Scenic Driving Utah

by Christy Karras

Overview

Discover Utah with over 25 recommended drives. Scenic Driving Utah provides indispensable information, including directions and a map for each itinerary, in-depth descriptions of attractions and points of interest, travel tips, and more. In addition to the text being fully revised and updated, the 3rd edition features a new cover treatment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762769469
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2011
Series:	Scenic Driving
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Christy Karras has written about the arts, outdoors, and travel for publications including the New York Times, Salt Lake Tribune, and Seattle Times, and revised and updated Scenic Driving Utah, 2nd edition (FalconGuides). She is the co-author of Motorcycle Touring in the Southwest and Motorcycle Touring in Pacific Northwest (GPP Travel).

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Colorado Plateau Region xi

Middle Rocky Mountain Region xiii

Basin & Range Region xiii

Public Lands, Parks & Campgrounds xiii

History xv

Utah Today xix

Practical Considerations xxi

Additional Reading xxiii

The Scenic Drives

1 Utah's Desert Southwest: St. George to Littlefield, Arizona, Loop 1

2 Zion Park Scenic Byway: Hurricane to Mount Carmel Junction 12

3 Kolob Fingers Scenic Byway: Zion National Park's Kolob Canyons 19

4 Kane County Drive-About: Long Valley Junction to Glen Canyon Dam 24

5 Plateau Playground: Cedar City to Parowan 34

6 Highway 12 Scenic Byway Drive 1: Red Canyon to Escalante 47

7 Highway 12 Scenic Byway Drive 2: Escalante to Torrey 55

8 Highway 24 Scenic Byway: Loa to Hanksville 63

9 Bicentennial Scenic Byway: Hanksville to Blanding 73

10 Bluff Scenic Byway: Bluff to Monument Valley 83

11 Indian Creek Scenic Byway: Monticello to Needles District, Canyonlands 91

12 Round About Moab: Shafer Canyon, Dead Horse Point & Arches 100

13 Colorado River Scenic Byway: Moab to 1-70 110

14 A Fishing Oasis in the Heart of the Desert: Fish Lake to Loa 118

15 Beaver Canyon & the Sevier River Valley: Beaver to the Sevier Valley 124

16 Historical Sites & Wide-Open Spaces: Eureka to Delta 134

17 Nebo's Mountain Majesty: Payson to Nephi 142

18 Huntington & Eccles Canyons-Lakes, Stones & Desert Bones: Huntington to Fairview & Scofield 149

19 Indian & Nine Mile Canyons-Natural History Meets Ancient Art: Duchesne to Price & North to Myton 160

20 Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway: Vernal to Manila Dutch John 169

21 Mirror Lake Scenic Byway: Kamas to the Wyoming Line 178

22 Touring Timpanogos: Provo to Heber City, via the Alpine Loop 185

23 West Desert Ramble: Fairfield to Tooele to Dugway to 1-80 193

24 The Two Cottonwood Drives: Salt Lake City to Brighton & Alta 203

25 Ogden River Scenic Byway: Ogden to Monte Cristo 210

26 Bear River Bird Refuge: Brigham City to the Refuge 217

27 Logan Canyon's Lively Hills: From Logan to Bear Lake 226

28 Northwest Railroad Trail Expedition: Snowville to Grouse Creek to Golden Spike to Corinne 234

Appendix: More Information 247

Index 255