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ON THE ROAD

GREAT OUTDOORS

Hoodoos
less traveled

You've heard of Bryce and Zion and
Arches, but Cedar Breaks? If it's not
on your radar, you may be missing
out on some breathtaking scenery.
The national monument, about 35
miles east of Cedar City, Utah, is the
little sister to the state's better-known
parks, offering the same sculpted
surreality of weathered high desert
but with fewer visitors. Franklin D.
Roosevelt set aside this natural halfmile-deep amphitheater in 1933 for its
"spectacular cliffs, canyons, and features of scenic, scientific, and educational interest." Translation: teetering
hoodoos and cotton-candy-colored
rocks punctuated by some of the
longest living trees on Earth.
The Alpine Pond Nature Trail takes
you down to stunning regions of the
monument on a two-mile loop within
a loop that allows you to tailor the
length of your walk. Halfway along
you'll find the spring-fed Alpine Pond,
a fine place for a picnic. A four-mile
round-trip hike to Spectra Point on
the Ramparts Trail passes through
stands of bristlecone pines, the oldest
of which first sprouted in the area
around a.d. 300.
Cedar Breaks sits at 10,000 feet
above sea level, making for awesome
stargazing. On Saturday nights
throughout the summer, rangers host
star parties with lectures and telescopes. -T I M N E V I L L E
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V I A | S E PT E M B E R+ O CTO B E R 2 0 2 0

TOP: Scenic State Route 143.
BOTTOM: Cedar Breaks' majestic
geologic amphitheater.

TOP: DAVID H. COLLIER; BOTTOM: COLLEEN MINIUK

↘ High-desert delights
without the crowds.



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