Looking across the Great Salt Lake from Antelope Island State Park you can see the mountains of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Due to the great recreational area
found in these mountains, Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. The forest has 1.3 million acres including 7 wilderness areas and is the most frequently visited forest in the nation. Wasatch is a Ute Indian word meaning “low places in high mountains” and Cache is French meaning “to hide”. The name of the forest pays tribute to the early fur trappers and the Indians whose survival and livelihood depended on the resources of the forest. |
