Dean Reynolds in some of his stories he mentions "Saw Tooth mountain". This is the Saw Tooth mountain he is talking about. It lies on the south side of Dry Fork canyon. Saw Tooth mountain can be seen from the other side of the Green river many miles to the southeast. It has been said that it was one of the landmarks that the early travelers used in coming into the area. Others have discribed the notched ridge as being like a dinosaur's back. At any rate the rock outcrops are definetly distintive.
Dry Fork gets it name as it generally is dry during the summer. During spring runoff water flow down the canyon and into Ashley creek. In the summer the water disappears in to the "Sinks" above Massey meadow. This water travels underground through caves in the limestone and comes up in springs in Ashley gorge. It then runs down and joins the dry bed of Dry Fork. In the early days dye was placed in water going into the sinks and it came out in Ashley gorge.
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