Canyon an enjoyable drive isn't the tall mountains, but instead the colored rock and interesting rock formations along the road. Throughout the drive, the traveler will see large formations of red rock and rock formations that defy easy description.
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MAY 23 – PINTO TOWNSITE & PAGE RANCH, DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST
The small hamlet of Pinto, with its lush meadows and clear stream of good water, was a natural stopping place on the Old Spanish Trail. Another historical stopping point along what was once a major freighting and travel route was Page Ranch. The ranch house served regularly as an informal hotel for travelers and as a boarding house for men working in the nearby iron ore mines.
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