Water that has never been exposed to the residue of mankind, water that has been protected in an underground vault for more than 20,000 years, or simply “Water the way Nature Intended.” The locals call it dinosaur water, the fountain of youth, the eternal spring of life. To understand the amazing quality of our water one must first understand the history and geology of the source. Current thinking in the scientific community is that nearly one and one half billion years ago, the mountain range above our source, the Uinta Mountains were born. The range was formed out of a portion of the remains of a much older and larger mountain range known as the Red Creek Mountains. About 50 million years ago, while the Pacific Ocean tectonic plate was pounding into the North American plate, a geological event known as the Laramide Orogeny occurred. This monolith of Uinta rock was thrust slowly out of the earth with other mountains in the area. Massive faulting provided the seed in other formations. The north and south Wasatch Mountains sloped into this east and west bulge, and resulted in a complex structure that created one of this countries largest gold and silver mining districts. About 5 million years ago the last ice age was making its moves on this mysterious east-west range. Erosion by glaciers tore apart the mountains and gouged out valleys. Haystack Mountains, formed by glaciers ripping simultaneously at all sides, stood as sentinels guarding the main range and treasures within. Reservoirs of ancient water fell victim at this time to the trappings of colossal carboniferous limestone formations. Water dissolved weak areas of these structures and formed caverns and other natural pipes. It filled the depths and fissures, now many thousands of feet below the surface. These reservoirs remain cold, pure, protected, ancient, quiescent, secret, and in reserve to this day. The Indians or “ancient ones” held the area as sacred grounds for hundreds of years. In the early 1800's the mountain men and trappers held their rendezvous in the north slope of the Uintas. This is where land was most fertile and the wildlife abundant. Fort Bridger became an oasis to the west's new frontiersmen. The Mormon Trail carried its pioneer travelers through this area and their hunger was fed by the plenty the mountains provided. Our presence now is a mere sliver in nature's timeline. The natural resources of the Uintas fed our appetites and built our economies, as the influx of settlers to the west built our heritage. The mountain's natural history became the beginning of our cultural history and the local economies that continue to thrive. We came to these Mountains because of the wealth within; we stayed in these Mountains because of their beauty. The water of the ancient ones is a precious resource and should be used responsibly and with some quiet respect. It is to taste of the cold azure blue of the last ice age. It is a source of antiquity, pre-dating mankind’s industrial, nuclear, and technological wizardry – a souvenir that at often times has left its ugly imprint on the other waters of our planet. This is why we call the remarkable water we bottle “Water the Way Nature Intended.”