Two years after the dam was erected across Strawberry River, Starvation State Park in Utah was established. The dam created a 3,495 surface acre reservoir as part of the Central Utah Water Project. This gorgeous reservoir, nestled among arid hills and sandstone bluffs, offers marvelous fishing, boating and water sport activities, as well as amazing [...]

The southwest is known for its abundance of slot canyons: narrow, water-worn gorges that are far deeper than they are wide. One of the most famous, The Narrows, lies in Utah’s spectacular Zion National Park, while nearby Arizona’s Antelope Canyon may be the most-photographed. But you don’t have to travel far within Utah to find [...]

On the southeast corner of the marvelous San Rafael Swell in central Utah lies Goblin Valley State Park. Hidden here is an otherworldly valley and photographer’s paradise, filled with mushroom-shaped and goblin-topped hoodoos, sandstone boulders rounded and perched atop narrow pedestals. Goblin Valley is located in a remote spot in the desert, tucked between the [...]

The warm waters and sandy beaches of Yuba State Park are what draw people from all over the West to visit. With great hiking, fantastic off-road ATV trails, biking, fishing and camping and boat-in camping, this park is very popular with outdoor enthusiasts and water recreationists. Two boat ramps, one at Yuba State Park and [...]

Rainbow Bridge National Monument in the Southwest U.S. is unquestionably one of the sites you should see while visiting. An extraordinary natural wonder sitting astride Bridge Canyon on Utah’s southern border, this portal is a gateway to a maze of canyons to the north. This great arc of sandstone is the world’s largest natural bridge [...]

Sundance Ski Resort, nestled at the base of Mt. Timpanogos in the Wasach Mountains of Utah, was created by actor/entrepreneur Robert Redford. The view from the summit of neighboring Uinta Peaks rivals the view from any resort in the West. With 450 acres of ski terrain, it is rather small compared to many ski resorts, [...]

Kodachrome Basin State Park is a fantasy world of massive sandstone chimneys that change color depending on the mood of the day and the natural light, from gray and white to shades of red. The quiet beauty of the area makes it a popular location to see if you are traveling in the Southwest U.S. [...]

In 2002, the XIX Winter Olympic Games took place in Salt Lake City at numerous venues less than 60 minutes drive from the heart of downtown. Happily, most of these venues are open to the public and offer some of the finest skiing and winter sports opportunities in the world. If winter sports are your [...]

If you love the raw desert beauty of the Southwest, then Coyote Buttes might be the most gorgeous place on earth for you. Carved sandstone cliffs, buttes, waves and other unique formations cover the landscape in this remote region of southeastern Utah. The multi-colored rocks — in all shades of browns, oranges, yellows, whites, pinks, [...]

The Wave, located in the Coyote Buttes area of Utah, is a multi-colored chute that has been cut into a sandstone mountain. Brightly colored bands of sandstone twist and undulate, like Technicolor waves on the ocean, which is how it earned its name. [ad#Google Adsense]The hike to The Wave is, without a doubt, one of [...]