Vernal, UT

I was delighted to see Christmas decoration going up in Vernal. Cobble Rock Park has beautiful wreaths hanging on the fences and entryway. There are santas hang on posts. They have decorated the light posts with red garland and snowflake tops. It won't be long and they will be turning on the Christmas lights. I can't wait to see the snowflakes lit up all the way down Main Street!

Vernal, Utah is growing and experiencing a good market. Buyers are coming in and calling to find homes.

We have the energy business here and all the reports I read speak of nothing but progress and expansion plans.

We have new construction for business' and the new college campus taking shape. Everything is busy and I am optimistic.

If we can keep the loans coming for our good buyers and enough affordable houses for them to choose from we will be doing great.

The Uintah Basin Applied Technology College and Utah State University are asking for artists and/ or artist teams interested in creating site specific artworks(s) for the new Uintah Basin Ap[plied Technology College UBSTC Utah State University USU building in Vernal Utah.

This might be a great opportunity for an artist to get their work displayed. This is the link for the information.

http://arts.utah.gov/funding/competitions/public_art_commissions/UBATCUSU.htm

Red Cloud Loop Area North of Vernal Utah

We recently went four wheeling up at Red Cloud Loop. It is 14 miles from Vernal Utah. If you enjoy camping, hiking, snowmobiling, petroglyphs, horseback riding, picnicking, caving, boating, and of course wildlife this is a place to check out! If you love flowers like I do you will love the wildflowers in the area. I will post some of the ones I saw in June in a later post.

Red fleet Reservoir was named after the Navajo sandstone buttes nearby. The three formations look like a red fleet of ships.

This area has great scenery, dinosaur tracks, fishing, boating, camping, or stop in and have a picnic.

They found more than 200 bipedal tracks on the reservoir shoreline. Check them out by boat or hiking the trail. These tracks are more than 200 million years old. As you travel up to Red Fleet the rock formations are labeled as to which prehistoric period they come from.

The Red Fleet Reservoir area is approximately 10 miles from Vernal, Utah.