Utah Stamp Series - #9 - Beaver - "Mtn. Meadows"
(Source: Nick Matej on Dribble.com)
Utah Stamp Series
Originally these stamps were created by madambutterfly1822 to serve as a stamp on the Utah Geotour Passport, back when the idea was that each cacher would go to the local county location to pick up their patch. That process was scrapped and changed to be online and via mail, so the stamps languished, until her son railroader921 thought we ought to do something with them, and I volunteered to place them as best as I could, so here we are! There will hopefully be 29 caches when all is said and done, so look out for others in your caching travels! Happy Hunting!
Though much of Beaver County is dry, basin range land full of sagebrush and junipers, it also has some nice mountain oases, like this one at Kents Lake (source: FishingReportUtah.com)
#9 - Beaver - "Mtn. Meadows"
This cache's stamp was made for Beaver County, and for that reason has a beaver on it. When visiting Beaver County you will find another example of typical basin and range territory. Early Archaic Indians as well as the Dominguez – Escalante expedition (1776) and even early trappers Jedediah S. Smith (1826) and John C. Fremont (1844) all came through this area before the county was created in 1856. Though a mining boom in the 1870’s put Beaver on the map, farming has sustained the area and is still the area’s major resource. People can still visit the old mining town of Frisco, now a ghost town. One unique feature of the area is the county’s geothermal power plant which uses natural steam from the ground and modern equipment to produce power.
Here is a photo from one of several alternative energy projects in the county, seeking to provide clean power and jobs to the region (source: George Frey)
Beaver County is probably best known for two famous people who originated here. One person more infamous than famous would be Robert Leroy Parker (a.k.a. Butch Cassidy) born in 1866. He is credited as having the longest run of successful bank and train robberies in the history of the American West. Someone probably more known today would be Philo T. Farnsworth who was born in 1906 in this county. He contributed to the invention now known as television. After his death in 1971, he was honored in 1990 by placing Utah’s second statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall entitled "Father of Television."
Even the desert has its secrets, as the several ghost towns in the county, like Frisco here, illustrate (source: wikipedia.org)
Geocache Description:
Juab County, where the actual cache is located, is very similar to Beaver County in the landscape, plants and animals that live there. This area is no different. Most of the county is dry, desertous, and lonely, but there are a few nice lush areas, just like this cache location is. The easiest place to access the cache is to park at the circle on the NW end of the Cottonwood Campground. Go through the green gate, and then follow the waypoints. Best of luck, and enjoy the scenery! Note that you'll want to bring your own stamp pad, if you want to make your mark.
Happy Hunting!