[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               AMERICAN FRONTIERS: A PUBLIC LANDS JOURNEY

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                           HON. CHRIS CANNON

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 2002

  Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, from Native Americans to Mormon Pioneers to 
today's western travelers, people have long been captivated by the 
unique and beautiful landscape of my state. Utah's steep mountains, 
broad valleys, ancient rock formations and unique natural resources 
continue to draw visitors and many of my fellow Utahns to our public 
lands where a wide variety of outdoor activities can be enjoyed.
  This coming Saturday, September 28, 2002, Utah and the Nation will 
celebrate National Public Lands Day. In Salt Lake City, we will welcome 
a special group of folks that spent the last two months on an 
incredible expedition. American Frontiers: A Public Lands Journey, is 
an educational project bringing the public lands story to life for 
thousands of school children and interested adults. Two teams of 
adventurers have been traveling entirely on public lands as they make 
their way from Canada and Mexico through six states on over 3,000 miles 
of rivers and trails, following in the pathways of pioneers and acting 
as modem explorers. American Frontiers has been made possible by a 
partnership involving dozens of organizations led by National 
Geographic Society, the U.S. Department of Interior, the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, American Honda and the Coleman Company.
  These modem explorers have produced wonderful and thoughtful stories 
about the diversity and value of the lands they traveled through in 
Utah and other states. I look forward to welcoming these adventurers to 
my home state on Saturday, and encourage every citizen to embrace the 
legacy of America's most beautiful lands on that day.

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