Bear Lake is a natural
freshwater lake on the Utah-Idaho border.
As a popular tourist area, people come to boat,
swim, dive, kayak and more!
The valleys surrounding Bear Lake are famous for their crops
of raspberries. Every summer they host the
Raspberry Days Festival in Garden City, Utah.
University of Utah
The University of Utah was established in 1850 as
the University of Deseret.
Located in Salt Lake City, the university
offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and
more than 92 graduate degree programs.
During the
2002 Winter Olympics, the University hosted
the opening and closing ceremonies as well as
the Olympic Village living quarters for the
athletes.
Hogle Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo opened in 1931. Its natural
terrain covers 42 acres of tree-lined pathways
where visitors can view over 800 animals.
In 1959, Kali- the Zoo's popular Asian elephant-
received one vote for city mayor.
Shasta, the first liger born in the United
States, lived in the Hogle Zoo. She lived to
be 24 years old, and is the oldest liger ever
recorded.
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is held annually in
Park City, Utah. It is often a launch for many
filmmaker's careers.
Every January there are nearly 60,000 attendees.
Before being called the Sundance Film Festival,
Utah's annual film festival was called the
Utah/US Film Festival and was held in Salt
Lake City.
Kings Peak
Kings Peak is the highest peak in the state of
Utah, with an elevation of 13,534 feet (4,125 m).
The easiest route to the summit requires a 29 mile
(47 km) round trip hike.
It was named for the 19th-century geologist
Clarence King.
Flaming Gorge National Park
The area was named by
John Wesley Powell during his 1869 expedition
down the Green River.
He called it Flaming Gorge because of the
gorgeous red sandstone
cliffs that surround this part of the river.
Flaming Gorge Dam is used to generate hydroelectric
power. Three turbine generators are
located at the base of the dam. Each one has
the capacity to produce 50,650 kilowatts
of electrical power.
Flaming Gorge is famous for its lake trout. A
good number of 30+ pound fish are caught each
year.
Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument was proclaimed a
National Monument by President Woodrow Wilson
in 1915. The monument is located in both Utah
and Colorado.
As the river once carried animal carcasses
downstream, many became stuck on the sandbar,
which eventually turned to rock. Therefore,
fossils from hundreds of creatures are
concentrated in a small area.
The dinosaur bone beds were discovered in 1909
by Earl Douglass.
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation
This area is the homeland of the
Ute Indian Tribe, and is the largest of three Indian
reservations inhabited by members of the Ute Tribe of
Native Americans.
As of the 2000 Census,
a population of 19,182 persons was recorded as
living on the reservation.
This reservation is the second largest by land
area within the United States. The reservation
covers over 4.5 million acres.
Strawberry Reservoir
Strawberry Reservoir is Utah's premier cold
water fishery.
The reservoir contains four major fishing
areas. These are known as Strawberry Basin,
The Meadows, Soldier Creek Basin and The
Narrows.
Crawdads, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee Salmon,
Rainbow Trout, Red Shiner,
Utah Chub and Utah Sucker are all types of
fish found in the reservoir.
Brigham Young University (BYU)
33,000+ students attend Brigham Young
University (BYU).
BYU has the largest ballroom dance program in
the world.
BYU is the largest private university in the
nation. There are branches located in Idaho
and Hawaii.
Sufco Mine
Coal has been mined continuously from the Sufco Mine
since 1941.
It is one of the most productive underground
mines in the United States.
Sufco Mine currently produces 6.5 million tons
of coal a year.
Deer Valley Ski Resort
Deer Valley is consistently ranked among the
top ski resorts in North America.
In 2002, Deer Valley hosted the freestyle, mogal, aerial, and
alpine slalom events for the Winter Olympics.
Deer Valley is one of three resorts in the
nation that is classified as a ski-only resort.
Fountain Green
Fountain Green was originally called Uintah
Springs.
Fountain Green has been settled since 1859.
Ashley National Forest
This Forest spans 1.3 million acres of land.
President Theodore Roosevelt established the
Ashley National Forest in 1908.
Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation
This state park was established in 1972.
It is a 210-foot-high (64 m), 3,070-foot-long
(935 m) earthfill dam.
The park's original name was Starvation
State Park, named after the reservoir it
surrounds.
On May 7, 2019, the name was changed to the
present-day, Fred Hayes State Park at
Starvation, in honor of the director of
Utah's State Parks.
This is The Place State Park
This monument is named in honor of
Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the
Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the
Salt Lake Valley.
It marks the end of the 1,300-mile trek across
the Great Plains by the early Mormons.