January 20, 2012 - Garfield Travel Council @ 10:41 pm
In December of 1879 approximately 80 wagons, consisting of 250 men, women and children, gathered about 40 miles southeast of Escalante, Utah. They were prepared, with supplies, for a six week journey to establish a new community in southeastern Utah. Unfortunately the trek actually took six months to complete.
These families, many already [...]
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January 12, 2012 - Garfield Travel Council @ 6:33 pm
Hitting the trails on horseback in Bryce Canyon Country is a fun and memorable adventure. A variety of equestrian trails for horseback riding lead through diverse landscape and scenery, from groomed paths to remote backcountry. Outfitters throughout Bryce Canyon Country can assist with guided half-, full-, or multi-day excursions for a true Wild West experience [...]
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January 9, 2012 - Garfield Travel Council @ 4:11 pm
Bryce Canyon Country’s slot canyons are evidence of the extraordinary powers of moving water. Powerful flowing rivers, heavy thunderstorms, and spring run-off from snow-covered mountains have all had a hand in chiseling, shaping, and smoothing the narrow sandstone canyons.
Flash floods, caused by a sudden rush of water filling a narrow space, are also a [...]
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December 26, 2011 - Garfield Travel Council @ 4:31 pm
February 18-20, 2012: Bryce Canyon is breathtaking in summer but this 20 mile long national park may be at its most beautiful in winter, when snow blankets the wondrous pink and red rock landscape. With rim elevations that range from 8,000 to 9,100 feet there’s sure to be some snow on the canyons hoodoo [...]
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December 16, 2011 - Garfield Travel Council @ 9:31 pm
It’s not uncommon to feel a little blue, or to sing the blues, but here’s your chance to see The Blues! The blues is a very rough section of land that sits approximately 15 miles east of Bryce Canyon just north and west of Scenic Byway 12, and just below Powell Point.
The Blues is [...]
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December 8, 2011 - Garfield Travel Council @ 7:55 pm
The Escalante River canyons are abundant in the area surrounding Scenic Byway 12 between Boulder and Escalante. The canyons in this area of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument vary from narrow and deep to wide open. Some of the most frequently explored canyons of this region include Upper and Lower Calf Creek Falls, Upper and [...]
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- Garfield Travel Council @ 6:52 pm
Round Valley Draw slot canyon is tucked into the Kaiparowits Plateau section of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument’s backcountry wilderness. Located near Cannonville, Bryce Canyon, and Kodachrome Basin State Park, the 4.5- to 6-mile roundtrip route through Round Valley Draw takes hikers on a scenic, tunnel-like adventure through the narrows of the Paria River drainage [...]
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