Utah Travel Guide 2012 - S5

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Goblin Valley State Park– SCOTT T SMITH
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nasazi State Park Museum – STEVE GREENWOOD
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This Region includes Garfield,
Wayne and Kane, and parts of
Emery and San Juan Counties.
SCENIC PLACES:
National Parks, Monuments & Rec Areas
Bryce Canyon National Park
12 mi W of Tropic, Camping, Hiking, Geology
(435) 834-5322, www.nps.gov/brca
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Cannonville to Boulder, Camping, Canyoneering, Hiking
(435) 644-4680, www.blm.gov/ut
Capitol Reef National Monument
12 mi E of Torrey, Camping, Hiking, Geology
(435) 425-379, www.nps.gov/care
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Access by boat on Lake Powell, Boating, Hiking
(928) 608-6200, www.nps.gov/rabr
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lake Powell, Boating, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming
(928) 608-6200, www.nps.gov/glca
Paria Canyon- Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area
45 mi E of Kanab, Camping, Canyoneering, Hiking
(435) 644-4600, www.blm.gov/ut
Dixie National Forest
Boulder Mountain, Box Death Hollow,
and Red Canyon
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center
(435) 826-3499, www.fs.usda.gov/dixie
Bureau of Land Management
Escalante Field Station
(435) 826-5600, www.blm.gov/ut
Hanksville Field Office
(435) 542-3461, www.blm.gov/ut
STATE PARKS:
To make reservations at a STATE PARK, call (801) 322-3770
within Salt Lake City or (800) 322-3770 toll free, or visit
www.stateparks.utah.gov.
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k Falls, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM – BOB HILLS
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Anasazi State Park Museum
Boulder, American Indian History, Camping, Museum
(435) 335-7308
Goblin Valley State Park
33 mi NW of Hanksville, Camping, Geology, Hiking
(435) 275-4584
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
Escalante, Camping, Dinosaur Fossils, Fishing, Hiking
(435) 826-4466
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
20 mi W of Kanab, Camping, OHV/ATV, Hiking
(435) 648-2800
Kodachrome Basin State Park
8 mi SE of Cannonville, Biking, Camping, Hiking,
Horseback Riding, (435) 679-8562
ACTIVITIES /MUSEUMS:
Henry Mountains
23 mi S of Hanksville, History, Camping, Hiking
(435) 542-3461, www.blm.gov/ut
Wolverton Mill
Hanksville, Heritage, Mining History
(435) 542-3461, www.blm.gov/ut
Hole-in-the-Rock Historic Site
60 mi E of Escalante, Hiking, History, (435) 826-5499
Paria Townsite and Movie Set
33 mi E of Kanab, History, Heritage, (435) 675-3200
Great Gallery - Ancient Indian Rock Art Panel
Camping, Hiking, History, (435) 259-2652,
www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/horseshoecanyon
Southern section of the San Rafael Swell
Accessible via I-70, and Goblin Valley Road
Temple Mountain Road, Hondu Country
(435) 542-3461, www.blm.gov/ut
SCENIC BYWAYS:
For more information on Utah’s Scenic Byways visit
www.visitutah.com/scenic-byways.
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Scenic Byway12
Utah’s All-American Road
Hwy 12 from Panguitch to Torrey
Utah’s Bicentennial Highway
Hwy 95 from Hanksville to Hite
Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
Hwy 24 from Loa to Hanksville
My partner and I were
on a trip through
Southern Utah, and
we stopped in Bryce
Canyon for an afternoon
of hiking and
photography. Hiking
the Navajo Loop trail,
we realized that the
amazing scenery would
be even more stunning in the light of the morning sun.
Right then, we decided to stay an extra day, and made it a
goal to return the next morning and recapture Bryce in the
perfect light.We booked a night in a nearby hotel in Bryce
Canyon City, just outside of the park’s boundary. Setting
our alarm way too early, we entered the park in the predawn
darkness and set out along the rim of the canyon
looking for the perfect view. There was hardly anyone else
around, and we enjoyed the sounds of solitude – the
morning birds just beginning to sing and the rustle of the
breeze through the trees.We stopped in a particularly nice,
quiet spot, and watched as the sun’s light began to give
definition to the amphitheater of multi-hued sandstone
spires below. As the sun rose just over the horizon, we
were so mesmerized we almost forgot to photograph the
spectacle. The park came to life before our very eyes!
Watching the sun rise in Bryce Canyon National Park is
one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences I will share
with friends when the conversation turns to inspiring
moments in my life.We will definitely be back.
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Sunrise Among the Hoodoos
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Visit www.brycecanyoncountry.com for more information
on Bryce Canyon National Park.
I recently visited Utah
on a cross-country road
trip. While I found the
entire state fascinating,
it was the day I spent
driving on Scenic
Byway12 – Utah’s
All-American Road,
which remains one of
the most memorable
days of my entire trip. I began in the tiny hamlet of Torrey,
and drove southward climbing over Boulder Mountain.
As I summited the crest of the mountain, I enjoyed stopping
at the scenic pullouts to gaze upon the geology of Capitol
Reef and the northern Canyons of the Escalante below.
Next, I stopped in Boulder, a tiny town with some lovely
restaurants and a scenic lodge. I lunched there, and chatted
with the friendly locals about some “must see” destinations.
After a stop at the Anasazi State Park Museum, where
I walked amongst the ruins of an ancestral Pueblo village,
I drove across the impossible switchbacks and down a
hair-raising ridgeline called “The Hogsback.” I hiked the
5 miles round-trip to Lower Calf Creek Falls (a stunning
sandstone waterfall that empties into an emerald pool), and
overnighted in the town of Escalante. The next day I
stopped at Kodachrome Basin State Park (photo), and
the towering Grosvenor Arch. Highway12’s finale brings
travelers to Bryce Canyon National Park and then on to
Red Canyon, two hoodoo-filled parks that offer endlessly
mind-blowing scenery, a fitting climax to the most stunning
road in the country.
#2 Utah’s All-America Road
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Visit www.visitutah.com/scenic-byways for more information
about Scenic Byway 12 - Utah’s All-American Road.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS:
View Utah’s many attractions online at www.visitutah.com.
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Snowmobiling - East Fork Snowmobile Complex
near Bryce Canyon & Ruby’s Inn, (801) 538-RIDE
Red Canyon Visitors Center
Hwy 12, 11 mi E of Panguitch,
(435) 676-2676, www.fs.usda.gov
Little Rockies National Natural Landmark
Hwy 276, N of Bullfrog
(435) 542-3461, www.blm.gov/ut
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Nation's largest sanctuary for homeless animals
5 mi N of Kanab, (435) 644-2001, www.bestfriends.org
Grosvenor Arch
9 mi SE of Cannonville, Hiking
(435) 644-4300, www.blm.gov/ut
Calf Creek Falls
15 mi E of Escalante, Hwy 12, GSENM, Camping, Hiking
(435) 826-5499, www.blm.gov/ut
ADAM BARKER
LAURENCE PARENT
Utah Travel Guide 2012

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