Flaming Gorge Myths
By: Athena Anderson
Origin of flaming gorge and the green river.
The myth of flaming gorge is the most popular way of why, and how Flaming gorge got such a, “unique name”. First, the last part of it’s name isn’t a myth, it’s a fact, gorge is part of it because, flaming gorge, is a gorge itself. Definition of gorge: “a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it”. ”But, the flaming part of the name is where the myth comes in. A man named John, would go horseback riding every day, up the gorge. He never went at a specific time, but mostly tried to up the gorge in the morning for just one reason.The sunset, when the sunset hit the gorge in
the morning it would hit the rocks, gorge and trails in such a way it made it look like it was on fire, or flaming. John at first thought that this was just one time, because, he had gone so many times in the morning. After, that experience John decided to go up at the time to see if it was just that morning. But sure enough, the rocks, the gorge and the river all looked like they were flaming.
So, John decided to name it Flaming Gorge one, after the way in the sunset and two simply because it’s a gorge. Now of course, like all myths this is not all the way actually true. This named could've been picked out bye indians, people or just tourist. But, the most popular way that the name of this gorge is, this myth about a man.
I did not get this information, but I did get it from a tour guider on a trip to flaming gorge itself. We went horse back riding up the trail and he told us this story, than my mother wrote it down and I am getting all this information from the actual place flaming gorge. Google.com for the quote defintion of gorge
The flaming gorge reservoir, also known as flaming gorge is one of the largest reservoirs in wyoming. Flaming gorge, is a very open place and you can go “camping, fishing, boating, and river rafting”. Before about the 1800’s the flaming gorge reservoir was a dangerous place because of the green river, and the people who lived there.And wasn’t officially a camping and a dam until, 1964.”The 1829 to 1850s Old Spanish Trail trade route passed across the Green River in the area of modern Green River from 1829 into the 1850s.”
The other half of the river, called the Utah Division, but then the west side of the river was named the “Greenriver in 1876, but later called in about 18 years later Green River.
Origin of flaming gorge and the green river.
The myth of flaming gorge is the most popular way of why, and how Flaming gorge got such a, “unique name”. First, the last part of it’s name isn’t a myth, it’s a fact, gorge is part of it because, flaming gorge, is a gorge itself. Definition of gorge: “a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it”. ”But, the flaming part of the name is where the myth comes in. A man named John, would go horseback riding every day, up the gorge. He never went at a specific time, but mostly tried to up the gorge in the morning for just one reason.The sunset, when the sunset hit the gorge in
the morning it would hit the rocks, gorge and trails in such a way it made it look like it was on fire, or flaming. John at first thought that this was just one time, because, he had gone so many times in the morning. After, that experience John decided to go up at the time to see if it was just that morning. But sure enough, the rocks, the gorge and the river all looked like they were flaming.
So, John decided to name it Flaming Gorge one, after the way in the sunset and two simply because it’s a gorge. Now of course, like all myths this is not all the way actually true. This named could've been picked out bye indians, people or just tourist. But, the most popular way that the name of this gorge is, this myth about a man.
I did not get this information, but I did get it from a tour guider on a trip to flaming gorge itself. We went horse back riding up the trail and he told us this story, than my mother wrote it down and I am getting all this information from the actual place flaming gorge. Google.com for the quote defintion of gorge
The flaming gorge reservoir, also known as flaming gorge is one of the largest reservoirs in wyoming. Flaming gorge, is a very open place and you can go “camping, fishing, boating, and river rafting”. Before about the 1800’s the flaming gorge reservoir was a dangerous place because of the green river, and the people who lived there.And wasn’t officially a camping and a dam until, 1964.”The 1829 to 1850s Old Spanish Trail trade route passed across the Green River in the area of modern Green River from 1829 into the 1850s.”
The other half of the river, called the Utah Division, but then the west side of the river was named the “Greenriver in 1876, but later called in about 18 years later Green River.