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Step back into the Wild West on a raft trip down the Green River, following the route of John Wesley Powell, who named these river canyons.
Visitors discover the relics of the past, read the graffiti left by trappers of the 1800s and explore the dugout where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid once hid.
The Desolation and Gray canyons are on the National Register of Historic Places. They lead to a network of smaller canyons and intriguing archaeological sites and old homesteads.
The river offers more than 150 miles of rafting and nearly 70 rapids. A number of authorized rafting companies offer trips from May to September.
The focus of public interest along this stretch of river has long been the old Jarvie Ranch Historic Site. The Bureau of Land Management has reconstructed this important turnofthe century pioneer community. The ranch contains a general store and post office, undershot water wheel ferry landing, blacksmith shop, and other buildings associated with outlaw trail history. Four original structures, each over a century old, still exist.
The Green River in Browns Park has been the hub of some of Utah's most fascinating historical activities. The Bureau of Land Management has been recording local traditions in order to interpret them to the general public.
Browns Park in Utah is an 11mile long, mountainrimmed valley where the Green River meanders between low hills. Browns Park, formerly called "Browns Hole" probably got its name from an early French fur trader. This isolated mountain valley was a favorite winter retreat and rendezvous for mountain men during the early 1800's fur trade.
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