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Utah 4Life Elevated

Northern Utah 8Salt Lake, Dinosaurland & Everything Inbetween

Central Utah 14Nordic Traditions & Outdoor Wilderness

Southwestern Utah 16National Parks, Western History & Rugged Beauty

Southeastern Utah 22Dinosaurs, Swells & Desert Beauty

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Sublime scenery that invites contemplation; vast tracts of wilderness that invite exploration; vibrant cities that

invite you to stay and enjoy theatre, nightlife and contemporary cuisine – this is Utah. Journey through this

land and discover its secrets, and some of your own.

One of the best ways to see Utah is to drive the state’s collection of scenic byways. There are seven U.S. Scenic Byways and 19 State Scenic Byways that wind through every part of the state, offering interpretive lookouts, panoramic vistas and the chance to explore natural and human history.

Parks PlusThe Great Outdoors are truly great here and have a profound influ-ence on all that goes on in the state. There are five, count ’em five, national parks: Arches National Park; Bryce Canyon National Park; Canyonlands National Park; Capitol Reef National Park; and Zion Na-tional Park. From the world’s largest concentration of natural arches, to haunting hoodoos, from extraordinary solitude to soul-satisfying vistas, each has its own unique attractions.

And then there are the National Monuments (seven), National Rec-reation Areas (two), National Historic Sites (one) and National Forests (six). Oh yeah, there are also 42 State Parks that offer boating, water sports, swimming, fishing, river running, biking, hiking, off-roading and horseback riding in summer and a host of winter sports, too.

Bikers come to Utah looking for the ultimate terrain to tackle and are never disappointed. Moab’s Slickrock Trail is arguably the most poplar mountain bike trail in the world, while Brian Head Resort was voted “one of the best, unique and most unusual mountain bike vaca-tion resorts” by Mountain Bike Action magazine. The fact is, every community in the state offers all levels of riders the chance to pedal through amazing scenery.

There are also literally thousands of miles of OHV and snow-mobile trails for motorized off-road adventure. The Paiute ATV Trail

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was rated one of the best 15 trails in the U.S. by Dirt Wheels magazine; Skyline Drive/Arapeen Trail offers 560 kilometres of alpine off-road ad-venture; and Burr Trail area, connecting Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument with Lake Powell was the last area in the lower 48 states to be mapped.

Birders flock to Utah for the number of species (430) that have been spotted and the amazing range of habitat that attracts our feath-ered friends. From sub-alpine mountains, forest and sage-steppe, to upland, lake, wetland and high elevation desert, there is a place for every bird, and every birder. The Great Salt Lake is a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve network site and Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is one of the best-known birding sites in the country.

Cowboys…Yes, indeed, Utah has a rich cowboy tradition. Law-abiding ranchers and farmers were attracted to the state’s wide open spaces. And

so were outlaws, like Butch Cassidy, Billy The Kid and the Rough Riders. For western enter-tainment, you can head out to Ruby’s Inn, Utah Trails Resort, Bar M Chuckwagon and the Sun-down Ranch Chuckwagon Dinner and Wild West Show. Book yourself into a dude or guest ranch to live the cowboy life. Or, head to The American West Heritage Center or Red Rock Ranch and Outfitters to watch someone else live it.

And IndiansUtah was home to not one, but two ancient Native American cultures – the Anasazi and Fremont, both of which left the area about 700 years ago. Evidence of their lives can be seen at a multitude of rock art sites throughout the state. Petroglyphs, images chipped into the stone, and pictographs,

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painted on the stones, leave a haunting, and indecipherable, record of their beliefs and everyday lives. You can also visit countless ruins of their communities and learn more at Utah’s numerous museums.

Diggin’ ItBefore the Ancient Ones, however, there were the dinosaurs. Ev-erywhere it seems. Utah is home to more dinosaur species than any other state; the world’s largest collection of mounted dinosaur skeletons; and the world’s most famous dinosaur quarry at Dinosaur National Monument. Visit museums, parks, and digs in any corner of the state and you’ll come face-to-face with the past – the very distant past.

ForeGolfers delight in the wide range of scenery and conditions, ranging from high elevation tacks to challenging desert conditions, presented by Utah golf courses. The Salt Lake Valley alone is home to more than 40 courses, with 30 less than an hour’s drive from downtown. Can’t decide? Follow the Red Rock Golf Trail, a collection of nine courses, all within a 24-kilometre radius in southern Utah that offer redrock desert scenery and world-class amenities. Golf Wasatch offers the state’s only mountain golf destination advance reserva-tion system on five fine Heber Valley courses.

The Greatest Snow On Earth®

It really is. And Utah has 13 world-class ski resorts that offer 10,500 hectares of skiable terrain that boast an average of 1,250 centi-metres of light, dry powder every year. Downhill/boarding areas include Beaver Mountain, Powder Mountain, Snow Basin and Wolf Mountain in Logan and Ogden Canyons; Park City Mountain Resort, The Canyons and Deer Valley Resort in the Park City area; Solitude Mountain Resort, Brighton, Alta and Snowbird in Salt Lake Canyons; Sundance in Provo/Orem; and Brian Head Resort in southern Utah.

Cross-country and Nordic skiers head to resorts like Sherwood Hills, White Pine Touring Center, The Viking Yurt, Solitude Nordic Cen-ter, Alta Nordi Center, Soldier Hollow, The Homestead Cross-Country Ski Center, Sundance Nordic Center, Best Western Ruby’s Inn, Brian Head Resort and Duck Creek Village, as well as National Forest Ski Areas, La Sal Mountain area and Wasatch Mountain State Park.

Olympic GloryFor 16 days in February 2002, Utah welcomed the world to the XIX Olympic Winter Games. The Games legacy lives on in the facilities that hosted the Olympic events, and you can experience the thrill of competition at many of the Olympic Venues that are open to the pub-lic. At Olympic Cauldron Park you can relive the Games experience at a multi-sensory exhibit in the Visitors Center and Theater; Energy Solutions Arena hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating; The Ice Sheet housed curling; and the Utah Olympic Oval was the site of speed skating. Ice hockey was played at the E Center Arena and the Peaks Ice Arena.

Utah Olympic Park held ski jumping, bobsled, skeleton and luge events, while Park City Mountain Resort hosted half-pipe and snowboarding events. Deer Valley Resort, Snowbasin Ski Resort and Soldier Hollow were where the downhill and Nordic skiing events took place. Ffr

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Must See Utah With so much to offer it is tough to pick THE best places in Utah. Based solely on visitation

numbers, here are the top 15 favourites:

1. Temple Square and the surrounding Salt Lake City attractions include a state-of-the-art Conference Center, the world’s largest genealogical library and the Joseph Smith Memorial Building housing Family History Center and large-screen theatre showing films related to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mor-mon) history and religious concepts. The Museum of Church History and Art houses historic displays as well as works of modern L.D.S. and two visitor centres interpret L.D.S. history and faith.

2. Zion National Park, features soaring monoliths, an interpretive centre, hiking and the Virgin River.

3. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area includes Lake Powell, which boasts nearly 3,200 kilometres of shoreline with hun-dreds of side canyons, inlets and coves.

4. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, features fishing, hiking, mountain biking, wildlife watching and access to the neighbouring Ashley National Forest.

5. Bryce Canyon National Park, is a series of amphitheatres and bowls filled with massive and delicate pillars of stone eroded into bizarre shapes called hoodoos.

6. Wasatch Mountain State Park, has two excellent 36-hole golf courses, and Sol-dier Hollow, 2002 Olympic Winter Games venue, is open year-round. Winter activi-ties include cross-country skiing, tubing and snowshoeing.

7. Arches National Park features hundreds of sandstone arch spans, including Utah icon Delicate Arch, and more than 2,000 significant eroded formations.

8. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is divided into three areas: the canyons of the Escalante River, the Grand Staircase and the Kaiparowits Plateau.

9. Capitol Reef National Park features Waterpocket Fold, a massive uplift which created huge dome-like formations and historic sites that range from evidence of the ancient Fremont Culture to orchards planted by settlers in the mid-1800s.

10. Cedar Breaks National Monument is an amphitheatre on the western edge of the Markagunt Plateau filled with pillars, columns and hoodoos surrounded by Dixie National Forest.

11. This Is The Place Heritage Park fea-tures the Heritage Village Living His-tory Experience, where you will find 40 original and replica homes and businesses featur-ing period villages demonstrating crafts, trades and home-making skills typical of 19th-century Utah and the This Is The Place Monuments with its sweeping panoramic view of the Salt Lake Valley.

12. Canyonlands National Park is divided into distinct districts: The River; Island in the Sky; The Needles; and The Maze.

13. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park’s Goulding’s Trading Post and Museum recreate life in the 1920s and document the roles of Monument Valley’s formations in movies and television through several decades.

14. Snow Canyon State Park is known for its enjoyable hiking through acres of vibrant red Navajo sandstone capped by an over-lay of black lava rock.

15. Antelope Island State Park is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake and offers the most stunning views available of the Wasatch Mountain range. It’s also home to free-roaming bison, bighorn sheep, deer, pronghorn antelope and many varieties of shore and wading birds.

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The “Top of Utah” is the place to find adventure serenity and history all rolled into one scenic destination.

Drive through canyons, take in the ballet or symphony, enjoy professional basketball and soccer and college

football. Hike, ski, horseback ride, fish, climb. Indulge in fine dining and excellent shopping.

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Explore the heritage of northern Utah cities along with their charming architecture and eclectic shops. Park City’s Historic Main Street is a 19th-century thoroughfare transformed into a premier shop-ping area and Odgen’s Historic 25th Street and Union Station has evolved from a 19th-century train station, to a 21st-century street lined with antique, boutique, and exclusive shops.

Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City is Utah’s capital and reflects a remarkable combina-tion of history, culture and recreation. Settled in 1847 by pioneers seeking an escape from persecution, the city is the worldwide centre of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons.

In the winter, locals and visitors alike flock to nearby desti-nation resorts to ski and snowboard on “The Greatest Snow on Earth®”. In the summer, the same resorts offer outdoor dining, fields lush with wild flowers and more hiking and mountain biking than you could imagine.

But Salt Lake is about more than snow and winter outdoor ad-ventures. You’ll find accommodation to suit every budget, endless shopping, wonderful dining, symphony, opera, ballet, museums, professional sports teams and the University of Utah.

Temple Square, the symbolic heart of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) is Salt Lake’s biggest tourist attraction. Free concerts of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and beautifully landscaped grounds make this four-hectare block an impressive site. Other city-based attractions include the larg-est genealogical library in the world, Clark Planetarium, restored pioneer homes, Hogle Zoo, galleries, a collection of churches

of various faiths and the Utah State Capitol building. Salt Lake City is also where seven canyons meet. Drive, hike, bike them in spring, summer and fall.

And then there is the Great Salt Lake itself. One of the most asked-about tourist destinations in Utah, the Great Salt Lake and its islands provide outstanding scenery and recreational opportunities.

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Top 10 Things To Do in Salt Lake City1. Historic Temple Square: Three blocks with

nearly 20 attractions related to Mormon history.

2. Skiing and Snowboarding: Area resorts aver-age 500 inches of dry powder snow every year.

3. Salt Lake Historic Sites: Churches, gov-ernment buildings and pioneer sites.

4. Great Salt Lake: The largest lake between the Great Lakes and Pacific Ocean.

5. Geneaology/Family History Center: Largest genealogical library in the world.

6. Utah Jazz Basketball: NBA basketball action.

7. Bonneville Salt Flats: World famous rac-ing course and unique habitat.

8. Theatre: Dozens of venues house live per-formances from opera to dinner theatre.

9. Kennecott Copper Mine: World’s largest man-made excavation.

10. Miller Motorsports Park: State-of-the-art road racing facility in Tooele.


The lake’s turquoise waters attract sailors, its white sand beaches are popular with swimmers and sunbathers, and craggy outcrop-pings on Antelope Island and some shoreline areas draw hikers and mountain bikers. Antelope Island State Park is the largest of the Great Salt Lake’s 10 islands. It is also home to a variety of flora and fauna and a great place to view wildlife.

West of Salt Lake City, the Bonneville Salt Flats, home to the “World of Speed” races, attracts speed freaks from around the world to the Miller Motorsports Park.

Heber ValleyThe simple beauty of the snow peaked mountains and rich ag-ricultural land has earned Heber Valley, in Wasatch County, the title “Little Switzerland.” From the pristine mountains, to shopping, to the quiet streams, visitors can easily find relaxation and adventure.

The two main communities are Heber City and Midway, both offering world-class resorts and spas close to all the recreation options offered by the Wasatch and Uinta mountains including golf, fly fishing, boating and water sports, plus skiing and other winter sports.

And it really is all about the outdoor recreation here. The Heber Valley is home to Soldier Hollow, a 25-kilometre, world-class trail system for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing enthusiasts. Other popular Heber-based activities include snowmobiling, troll-ing and fly-fishing, golfing, and mountain biking. Annual events include horse shows, cutter races, rodeos, antique auto shows, and experimental aircraft fly-in. The city of Midway celebrates an-nual “Swiss Days” with races, parades, food, and a flower show.

The Homestead with its landmark hot springs crater, boasts lodging, 18-hole golf course, scuba diving, cross-country skiing and winter sleigh rides.

There are also three state parks in the Heber area. Wasatch Mountain State Park is a year-round adventure centre, offering golf, horseback riding, hiking, camp-ing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and other activities.

Jordanelle and Deer Creek state parks have reservoirs that are top choices for boating, fishing, skiing and other water sports.

One of the most relaxing ways to see the Heber Valley is to wander down one of three designated scenic backways and byways. The Alpine Loop Scenic Backway circles around the east side of Mount Timpa-nogos; Mirror Lake Scenic By-way ascends the western Uinta Mountains; while Provo Canyon Scenic Byway follows the Provo River between Heber City and the city of Provo.

Or you can hop aboard the Heber Valley Historic Railroad. Vintage engines and coaches travel through the Heber Valley into Provo Canyon.

Check out the local legends at Timpanogos Cave National Monument along with three natural limestone caverns connected by man-made tunnels.

Utah ValleyNestled at the base of the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains just 40 minutes south of Salt Lake City, is Utah County, a favourite for outdoor recre-ation. Hiking, camping, fishing, horseback riding, mountain biking, golfing, and water sports of all kinds are popular summer pastimes, while hunting, snow-mobiling, ice climbing, downhill and cross-country skiing satisfy winter adventurers

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In Heber Valley1. Golf: Five world-class courses.2. Soldier Hollow: Longest tubing

lanes in Utah, plus cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and biking.

3. Skiing: Deer Valley, The Canyons and Park City Mountain Resort.

4. Uinta Mountains: More than 1,000 natural lakes in designated roadless wilderness.

5. Strawberry Reservoir: Utah’s premier trout fishery.

6. Jordanelle Reservoir: Boating and fishing at Hailstone Recreation Site.

7. Area Resorts: World-class skiing and spas.

8. Heber Valley Railroad: 25-kilometre trip on vintage railcars.

9. Scenic Byways: Alpine Loop Scenic Backway, Mirror Lake Scenic Byway, Provo Canyon Scenic Byway.

10. Provo River: Trophy trout fishing.

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Provo and Orem, which together form the second-largest metro-politan area of Utah and are regularly cited in surveys as among the best places to live in the U.S.

Area attractions include Seven Peaks, a water theme park with more than 40 ways to soak, slide, surf, or swim; Sundance Village, Robert Redford’s retreat up Provo Canyon that offers skiing, dining, summer theatre, hiking, fishing, art workshops and concerts; and Thanksgiving Point with Thanksgiving Point Gardens, Children’s Dis-covery Garden and North American Museum of Ancient Life.

At the Springville Museum of Art, in Utah’s “Art City,” you can see the state’s oldest and most beautiful museum for the visual fine arts, noted for its collection of Utah art.

Brigham Young University is one of the largest privately-owned universities in the United States. Take a tour of the campus and see the Museum of Art and its family interactive centre; the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum that houses an extensive collection of biological specimens and exhibits; the BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures and its collections of artifacts of prehistoric Utah, the American Southwest, Mesoamerica, and Polynesia dating back 50,000 years; and the BYU Earth Science Museum and one of the nation’s most extensive fossil collections.

Outdoors you can head to Bridal Veil Falls, a double cataract waterfall in Provo Canyon; Timpanogos Cave National Monument to explore the beauty of three natural limestone caverns connected

by man made tunnels; and the Provo River for premier trout fishing, just minutes out of town.

One of the best ways to discover the area’s attrac-tions and wild beauty is to travel the scenic back-ways and byways. The Alpine Loop Scenic Back-way, Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, Provo Canyon Na-tional Scenic Byway and Nebo Loop Byway wind through local mountains and canyons.

Cache ValleyLogan is located in beautiful Cache Valley, north of Salt Lake City. Whether you stroll the streets of historic downtown, pass hot summer days on the shores of Bear Lake, drive along the colour-drenched Logan Canyon Scenic Byway in autumn, or join locals sledding down Main Street – this is the place to remember simpler times.

Local attractions include Utah State University, founded in 1888; the Logan L.D.S. Temple and neighbouring tabernacle; Willow Park Zoo; and Ellen Eccles Theater.

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Cache Valley also hosts several large events: the Top of Utah Marathon, Cache Valley Cruise-In Car Show, the Utah Festival Opera Company and the Festival of the American West. One of Cache Valley’s main attractions is the American West Heritage Center, where you can relive 100 years of the American West.

The wider area of Bear River Basin, on the Utah-Idaho border, has an interesting heritage: ancestral home of the Shoshone; stomping grounds of mountain men; and home to Mormon pioneers. Heritage sites range from the Golden Spike

National Historic Site, where the Union Pacific joined the Central Pacific to create the first transcontinental railroad, to historic hotels and restaurants, pioneer trails, Chesterfield ghost town, and the nearby mining town of Soda Springs, Idaho. Step back in time at the National Oregon/California Trail Center.

Hardware Ranch Elk Refuge is where more than 600 Rocky Mountain elk winter. The ranch is a trailhead for many ATV trails. Other activities in the area include fishing in Blacksmith Fork River, Curtis Creek, Logan River and Rock Creek; snowmobiling at the

Top 10 Things To Do in Utah Valley1. Brigham Young University: One of the largest private universities in the world. 2. Sundance Resort: Skiing, mountain biking, horseback riding and hiking, musical and cultural

programs.3. Thanksgiving Point: The North American Museum of Ancient Life, impressive gardens, golf

course, theatres, shops and restaurants.4. Provo River: Blue-ribbon trout stream famous for large brown trout.5. Mt. Timpanogos & Timp Cave: Imposing mountain offers great hiking; Timpanogos Cave is

one of the best in the region.6. Alpine Loop Scenic Byway: Climbs the back side of Mt Timpanogos, past Sundance Resort

and down American Fork Canyon. 7. Bridal Veil Falls: Impressive, two-tiered waterfall along the Provo River.8. Springville Art Museum: Utah’s Art City is home to one of the best fine arts museums in the

region.9. Utah Lake State Park: Boaters, anglers, campers and nature lovers enjoy this developed state

park.10. Deer Creek Reservoir State Park: Offers fishing, water skiing, jet skiing and camping.

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Northeast UtahRich in western lore, Northeast Utah was home to mountain men, pioneers, outlaws, and Native Americans. Scenic Byways and Back-ways take visitors through towering mountain peaks and beautiful scenery. Stop in Vernal and visit the largest Jurassic Dinosaur Quarry in the world, along with many other dinosaur exhibits and activities. See elaborate costumes, and taste authentic Native American food at the Ute Tribe PowWow in Roosevelt. Strap on your spurs and buckle your chaps for the PRCA Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo in Vernal. And then there are the dinosaurs.

The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum boasts exhibits and displays inside and out. Vivid murals and tile floors help visitors connect geological time to real places in Ver-nal. Life-size replicas of dinosaurs peer into the Museum windows from the Dinosaur Gardens. At Dinosaur National Monument you can see replica fossils, a video about paleontologists at work and the fossil wall.

The Flaming Gorge-Uintas National Scenic Byway 191 is a stunning drive through the Ashley National Forest and Flaming

Gorge National Recreation Area that features 15 Interpretive Way-side Pullouts and four self-guided Nature Trails associated with its signature theme “Wildlife through the ages.” Diversions along Byway 191 include Red Fleet State Park (with 200 million-year-old dinosaur tracks), Flaming Gorge Dam (with guided tours), Red Canyon Overlook, and Sheep Creek Canyon Geologic area.

At the Dry Fork Petroglyphs, on the McConkie Ranch north of Vernal, view panels from the Fremont culture all along the 60-metre-high cliffs of the Navajo Formation. F

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Top 10 Things In Logan1. American West Heritage Center: Living his-

tory site celebrates a century of the old west.2. Bear Lake Area: Often referred to as the

Caribbean of the Rockies.3. Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway:

Abundant wildlife viewing, hiking, biking, birding and fishing.

4. Utah State University Campus and Aggie Ice Cream: Historic buildings, beautiful landscaping and Aggie ice cream.

5. Utah Festival Opera Company: World-class opera in the heart of spectacular mountain scenery.

6. Hardware Ranch Elk Refuge: Take a sleigh or wagon ride to view the herd of Rocky Mountain elk.

7. Cache Valley Food Tour: Visit local food factories to taste a sample of coffee, cheese, honey, chocolates, ice cream and cookies.

8. Beaver Mountain Ski Resort: Family-owned resort boasts Utah’s famous powder snow.

9. Fish Area Streams and Lakes: The Logan and Blacksmith Fork rivers rank among Utah’s best trout streams, Bear Lake and Hyrum Reservoirs.

10. Golf: Four top-rated courses.

Top 5 Things In Vernal/ Flaming Gorge1. Dinosaur National Monument: Dinosaur quarry with

hundreds of fossils and paleontologists at work. 2. Utah Field House of Natural History Museum: Dino-

saur replicas, complete skeletons, and fossils.3. Flaming Gorge: Great place for boating, water toys and

trophy fishing.4. Drive through the Ages: Spectacular drive along Scenic

Byway US 191. 5. Sheep Creek – Spirit Lake Scenic Backway: Drive

through the forests of the Uinta Mountains.

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The Central Utah region is a goldmine of Utah heritage and outdoor recreation. The influence of Scandinavian

pioneers sent by Brigham Young to settle this area can be seen in the artwork, traditions, and lifestyle of the

people today. Many customs of the pioneers are reflected in old buildings, schools, and local bed and break-

fasts. During Ephraim’s Scandinavian Heritage Festival, held over Memorial Day weekend, visitors can enjoy

story telling, historical tours, entertainment, buy hand-made quilts, saddles, pottery and pine furniture.

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Manti, a town of just 5,500 people, takes on 20,000 visitors during the Mormon Miracle Pageant in June. This event begins at dusk and performances are free. For a great rodeo adventure, catch the Ute Stampede Rodeo in Nephi. Every July, this traditional cel-ebration features parades, carnival rides, golf tournaments, rodeo events, and car shows. Take a drive along the mountain ridge of Skyline Drive, or fish the mountain lakes.

Adrenalin junkies head to the Paiute ATV Trail, a 370-kilometre loop crossing rugged canyons, deserts, and three mountain ranges designed for recreational ATV riding. Dirt Wheels magazine has

rated the trail as one of the best 15 trails in the U.S., while ATV Illustrated ranks it in the top five. From the main Paiute Trail there are numerous side trips leading to spectacular scenery, fishing, or surrounding towns for supplies, lodging, or fuel.

Little Sahara Recreation Area has become one of Utah’s greatest sandy playgrounds, boasting more than 24,200 hectares of natural sand for dune buggy, sand rail, ATV, and dirt bike enthusiasts to explore. The Little Sahara also has two of the word’s largest sand-boxes, fenced play areas for kids that each cover several hectares.

Rock climbers head to Maple Canyon; and river runners float down the Sevier River. Rock hounds come to Central Utah for trilobites, gem quality topaz and red beryl.

In winter, snowmobilers and snowkiters come to the area for the excellent conditions.

For a leisurely driving tour through the area, travel U.S. Highway 89, the “Heritage Highway”, past countryside still deeply rooted in the farming and ranching lifestyle of Mormon pioneers. Not far below the surface, you can catch a glimpse of famous outlaws, Native American cultures, mining barons, Spanish priests and rugged trappers. The Highway is divided into five main regions: Little Denmark, named because of the influence of Scandinavian pioneers; Sevier Valley Area, where farmers and ranchers follow the ancient Native American tradition of living off the land; the Headwaters Area, where communities like Marysvale, Junction, Kingston, Circleville, Panguitch, Panguitch Lake and Hatch are tied together by their common dependence on the Sevier River; Boulder Loop which provides access to Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon national parks; and Under the Rim, named for its location beneath the redrock rims of the Colorado plateau and where Gunsmoke was filmed for decades.

Skyline Drive is the crown jewel of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. Sometimes described as the “Highway to Heaven”, it wanders along the spine of the Wasatch Plateau and offers up breathtaking views of mile-deep canyons, lake-filled basins, the Sanpete Valley, and alpine meadows and forests. During the win-ter, the Skyline Drive Snowkiting Complex is open to snowkiting and kiteboarding.

Mount Nebo Loop Scenic Byway travels through mountain for-ests, past miniature waterfalls, fishing, and beautiful fiery colours

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in the fall. A short easy, paved hiking trail leads to Devils Kitchen, a tiny replica of Bryce Canyon carved into the Wasatch Mountains.

Utah’s oldest existing governmental building is the Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore. Built in anticipation of Utah’s statehood, the Statehouse is the south wing of a large domed capitol build-ing in the form of a Roman cross, commissioned by Brigham Young and designed by Truman O. Angell. It is the only portion of the planned structure that was built and was finished in time for the December 1855 meeting of the Territorial Legislature, which was the only full session held in the old statehouse. Today it is a museum and houses an excellent collection of Mormon pioneer artifacts.

The Old Capitol Arts Festival is held at the Statehouse every September. The theme is “The Pioneering Spirit” and this festival features fine arts and crafts booths, pioneer demon-strations and live entertainment.

For more than 20 years Cove Fort was a way station for travellers along the “Mormon Corridor”, a string of settlements stretching from Idaho to Nevada connected by a network of roads, telegraph lines, and postal routes. Built in 1867 out of volcanic rock and limestone quarried nearby, the fort contains 12 rooms, six on the north and six on the south, and each has been restored to its look and feel from the 1867 to 1877 period. The rooms contain authentic furnishings and artifacts. F

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Top 10 Things To Do in Central Utah1. Paiute ATV Trail: Rated as one of the best in the world, travels through incredible

scenery and past historic spots.2. Little Sahara Sand Dunes: Ride ATVs or dune buggies over the hills.3. Fremont Indian State Park: Extensive rock art left by the ancient Fremont people.4. Fish Lake: Fish, camp and boat at this beautiful, high mountain lake.5. Bullion Canyon and Marysvale: Old mining boomtown, pan for gold.6. West Desert: Remote and rugged backcountry with wide variety of semi-precious

gems, minerals and fossils.7. Otter Creek State Park: Fishing and camping are big draws at this state park.8. Big Rock Candy Mountain: Minerals have coloured this distinctive landmark

green, tan, brown, orange, yellow and gray. 9. Skyline Drive: The 560-kilometre Arapeen Off-Highway Vehicle Trail System

includes the Skyline Drive and trails branching from it. In winter, this country offers great snowmobile and snowkite play areas.

10. Palisade State Park: Fish, camp and golf at this park, located in the mountains east of the town of Stirling.

11. Tracking Butch Cassidy: Okay, there are actually 11 things to do. Discover the boy-hood stomping grounds of Butch Cassidy, where he was born, raised, and worked as a ranch hand.

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Red rock cliffs against a deep blue sky, snow-capped mountains in

the distance – southwestern Utah will take your breath away. From

leisurely drives among inspiring views of wind-carved sandstone,

washed out canyons, and massive sculpted cliffs, to mountain

biking, hiking, and rock climbing among the same scenery, there is

plenty to discover here.

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St. George/Zion AreaIn 1861 Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet-colonizer, gazed northward up a desperately barren valley. Waving his hand to in-clude the entire setting, he said, “There will yet be built between those volcanic ridges a city with spires, towers...and homes with many inhabitants.” And so St. George came to be.

Centrally located in some of nature’s finest scenery, St. George has become a winter resort for snowbirds, as well as a key gate-way to the greatest concentration of national parks and natural wonders on earth. Within easy driving distances are such world-renowned destinations as Zion, Bryce and Grand Canyon National Parks; Cedar Breaks and Pipe Springs National Monuments, Snow Canyon State Park, the Virgin River Gorge, Kolob Canyons, Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

The St. George area is a historical gold mine, full of 19th-century homes, buildings and old dirt roads leading to fascinat-ing ghost towns and prehistoric dinosaur footprints. Interesting Mormon historic sites include the town of Pine Valley, where you can see one of the oldest surviving Mormon chapels. At Jacob Hamblin’s home in Santa Clara, you can experience rustic, pioneer living. Brigham Young’s winter home in St. George is also open for tours. Several pioneer-era homes, including some built by promi-nent citizens, can be seen at Green Gate Village.

The St. George L.D.S. Temple and the St. George Tabernacle are great monuments to the determined efforts of the early pio-neers who were sent to settle the area. A fun walking tour guide is available at the visitor’s centre housed in the old St. George Courthouse. Other historic sites in the area include Grafton, an

old ghost town that served as a backdrop for the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. An-other ghost town is Silver Reef, where the Wells Fargo building and the ruins of silver mines tell the story of a boomtown that swelled to 1,500 people between 1878 and 1882.

But more than anything, St. George has be-come a fine place to relax and enjoy year-round leisure time. The area boasts 12 great golf courses, with others nearby. The tennis college at Green Valley offers everything the tennis en-thusiast could ask for.

St. George is the gateway to Zion National Park. Whether you walk among the towering overhangs, hike through the narrow canyons or scale the sandstone cliffs, Zion is an awe-inspir-ing experience. A variety of trails allow people of all ages and skill levels to experience the gran-deur of Zion Canyon. Stop by the visitor centres, museum and bookstores in the park to learn more about the park’s history and features.

The Kolob Canyons area, the western por-tion of the park, offers stunning views of Zion’s

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trademark cliffs and canyons, while the Kolob Terrace area has a paved road that offers a scenic drive into the mountains, through lush forest, with classic Zion scenery all along the way.

Cedar CityTo the north, Cedar City is less a city than a sophisticated small town. It has no towering buildings, no traffic jams and no evening rush hour. One of the things it does have is a splendid location in the peaceful foothills of scenic southwestern Utah. William Shake-speare would find himself at home in Cedar City, home of the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival that attracts fans from around the world every summer.

Cedar City’s Historic Downtown area features quaint shops, art galleries, local restaurants, three coffee houses, a very unique music store, several live music venues, an old time soda fountain, antique stores, and regional arts and crafts shops, along with

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Top 15 Attractions In The St. George/Zion Area1. National Parks: Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef

and Zion National Parks.2. Golf: 12 courses offer year-round play.4. Events: Major events include the St. George

Marathon, a qualifier for the Boston Mara-thon; Easter Arts Festival and Antique Car Show; Zion Canyon Arts and Flute Festival; Huntsman World Senior Games; and Dickens’ Christmas Festival.

5. Tuacahn: Natural amphitheatre that hosts “Broadway in the Desert” theatre productions.

6. Dinosaur Walkway: Some of the oldest and best-preserved tracks in the world.

7. Pine Valley Mountains: Hiking, bik-ing, horseback riding in high forested mountains.

8. Historic Sites: Pioneer history in downtown buildings and surrounding ghost towns.

9. Kolob Canyons: Western-most section of Zion NP, with stunning views of cliffs and canyons.

10. Kolob Terrace: Central section of Zion boasts Subway slot canyon.

11. Hike/Canyoneer: Wide range of hiking and extreme hiking experiences, with some lower trails wheelchair accessible.

12. Mountain Bike: Pedal the Scenic Drive, and other roads; Pa’rus Trail is the only biking trail in the park.

13. Springdale: Haven for artists with wide choice of recreational activities.

14. Scenic Byways: Zion Park Scenic Byway, Heritage 89, Smithsonian Butte National Back Country Byway.

15. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park: Picturesque dunes open to ATVs and off-road vehicles.

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the Cedar City Heritage The-atre, which hosts a variety of theatrical and musical events throughout the year.

The Iron Mission State Park Museum chronicles local his-tory, when Brigham Young sent Mormon missionaries to the

area to mine iron in the 1850s. Displays include horse-drawn ve-hicles and a collection of Native American and pioneer artifacts.

Just east of Cedar City, Brian Head Resort offers 200 skiable hectares, 53 runs and plenty of backcountry and a lift-assisted tubing park. In summer the area is a renowned destination for mountain biking, offering great trails through mountain forests. You’ll also find great snowmobiling terrain nearby, along with ex-cellent hiking trails and fishing waters. Skiing usually runs from late November to mid-April, and biking trails can be ridden from late June or early July through October.

Native Americans called Cedar Breaks National Monument the “Circle of Painted Cliffs.” This amazing concentration of limestone formations created by uplift and erosion in a five-kilometre wide amphitheatre features brilliant colours and, deep within the coli-seum, limestone spires, columns, pinnacles, arches and canyons of red, yellow, and purple. A 9.5-kilometre scenic drive passes four overlooks, each offering a different perspective.

Bryce Canyon CountryTechnicolour cliffs reach skyward, isolated canyons beckon hikers and miles and miles of shoreline attract water sport enthusiasts – this is Bryce Canyon Country.

Bryce Canyon National Park is filled with incredible red rock formations, from brilliant red sandstone hoodoos and mazes to open amphitheaters and lush green forests, The wonder of Bryce can be experienced by horseback ride, guided tour or a solitary hike. The amazing “hoodoos” stand guard over the landscape for miles. Watch the scenery come to life as it changes colour with the sun. Learn the history of the park with the award-winning video at the visitor centre. A 59-kilometre round-trip drive through the park has numerous viewpoints.

Bryce Canyon also has some of the darkest, starriest night skies in the U.S. Ranger staff offer several night programs includ-ing telescope viewing, constellation tours, full moon hikes and astronomy talks.

Historic Panguitch offers up a fascinating look at the area’s Mormon pioneer past, while the Anasazi State Park Museum offers an introduction to this ancient culture.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is divided into three sections – The Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau and the Canyons of the Escalante – that all share three qualities: great distances; difficult terrain; and an unequaled remoteness. From the south, the land of the Grand Staircase section rises in great

terraces of vermilion, white gray and pink. The Canyons of the Escalante offer some of the best hiking, ATV and mountain biking in the world.

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park has a small lake and features colourful deposits of mineralized wood and dinosaur bones, while Ko-dachrome Basin is a spectacle of sandstone chim-neys that change colour with the day’s moods.

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and Escalante as it passes through Red Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and over Boulder Mountain in the Dixie National Forest, ending near the entrance of Capitol Reef National Park. Car & Driver Magazine has called it “the most scenic drive in America”.

To the south, both Grand Canyon North Rim and Lake Powell attract visitors. One of the seven Natural Wonders of the World, Grand Canyon National Park is just south of Kanab, with the

North Rim just 90 minutes away. The North Rim offers a quieter, more personal view of the Canyon, with its pine, spruce and fir forest. Bright Angel Point, at the end of the main road, is a short, easy walk from the parking area and offers a classic view of the Canyon.

Kane County is known as “Utah’s Little Hollywood” because of all the movies shot in the area. More Westerns were produced here than anywhere outside of California. Every August, Kanab

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Top 10 Things To Do In Cedar City1. Utah Shakespearean Festival: Acclaimed Shakespearean and contemporary

productions.2. Cedar Breaks: National Monument, with multi-coloured rock formations.3. Brian Head: In winter, ski or snowboard; in summer, challenge one of the area’s

rugged bike trails.4. Kolob Canyons: Section of Zion National Park with scenic drive and great hiking

trails.5. Iron Mission State Park: Museum displays a great collection of Indian and pioneer

artifacts. 6. Parowan Gap: Fantastic ancient Indian rock art.7. Scenic Highways 14 & 148: Hwy 14 heads through the lush forest on Cedar Moun-

tain and past scenic Navajo Lake; Hwy 148 continues up to Cedar Breaks and Brian Head.

8. Snowmobile: Play with snow and machine at the Cedar Mountain/East Fork Snowmobile Complex.9. Southern Utah University: Hosts cultural, artistic, educational and sporting events.10. Cedar City Historic Downtown Shopping District: Unique “Mom & Pop” establishments include

shops, galleries and restaurants.

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celebrates its fame with the Western Legends Round-Up and Western Film Festival. There are Western vendors and exhibits, entertainment and concerts, cowboy poetry,

even autograph sessions. At Moqui Cave, you can see the largest collection of dinosaur tracks in southern Utah, as well as a huge display of Native American artifacts, a large collection of pre-Columbian artifacts from Mexico and ceramics and tools form the early lives of the Anasazi and Navajo peoples.

Lake Powell is part of the Glen Canyon Na-tional Recreation Area. Spend a day, or spend a week. In addition to the views and sights, boat-ing, water-skiing, cliff diving, hiking, and other activities will keep you coming back for more. Houseboats and other types of watercraft can be rented at local marinas. F

Top 20 Things To Do In Bryce Canyon Country1. Bryce Canyon National Park: View thousands of deli-

cate spires, pinnacles, and mazes carved out of brilliant pink cliffs.

2. All American Highway 12: The “most scenic drive in America.”

3. Historic Panguitch City: This community is full of beautiful old pioneer homes.

4. ATV Trail System: Ride miles of ATV trails over moun-tains and through canyons, with spectacular views of pines and red rock.

5. Kodachrome Basin: Massive sandstone chimneys, ever-changing from gray and white to shades of red.

6. Boulder Mountain: Drive the mountain’s rugged 4X4 roads.

7. Wildlife: Photograph, watch or hunt trophy big game animals.

8. Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: Deep, narrow slot canyons, rugged 4X4 roads and magnifi-cent natural arches.

9. Anasazi State Park Museum: Restored ancient Indian village.

10. Escalante State Park: A petrified forest, fossilized dinosaur bones and a reservoir for boating and fishing.

11. Grand Canyon North Rim: Some people say this is the most spectacular view of the Grand Canyon.

12. Little Hollywood: More than 70 western films were made in Kanab. Take the “walk of fame” of great west-ern stars.

13. Buckskin Gulch: Hike the world’s longest slot canyon. 14. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary: The largest sanctu-

ary for companion animals in the U.S.15. Scenic Byway 89: Drive by the panoramic views of the

towers of Zion National Park and the pink cliffs of Red Canyon.

16. Houseboat: Stay on Lake Powell in style (air condition-ing, microwave, TV), sleeping in soft beds.

17. Rainbow Bridge: The largest natural bridge in the world.

18. John Wesley Powell Museum: Learn about Glen Can-yon, before and after the lake, and about the early explo-ration of this area.

19. Watersports on Lake Powell: Ski, wake board, fishing, kayaking.

20. Boat Tours: Tour Lake Powell on half-day or full-day excursions.

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Stark stone arches silhouetted against the hot, blue sky, deep canyons, entire galleries of petroglyphs, haunt-

ing desert and adrenaline pumping sports – this is southeastern Utah. It’s also dinosaur quarries, rich pioneer

heritage and funky towns and artists’ colonies.

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Moab Moab is truly where adventure begins in Utah. The state’s self-styled adventure capital, the city boasts access to two national parks, Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, Manti-La Sal National Forest and Dead Horse Point State Park, as well as all the wild water recreation of the Colorado River and off-roading excitement of the Slickrock Trail.

Arches National Park is a red rock wonderland of inspiring landscapes and the world’s largest concentration of natural sandstone arches. You can catch a glimpse of its wonders on a driving tour, or explore its geographic formations on hiking and camping excursions.

As intimate as Arches N.P. can feel, Canyonlands is a vast tract of staggering diversity. The largest national park in Utah, Canyonlands is divided into three districts by the Green and Colo-rado rivers. The Island in the Sky sits atop a 450-metre mesa offering 160-kilometre views of Canyon Country. A 16-kilometre scenic drive through the Needles district passes sandstone spires, arches and beautiful sculpted rock formations. The Maze district, a 78-square kilometre puzzle in sandstone, is considered one of the most remote and inaccessible sections in the U.S.

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Mountains, east of the city are part of Manti-La Sal National Forest and offer cool summer hiking, fishing and camping and excellent cross-country skiing in winter.

The Colorado Riverway Recreation Area is a well-used area along the river that attracts hikers, bikers, rock-climbers, off-road enthusiasts and visitors out for a leisurely drive along Utah’s Scenic Byways.

And then there are the river-runners. The Colorado offers some of the most exhilarating rafting adventures in the U.S. Divided into four sections, the river passes red rock canyons, waterfalls and Anasazi ruins. Westwater Canyon, northeast of Moab is a 27-kilo-metre stretch of water dubbed the “Little Grand” in comparison to the Grand Canyon itself. Fisher Towers, also northeast of town, is an excellent whitewater rafting trip for first-timers and families. Cataract Canyon, southwest of Moab, is considered by experienced whitewater rafters to be among the best whitewater rafting in the U.S. Then there is the Grand Canyon itself, with trips that cover the entire canyon, or just portions of it. Moab guides and outfitters can

offer all manner of trips to suit all levels of adventure.Birders flock to the Matheson Wetlands Preserve,

a critical stepping-stone for migrating waterfowl, rap-tors and shorebirds. More than 175 species have been spotted in the 350-hectare preserve, along with beavers,

frogs, otters and desert wildife like mule deer.

Back in the desert, the Slickrock Bike Trail in Sand Flats Recreation Area attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year. The word “slick-rock” was derived from early settlers whose metal-shod horses found the stretch of barren rock slick to cross. Mountain bikers find just the opposite because the sandstone is as “slick” as coarse sandpaper, and they can manoeuver their bikes in unusual positions.

Art lovers and history buffs can view excellent ancient Native American rock art on numerous rock panels in the Moab area. Some date back many thousands of years. Many panels are easy to find, like the one in Arches National Park near the Wolfe Ranch Trailhead for the Delicate Arch Hike. Several can be seen from Potash Road. The Moab Visitors Center has a great printed guide to area rock art sites. It includes a map, descriptions of the sites, and detailed instructions to help you find them.

Speaking of art, Moab may have more artists-per-capita than any other town in Utah. Painters, potters, poets, photographers, writers, dancers, actors, musicians and mimes, jewelers, sculptors and playwrights have all been drawn to the city’s incredible landscapes and scenic beauty. The monthly Moab Art Walk includes featured artists and receptions. Other art events include the Moab Music Festival, the Moab Folk Festival and the Moab Arts Festival.

Fans of western history can explore Moab’s past at the Dan O’Laurie Museum of Moab. Photos and artifacts chronicle pioneer life that centred around ranching and mining. There are also displays of prehistoric tools, textiles, pottery and jewelry and a hands-on testing area in the Paleontology and Mineralogy.

In the 1940s, John Ford discovered the beauty of Moab’s Can-yonlands and filmed many movies here, with some of the biggest stars of the day. The museum houses memorabilia from the early films to recently filmed productions and the Moab Area Travel Coun-cil has developed three movie location tours that take you right to the actual film sites.

Castle CountryHome to the San Rafael Swell, Nine Mile Canyon, Goblin Valley, Scofield, Green River, Huntington, and Millsite State Parks, and a section of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah’s Castle Country

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centration of natural stone arches.2. Canyonlands National Park: Canyons and

plateaus carved by the Colorado and the Green rivers.

3. Moab City: Resort town, known as Utah’s adventure capital.

4. Mountain Bike – Slickrock: The trail that launched the fat tire craze.

5. Major Events: From cowboy poetry to the Moab Arts Festival.

6. Whitewater Rafting: Some of the best whitewater river rafting in the world.

7. Hiking – Delicate Arch: The most recogniz-able arch in Arches National Park.

8. Dead Horse Point: Overlook is 600 metres above the Colorado River.

9. Off Road – Poison Spider: Featured trail at the Easter Jeep Safari.

10. Scenic Byways: Four roads with incredible

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is a land as diverse as its people. Outdoor action includes hiking, biking, off-roading, river-running, camping, fishing, and hunting in mountains and deserts. Less strenuous attractions feature dinosaur sites, museums, ancient Native American rock art, railroad and min-ing history, ghost towns, winter activities and year round events.

The area was settled in the 1800s by Mormon pioneers, but it was the discovery of coal in the area in the late 1870s, and the arrival of miners from around the world, that allowed this part of Utah to become one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse areas of the state. You find Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches alongside the Mormon chapels.

Price sits at the top of the San Rafael Swell, which is home to vast deserts, yawning canyons, and fascinating rock formations. Native American petroglyphs and Indian writing at Nine Mile Can-yon are only a part of the many attractions in the area.

The area is rich in dinosaur history. The College of Eastern Utah’s Prehistoric Museum holds many treasures, including an Allosaurus in the Hall of Dinosaurs and the Utahraptor, discovered in 1991.

Just south of town, the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is one of the world’s leading dinosaur fossil sources, with more than 12,000 individual bones and one dinosaur egg coming from this fossil bed. The newly renovated quarry has upper and lower obser-vation platforms that allow visitors to see new views of the densest concentration of Jurassic-aged dinosaur bones in the world.

Historic Helper City was once the railroad hub of Utah. Now it is an artist’s colony. Historic Main Street boasts art galleries and studios, antique malls, cafes and brew pubs. Its historic district boasts 100 buildings. The Western Mining and Railroad Museum exhibits chronicle local mining, railroad and immigration history between the late 1870s and 1950.

San Rafael Swell is an uplifted area of layered rocks and a fantastic “playground” with mesas, cliffs, buttes, springs and slot canyons. Most of this area is open to the public, and adventures

are left only to your imagination. This expansive area includes a rare outdoor museum of geology, archeology, and modern-day history. For years visitors have found this priceless piece of public land ideal for exploring, camping, ATV-riding, hiking, horseback riding and more.

Along with the San Rafael Swell, Nine Mile Canyon offers one of the world’s largest collections of ancient Native American petro-glyphs and pictographs. Filled with more than 1,000 sites of rock-art, granaries, and ruins, this canyon gives a view of the Fremont and Ute Indian cultures. Large panels of rock art can be found just a few feet from the road. Many guides and outfitters in the area can show visitors the most popular sites.

Once the stomping grounds of Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch, Green River is located at the corner of three national parks, national sites and many state parks. The surrounding valley offers golfing, whitewater rafting, canoeing, hiking, backpacking, hunting and off-roading. It is also home to the

John Wesley Powell River History Museum, which tells the story of the men who explored and charted the Green and Colorado rivers.

Up in Emery County, Castle Dale boasts both the Museum of the San Rafael, that reveals the secrets of the mysterious San Rafael Desert, and the Emery County Pioneer Museum, where

Top 10 Things To Do in Castle Country1. Nine Mile Canyon: Utah’s best display of

Fremont rock art.2. San Rafael Swell: Vast deserts, yawning

canyons, rock art, sheer cliffs and breathtak-ing views.

3. Wedge Overlook & Buckhorn Draw: Pic-tograph panels and Utah’s “Little Grand Canyon.”

4. Goblin Valley: Sandstone goblins that seem to come to life on a moon-lit night.

5. Huntington/Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway: High elevation lakes, diverse vegetation, cliffs and escarpments.

6. River Running on the Green: Rolling rapids through deep canyons carved by the Green River.

7. Museums of Discovery: CEU Prehistoric Museum, Western Mining & Railroad Museum, John Wesley Powell Museum, Museum of San Rafael, Emery Pioneer Museum, and Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.

8. Skyline Drive: Rugged alpine mountain ter-rain for off road vehicle or snowmobile.

9. Butch Cassidy Tracking: Castle Gate is the site of the Wild Bunch’s only Utah robbery; Robbers’ Roost is a major hideout along the Outlaw Trail.

10. Golf Castle Country: Millsite Course near Ferron, Green River State Park Course, and the Carbon County Course between Helper and Price.

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Arches National Park 105 Miles Canyonlands National Park 75 Miles Four Corners National Monument 45 Miles Monument Valley Tribal Park 45 Miles Mesa Verde National Park 90 Miles

Bluff is a small desert town situated in San Juan County along the lush San Juan River valley. Bluff is centrally-located between six major international and regional airports. Many visitors to Bluff prefer to spend several days here as Bluff is one to two hours away from six National Parks. Mesa Verde, Four Corners, Canyonlands, Arches, and Monument Valley are just a few destinations that make Bluff an ideal place to leave your suitcase unpacked. Citizens from all over the world make Bluff their outpost for exploration!

enhance ample outdoor activities. Take a guided hiking tour of the archaeology that abounds on Cedar Mesa or Comb Ridge. Head for the trails with a llama to carry your gear. Venture into Southeast Utah’s

geological and archaeological gems that dot the San Juan River. So much to do, so little time…

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Hantiques lovers and history buffs view pioneer relics and hear pio-neer stories.

One of the best ways to see Castle Country is along the “Energy Loop” that winds through the Manti-La Sal National Forest on State Routes 31, 264, and 96. A rich history of industrial development including coal-mining operations, coal fired power plants, historic mining towns, mining camps, and a historic cemetery can be explored along the way.

Capitol Reef CountryJust south of Castle Country is Capitol Reef Country and Wayne County, once the hide-away for Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. Capitol Reef National Park offers marvelous scenery, hiking trails, historic sites, includ-ing a deserted pioneer town, and unique geology and plant life. You can also find amazing rock art from the ancient Fremont Indian culture.

Designated a national monument in 1937 and a national park in 1971, the majesty of Capitol Reef has been intriguing visitors with its twisting canyons, massive domes, monoliths and spires of sandstone for the past century. Characterized by sandstone for-mations, cliffs, canyons and a 160-kilometre bulge in the earth’s

crust called the Waterpocket Fold, this inviting wil-derness offers an assortment of activities including hiking, biking, off-roading and horseback riding.

Dixie National Forest and Fishlake National Forest both offer hiking, nature trails, and spectacular scenery.

In Goblin Valley State Park wind and water have carved fantastic and unique goblin-like sculptures out of rock, creating an outdoor playground that offers unlimited walking, exploring, and hiking oppor-tunities. Along the way, there are fine views of the San Rafael Reef and the Henry Mountains. The park is a photographer’s paradise. Near the park area, history buffs can discover rock art left by ancient Indians and ruins left by early prospectors, miners, and ranchers.

Other local attractions include Horseshoe Canyon, with its great hike to ancient rock art, and the Anasazi State Park Museum, the ruins of one of the largest Ancestral Pueblo communities west of the Colorado River, believed to have been inhabited between 1050 and 1200 A.D.

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tol Reef National Park to Bryce Canyon National Park “the most scenic drive in America”, with panoramas of vast slickrock, and scenic canyons cut by the Escalante River as it winds through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Monument ValleyOver the years, Monument Valley has been the setting for more West-ern movies than any other site in the United States. Unique sandstone formations, the Navajo Indian Nation and the Four Corners Monument define this vast, open desert region. Some of the land in this region is part of the Navajo Nation; where you have a great opportunity to learn about Native American culture and history.

Monument Valley extends across the Navajo Indian Reservation. Colourful red buttes and spires rise hundreds of feet in the air, providing a quintessential landscape of the American West. Located nearby is the small town of Goulding, established in 1923 as a trad-ing post. Today amenities include stage coach dining, earth spirit show, guided tours, Native American arts and crafts, a museum and trading post, a gift shop, and a clean modern campgound.

Four Corners Monument is part of the Navajo Reservation, too, and the only place in the United States where four states intersect at one point: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. In the Dem-onstration Center, Navajo vendors sell handmade jewelry, crafts and traditional foods.

Rainbow Bridge National Monument is one of the world’s natural wonders and also within the Navajo Reservation. The Paiute and Navajo tribes consider the bridge a sacred place and named it Nonnezoshe which means “rainbow turned to stone.”

Bluff City was established in 1880 by a group of Mormon pioneers called to colonize the San Juan River area of southeastern Utah. After an an arduous five-month winter trek, the Bluff settlers laid the town out in the same pattern as other early Mormon towns – in large square blocks. The historic district encompasses most of the original 1880 town site, cemetery hill, and the bluffs north of town. Most of the remaining historic homes were built between 1890 and 1905, and they are of the Victorian eclectic or vernacular architectural style. The cemetery is located on a prominent hill directly north of town at the base of the cliffs. Most of the graves are outlined with cobblestones; there is no landscaping. The winding drive, grave markers of signifi-cant artistic and cultural merit, and the panoramic view make this a fascinating place to visit.

The Bluff Ballroom is also an interesting place to visit. A large natural alcove in the sandstone, the Ballroom has been used for dances and other social gatherings since the late 1800s.

At Goosenecks State Park, off Utah Highway 261 near Mexican Hat, you can look into a 300-metre-deep chasm carved by the silt-laden San Juan River. The river meanders back and forth, flowing

Top 10 Things To Do in Capitol reef Country1. Capitol Reef National Park: See the cliffs,

canyons and domes, old orchards and his-toric buildings.

2. All American Hwy 12: Spectacular views overlooking Capitol Reef along the edge of Boulder Mountain.

3. Hiking Trails: Explore trails like Grand Wash, Hickman Bridge, Halls Creek Nar-rows and Brimhall Double Arch.

4. Burr Trail: Scenic road through Capitol Reef between Lake Powell and Boulder.

5. Fish Lake: High mountain lake with good fishing, excellent campgrounds, lodges and summer home sites.

6. Petroglyphs: Study the rock art along Hwy 24.

7. Cathedral Valley: Remote and less visited area of the park.

8. Goblin Valley: Valley filled with rocks shaped like goblins, animals, monsters and phantoms.

9. Boulder Mountain & Thousand Lake Mountain: High mountain areas west of Cathedral Valley.

10. Torrey & Hanksville: Gateways to the national park.

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for more than eight kilometres while progressing only one linear mile toward the Colorado River and Lake Powell.

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Top 10 Things To Do in Monument Valley1. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: Buttes, mesas, canyons, and free standing rock formations.2. Rainbow Bridge at Lake Powell: World’s largest natural stone bridge.3. Rock Art & Anasazi Ruins: Remains of Ancestral Pueblo Indian Village with its unique architectural

structures.4. Natural Bridges National Monument: Walk under three of the world’s largest natural stone bridges

and see Anasazi Indian ruins.5. Goosenecks State Park and Muley Point: One of the largest entrenched river meanders in the world.6. Grand Gulch: Extraordinary display of ancient Anasazi ruins and scenic overlooks of the San

Juan River.7. River running on the San Juan River: Meandering water and lively currents.8. Hovenweep National Monument: Five well-preserved ruin

villages.9. Four Corners Monument: Stand in four different states at

one time.10. Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway: “Moonscape-like” land-

forms and magnificent red gorges along the “Trail of the Ancients.”

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