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Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona [2022]

Petrified Forest National Park is a remarkable place where visitors make new discoveries at every turn. World-famous for its plentiful and beautiful petrified wood, the park is in northeast Arizona in the spectacular Painted Desert. The park is split by Interstate 40 which makes it very easy to access. Interstate travelers can have an amazing […]

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Island In The Sky – Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park, located just outside Moab, Utah, is an interesting park that covers a vast area of inaccessible canyons and mesas. Canyonlands is divided into three units and it’s not possible to visit more than one unit in a day. The Island In The Sky district of the park is easily accessed from Moab […]

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Aztec Butte – Canyonlands National Park

Aztec Butte rises above the Island In The Sky plateau in Canyonlands National Park. It’s a prominent landmark visible for miles and must have been well used by the Ancestral Pueblo people who once occupied this region. This entire area was heavily used by various native peoples and there are some ancient granary ruins on […]

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Little Westwater Ruin – Blanding, Utah

Little Westwater Ruin, also known as Five Kiva Ruin, is an undeveloped ruin that is easily accessed and interesting to visit. The cliff dwelling is located in the Westwater Creek Canyon just outside of Blanding, UT. Blanding is in the homelands of the Ancestral Puebloans and this ruin is practically part of the town. In […]

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Moki Dugway on Utah Route 261

The Moki Dugway (also called Mokee or Moqui) is a famous (or infamous) stretch of Utah Route 261 which runs north to south and bisects Cedar Mesa. The Moki Dugway is a 3-mile section of gravel road featuring 10% grades climbing steep hairpin switchbacks straight up the thousand-foot cliff walls of Cedar Mesa. The road […]