data.3news-bydate.train.rec.motorcycles.104984 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Blaine Gardner)
Subject: Re: Touring the southwest
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Kim Sharpe) writes:
>A few of us are touring Sothwest Utah in mid June to see the Canyons.\
>Do any of you have some helpful hints on where to stay or
>things to see/do/avoid. Plans are to see Bryce, Zion, Arches.
>Is the Grand close at that point or is an additional trip required?
Well, it's closer to Bryce than Bryce is to Arches. I'd spend a lot
of time studying the maps, there's a lot of "you can't get there from
here" in that area. You might want to hit the Grand Canyon on the way
up from California, loop around to Canyonlands/Moab/Arches, and then
back down towards Bryce & Zion on the way home.
Make sure you ride US 12 between Capitol Reef and Bryce, it's been on a
number of "top 10 roads" lists.
A nice booklet detailing a lot of interesting paved (Byways) and unpaved
(Backways) roads can be ordered from the Utah Travel Council. I think
you can also get a state map from them just for asking.
Utah Byways and Backways
$4.00 (US)
Utah Travel Council
Council Hall
Capitol Hill
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 583-1030
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Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland
[email protected]