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by Cliff & Ilene Bandringa | Images by SnapShotsWest.com
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ou’re probably thinking right now, where are the Tushar Mountains? The Tushar Mountains are the third highest mountain range in Utah and are located about 100 miles northeast of St. George, just east of the town of Beaver along I-15. Of the several high peaks within the Tushar range, Delano Peak is the highest at 12,174 feet. The name “Tushar” comes from an ancient Indian or Hindu word meaning “snow,” something that the Tushars get a lot of.
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Touring through these mountains was, for us, reminiscent of the colorful Rocky Mountains of southwestern Colorado (the San Juans). There is a distinctive timberline, and some of the mountain tops have a yellow hue to them. As we passed through these higher elevations, we really got the feeling of being in the San Juans. One big difference, though, is that the San Juans were heavily mined for gold and silver, which means that there were many ghost towns and ruins left
