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