Utah Byways
Utah Byways

Author: Tony Huegel

Publisher: Wilderness Press

Published: 2006-12-21

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0899974244

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With trips along soaring mountains to high-walled canyons and plunging river gorges, Utah Byways is the ideal guide for adventurous travelers who want to explore the stateÕs extensive network of backcountry roads. This fully updated edition presents 65 trips in UtahÕs spectacular preserved areas such as Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Arches National Parks, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Other adventures follow the routes of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Pony Express. Detailed descriptions are augmented with full-page photographs and two-color maps of each trip. Icons next to each description indicate options for non-driving activities along each route, such as biking, wildlife viewing, camping, hiking, visiting historic sites, and more. Spiral-bound.

Scenic Driving Utah
Scenic Driving Utah

Author: Christy Karras

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-04-01

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1493035878

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Pack up the car and enjoy 28 drives through the scenic grandeur of the photographer’s paradise, rock hound’s nirvana, and geologist’s dream world that is Utah. Offering more than 1,500 miles of riding pleasure, this indispensable highway companion maps out short trips for exploring the Beehive State’s scenic byways and back roads. Discover Utah’s long and vibrant history, myriad outdoor recreational activities, and breathtaking scenery—including the fantastic rock formations of the Colorado Plateau; the Middle Rocky Mountain region, Utah’s northern mountain wonderland; and the forbidding yet fascinating Basin and Range region, with its treeless vistas, cracked earth, and huge dead sea. Along the way, stop and discover Native American rock art, picturesque small towns, canyon and alpine hiking trails, and the state’s mining, Pony Express, and Mormon history.

Utah Byways
Utah Byways

Author: Tony Huegel

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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Sixty backcountry drives take you along the route of the historic transcontinental railroad or the trails of the Pony Express and Overland Stage. Find ancient rock art, discover red-rock canyons, and explore 1000-foot-deep river gorges.

Backroads & Byways of Utah: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions
Backroads & Byways of Utah: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions

Author: Christine Balaz

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2011-06-06

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1581578881

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With natives as your guides, this series leads you down the road less traveled. Visit the vast open lands and widely varied terrain of Utah. These routes are some of the most interesting, beautiful, visually diverse, and historically and culturally relevant sections of road and points of interest in this great state. Tall mountain peaks, broad valleys, high plains, many varieties of desert—Utah’s landscapes are as dynamic as its recreation options. About the series: Whether you need to get away for a weekend or longer, want to explore your home state or make plans for free time in an area you don’t know well, take to the road with a Backroads & Byways book. You’ll discover the most interesting places to visit on and off the beaten path. Destinations will appeal to foodies, history buffs, families with kids, couples, adventurers, hikers, bikers—in short, everyone. With itineraries appropriate for visits of differing durations and in different seasons, tips for comfortable accommodations, great food, and good shopping too, look to Backroads & Byways for the most interesting and diverse short trips available.

Scenic Driving Utah
Scenic Driving Utah

Author: Christy Karras

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 0762769467

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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.

Scenic Byways
Scenic Byways

Author: United States. Federal Highway Administration

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13:

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This handbook was prepared for Scenic Byways '88, A National Conference to Map the Future of America's Scenic Roads and Highways. It was designed as a conference guide and reference for participants. The handbook provides an overview of the Nation's scenic road programs.

National Scenic Byways Study
National Scenic Byways Study

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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To ensure a comprehensive review of scenic byway programs and issues and to get the broadest possible range of public opinions and suggestions, the study also included the following: An inventory of current Federal, State, local, and private sector scenic byway programs; An announcement in the "Federal Register" seeking views on the study approach and guidelines for a national program; A national workshop to discuss options for a national scenic byway program; and Case studies investigating tourism impacts, safety and environmental issues, scenic and historic protection techniques, and successful Federal, State, and regional byways and byway programs. This report summarizes these various activities.

4WD Trails: Southwest Utah
4WD Trails: Southwest Utah

Author: Peter Massey

Publisher: Adler Publishing

Published: 2002-10

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780966567588

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This 2-color scenic driving guidebook is crammed with painstaking detail and information covering 49 trails in Southwest Utah. Trails are in the vicinity of St. George, Kanab, Boulder, Bryce Canyon, Ticaboo, Hurricane, and Escalante. Find ancient petroglyphs and pictographs, get information on early trailblazers, historic events, ghost towns, colorful characters, mining camps and more! Good backcountry campsites and hiking trailheads are included. GPS coordinates throughout. Contact information for the BLM and national forest areas are given. Many photographs, both current and historic.

Utah Trails Southwest Region
Utah Trails Southwest Region

Author: Peter Massey

Publisher: Adler Publishing

Published: 2006-09

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781930193109

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Utah Trails Southwest region guides travelers along spectacular backroads and four-wheel drive trails.