Grafton Ghost Town & Smithsonian Butte Backcountry Byway
As I left Zion National Park, I had only a few minutes of sunlight remaining. It was just enough time…
Zion National Park: Observation Point Trail
It's funny how vacations seem to have a way of working out. Weeks earlier, during the planning stage of this…
Utah Capitol & City Creek Canyon
With the clouds parting, after my muddy hike up to Ensign Peak, I drove down the hill to the Utah…
Ensign Peak: Salt Lake City, Utah
If you want to take in the best view of Salt Lake City, you'll have to be willing to do…
Kamas, Utah
The small city of Kamas, Utah is located at the end of the Mirror Lake Byway, where U-150 dead-ends at…
Provo Falls, On The Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
Most of my drive down the Mirror Lake Byway was gloomy and disappointing, but I did find one place where…
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway, Utah
State Highway 150 begins in Evanston, Utah, and keeps its number as it crosses over into Utah, then into the…
Flaming Gorge – Uintas Scenic Byway
My expectations were low for Day 8, even though I knew I would be driving through some remarkably beautiful places.…
Vernal, Utah: Say Hi to Dinah
As I arrived in Vernal, Utah, it was unmistakable that this was a town devoted to dinosaurs. Dinah, the beloved…
Harpers Corner Scenic Drive & Trail, Dinosaur National Monument
After driving for hours across northwestern Colorado's lonely landscape, there's finally something to see. Dinosaur National Monument straddles the Utah/Colorado…