Cave Spring Trail was one of my favorite trails in Canyonlands National Park. It’s located in the Needles district and is a relatively easy 0.6 mile loop.
UT 211 is a Utah state highway that leads to the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. It’s the only paved road through the park and ends in the park as well. There are a few overlooks along the road as well as several trailheads.
Baker, Nevada, is the gateway to Great Basin National Park. This blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town with a population of about 70 doesn’t offer much outside of the park, but there is one site of importance.
While Martin stayed back in Salt Lake City to catch up on some work, Gönül and I headed north of the city for the day. Our first stop was in Ogden for a quick look around.
The This Is the Place Monument marks the approximate spot where Brigham Young ended the long journey west for the Vanguard Company. He was thought to have said “This is the right place. Drive on.”
The Beehive House was the home and office of Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the first governor of Utah. It sits a block east of Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Temple Square is the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church. There are a lot of beautiful and important buildings open to visitors.
Is Fort Washakie, Wyoming, the resting place of the famed Shoshone guide who helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition? The controversy surrounding the death of Sacajawea began in the early 1900s. She was thought to have died in 1812 of an unknown illness, but research through Shoshone oral tradition by suffragette Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard opened a new chapter in Sacajawea’s life with many unanswered questions.
In the middle of the Sweetwater Valley along Highway 220 in Wyoming, Independence Rock juts out of the ground. This rock stands 130 feet high, 1,900 feet long, and 850 feet wide. It was a landmark for emigrants heading west on the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails.
Cheyenne is home to one of the greatest rodeo festivals in the world, Cheyenne Frontier Days. It takes place over ten days every year in July. It hosts parades, horse racing events, and the world’s largest outdoor rodeo. Nearly 200,000 people come from all over the world to attend the festival, which has been held annually since 1897.