Calm boating among red rocks and under blue skies.
By gowestusa Staff
Lake Powell, which straddles the border between Utah and Arizona, is the second largest man-made reservoir in the world. If you were to straighten all the nooks, crannies and canyons of its winding shoreline, you would find nearly 2000 miles laid at your feet…longer than the coastline of Oregon, Washington and California combined. Sandy beaches and a high desert climate complete an ideal boating destination.
Treads | Drive - Take a full day to drive 122 spectacular miles. [more]
Trails | Hike - A magical hallway sculpted by Mother Nature. [more]
Trails | Hike - A short, uneven slick rock trail in the Needles. [more]
Treads - Drive - Utah
The Legend People Lived in Bryce
They were bad, so Coyote turned them into rocks.
By gowestusa Staff
“You can see them in that place now: some standing in rows, some sitting down, some holding onto others”. That is the Paiute Indian legend of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
A more practical view was that of the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, who called the canyon “a hell of a place to lose a cow”.
In either case, Bryce Canyon is a unique geologic wonder...a fairyland of rocks that changes with the light and captures the imagin
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Trails | Hike - Two trails, two perspectives of Delicate Arch. [more]
Treads | Jeep - A steep trail with great views thru a red canyon. [more]
Trails | Hike - A short hike on the northern edge of Bryce Canyon. [more]
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