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RUSH VALLEY RODEO FIELD TRIP

SATURDAY JULY 10TH

This is the Big Field Trip you’ve been waiting for. Here are the details:

Saturday July 10th. Rodeo begins aproximately 6 pm.....Kind of loose out there. Could be 7, but not

earlier than 6. It will go until almost dark....

Food and drink booths......pretty good last year.

Lots of spontaneous photo ops of the kids and rodeo hands before and during the rodeo. If you have kids

(5 to 16) there are events they can enter: Muttonbusting and Calfs with Cash. Looks like fun. There

were many ribbons awarded at the Fairs in 1998 for Rush Valley Rodeo photos.

Suggestions: Bring lots of water, a picnic meal, sunscreen or long sleeve shirt, wide brim hat, and FAST

film. Old clothes and real shoes. Didn’t need bug repellent last year, but......

Because the sun will set at the backs of most riders, their faces will be shaded. It’s plenty "contrasty,"

anyway, so plan accordingly. Pushing your film in this contrasty situation isn’t a good idea, so try to

bring ISO 800 film. The natives are really friendly, so be friendly, too.

DIRECTIONS: The village of Rush Valley is about 60 miles from Sandy either by going I-80 around the

north and hwy 36 through Tooele, or by going I-15 South to Lehi and then West on hwy 73. Rush

Valley is on some, but not all Utah road maps, so take these instructions with you.

Find the intersection of Utah highways 36 and 73 on a map. (36 goes South from Tooele, and 73 goes

West from Lehi.) Set your car odometer to 0.0 at this intersection. From this point you can take the

scenic route or the fast route to the rodeo grounds. Start by going South on Highway 36 from the

intersection.

SCENIC ROUTE: At 1.7 miles from the intersection, you will cross railroad tracks. IMMEDIATELY

on your right, hard to see, will be a sign and a road to the right about 45 degrees. Sign says to Rush

Valley. Don’t re-set your odometer. At 4.1 miles the road comes to a T at Main Street. Turn Left.

Proceed through beautiful downtown Rush Valley. At 6.4 miles turn Right at a Stop Sign. You’ll be

there at 8.0 miles.

FAST ROUTE: At 1.7 miles from the intersection, you will cross railroad tracks. Do not veer to the

right, but stay on the "main road," Highway 36. At 3.9 miles, turn Right onto State Highway 191. At

5.8, you’ll be there.

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If you want to "make a day" of it, take the route via Lehi. Stop in the village of Fairfield and see the old

Stagecoach Inn, and Camp Floyd. Both of these date to the 1850's and Pony Express Days. The Inn

and grounds are a Utah State Park. There are some old buildings in Fairfield in addition to the Inn. Also:

the Camp Floyd Cemetery a mile South of town, and the old Pioneer City Cemetery Northwest of town.

Both are marked on the highway. The Park is an excellent stop for a picnic on your way there. No

stores in Fairfield that I know of. Lots of lawn and shade trees. If you plan to stop here, allow an hour

or one and a half hours. Nice half way stop.

For more information, call Wes or Marge Odell. 943 3835. For "car-pooling" arrangements, you’re on

your own.........talk to others on the list at the WCC meeting.