SALINA UTAH

We stayed at the Butch Cassidy Campground, located in the town of Salina, Utah.  Its an old KOA campground that is run by a very nice couple.  There are rabbits, chickens, cats and turkeys and an peacock that run free in the campground.  The showers are clean and the sites are large enough.  I would stay here again.

Linda and I took a day trip Fish Lake.  It is a great way to spend a day viewing the wildlife and scenery.  We managed to see some Elk, Eagles, Coyote and some Deer.  Everything is so big here that getting close to the wildlife is not an easy task.  I have never seen so many Aspen trees, in my life.  It was a fun day, we took along a picnic lunch and enjoyed it on a bluff over looking the whole area.  The only thing I didn't plan on was the cold temperatures at that elevation.  We didn't know the exact temperature but I wore shorts and a shirt and I quickly put on a jacket.  All things considered, it was a great day.

This area is still so wild.  I talked to the camper next door and he talked of mountain lions as though the were house cats.  I had hoped to see bears on this adventure but we saw plenty of other animals.

RED CLIFFS NATIONAL

CONSERVATION AREA

Though the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Congress designated the Red Cliffs National Conservation Act (NCA) in Washington County, Utah, "to conserve, protect, and enhance...the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational and scientific resources" of public lands in the NCA.

The Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and the Mojave Desert overlap in Washington County.  In this transition zone, unusual plant and animal species have evolved, including the dwarg bear poppy and shivwits milkvetch, small native plants that grow nowhere else on earth.  The hot, arid Mojave Desert provides habitat for diverse wildlife species such as the kit fox, Gambel's quail, and the Mojave Desert tortoise.

 I managed to hike about 50 to 60 miles of the over 130 miles of hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails available to the public.  It offers some trails that take you through some watery canyons.  I "encouraged" Linda to hike one of these trails and she managed to come back with a bruise on her hip and a gash on her shin and she is still complaining about it. 

The Red Cliffs Area also has an old Indian village.  It is a small village but it was pretty cool.  We did discover that there was a movie made here in 1959.  The movie set is all gone except for the renants of one building.  We really enjoyed this stop and can't wait to return.