Wednesday
Feb182009
Mile Marker 18
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 12:53AM
Speaking of deserts, I wanted to post this photo of one my all-time Top 10 favorite drives: Cottonwood Canyon Road, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Grand Staircase isn't a National Park, it's a National Monument, and it's truly an awesome place...southern Utah at its best.
To get here: Leave the Grand Canyon and head north to Page, Arizona. Drive over the Glen Canyon Dam, and jump on Hwy. 89. Enjoy the views of Lake Powell off to the right. Cross into Utah heading northwest, still on Hwy. 89. Around mile 18, look for the turn-off to your right. Put your awesome little green Toyota Tacoma into 4WD and off you go!
At the end of the road, when you pull into Cannonville, the Grand-Staircase Visitor's Center is a must.
Grand Staircase isn't a National Park, it's a National Monument, and it's truly an awesome place...southern Utah at its best.
To get here: Leave the Grand Canyon and head north to Page, Arizona. Drive over the Glen Canyon Dam, and jump on Hwy. 89. Enjoy the views of Lake Powell off to the right. Cross into Utah heading northwest, still on Hwy. 89. Around mile 18, look for the turn-off to your right. Put your awesome little green Toyota Tacoma into 4WD and off you go!
At the end of the road, when you pull into Cannonville, the Grand-Staircase Visitor's Center is a must.
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