accsys wrote:
...We took 95 and 24 across from 191 just south of Blanding. It was a very pretty drive on the back roads and also allowed us to see the southern portion of Canyonlands (Needles Area) and Natural Bridges National Monument...
UT-95 definitely has more ups and downs than US-191, I-70 and UT-24. If you have the time, there is a lot to see in the Blanding/Bluff/Mexican Hat area including:
The Valley of The Gods,
Goosenecks State Park,
UT-261 (the Moki Dugway)Scenic Backway,
Hovenweep National Monument,
Bluff Fort,
South Fork of Mule Canyon and House on Fire,
Edge of the Cedars State Park, and
The Dinosaur Museum.
In the Capitol Reef/Torrey area there are lots of scenic byways and backways to explore including:
scenic byways and backways in the Fishlake area,
UT-12 Scenic Byway,
Scenic Backways off UT-12,
Hells Backbone, and
the Burr Trail.
In the Moab area we enjoyed
Kane Creek Road,
Potash Lower Colorado Byway,
Upper Colorado River UT-128 Scenic Byway,
Sago Canyon, and
Dead Horse Point State Park in addition to the National Parks.