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Vernal, UTVernal is situated in eastern Utah on U.S. Hwy. 40 near the Wyoming and Colorado borders. It is the gateway to both Dinosaur National Monument, 20 miles east, and Flaming Gorge
National Recreation Area, 35 miles north. The geology of the region makes it of
interest to dinosaurs lovers and geologists.
Vernal is bordered on the north by the Uinta Mountains, the largest east-west trending mountain range in the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered on the south by the Book Cliff Mountains and the Blue Mountain on the east. Vernal itself lies in the Ashley Valley.
Vernal is bordered on the north by the Uinta Mountains, the largest east-west trending mountain range in the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered on the south by the Book Cliff Mountains and the Blue Mountain on the east. Vernal itself lies in the Ashley Valley.
Population / Elevation:
7,900 / 5,050 feet above sea level
7,900 / 5,050 feet above sea level
Weather / Climate:
Lying at a high elevation in the northeastern Great Basin Desert, Vernal has a semi-arid climate with low humidity.
Lying at a high elevation in the northeastern Great Basin Desert, Vernal has a semi-arid climate with low humidity.
Sounding a little familiar to anyone else?
Looking a little familiar to anyone else?
A little Holbrookish perhaps?
Welcome to Vernal. Home of the Pink Concrete Dinosaur
And don't forget this guy. The Green Farming T-Rex.
And don't forget this guy. The Green Farming T-Rex. Will you still come visit?
Jace is promising me hundreds of acres of irrigated land, no wind in the spring, a Wal-mart, a K-mart, a new rec center, a huge library, a couple movie theaters, and this:
The Vernal Temple
I guess I can live with that.
I will be venturing to my new hometown next week. Do you think the local JB's will be serving turkey on Thursday? I plan on taking photos. I plan on coming home and telling you all how much I'm going to love living there.
9 comments:
I do Love that pink dinosaur!! It's just so cute. HEHE but for serious I LOVE the temple!! I love those older ones, if you get a chance go see Manti, it is AMAZING!!! By the way before you "offically" move, we need to go and hang out and Ross can watch the kids. -k- (Macy can come too, girls night out!)
Seriously, youre not coming to Thanksgiving? Wow this is getting a bit sparse for me and Im bound to be an emotional basketcase. Good luck huh...thats a lot farther than I thought.
It's farther than I thought too. It will be a great adventure for your family. I'm sure you will grow to love it.
That temple is so cool. Who'd a thought? Hmm. Your thanksgiving actually sounds like lots of fun. Again, I think that's so exciting. And what an adventure. Just don't let Jace get to know any palentologists...You may be following him around looking for the latest fossil, trying to make some money selling it.
Lyndsey, Lyndsey!! You are really leaving us. How sad you were not here long enough. You will love it up there. I love Utah, although it is far from family. You will be missed truly missed. Let me know if you need help packing. I hope you're not using 1st Choice moving company. LOL poor Kirst.
OMG I am going to hunt down your number and call you...I cannot even begin to tell you about my connections in Vernal.
Wow, that is cool there is a temple there. I've never even heard of the place. I though Macy was teasing when she told me the town in Utah she was moving was called "Vernal". Hopefully you guys love it there. I'll look forward to updates--I know nothing about any state but AZ...
That all looks familiar seems how I thought we were making that move about 4 months ago......the good ol' google search!
We will be sad but don't be surprised if you seen the other Baum family some where close to that! We Love you all and hope everything works out.
I haven't checked your blog in a while. Utah huh? You can come be a Utard with me and Trace and the Brodster. That is exciting though to start a new job in a foreign world...and yes...you'll come to realize that Utah is foreign.
Best of luck. If you are tired and need a break on the way up we live in Provo with a HUGE park in our front yard. Good luck.
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