Central Utah

I took a few days to drive from St. George to the Utah Valley.

Day 1
Cedar City, UT. Iron Mission State Park Museum. Southern Utah University: Braithewaite Fine Arts Gallery. Utah Shakespeare Festival. Parowan. Brian Head Peak. Cedar Breaks National Monument. Panguitch. Junction, UT. Big Rock Candy Mtn. Sevier. Fremont Indian State Park & Museum. Old Cove Fort. Beaver, UT. Crossed into Nevada. Baker, NV. Great Basin National Park.

Day 2
Great Basin National Park. Wheeler Campground. Bristlecone Pine Trail. Glacier Trail. Alpine Lake Trail. Wheeler Peak Trail. Summit 13,063 ft. Total 13.5 miles. Swam in Stella Lake. Campfire Ranger Program: Mountain Lions.

I drove roundabout from the Utah-Nevada border to the Utah Valley.

Day 3
Sunday, all day, drive. 450 miles through seven counties. Delta, UT. Fillmore. Nephi. Mt. Pleasant. Scofield. Duchesne. Heber City. Provo. Orem, UT. Subway, Wendy's, two gas station ice-cream bars, two protein shakes, pecans, almonds, sunflower seeds: 3,000 calories. 95 MPH. = Almost a trucker...

I made a few loops through rural counties.

Day 4
Orem, UT to Heber City. Scenic Byway Hwy 150 North. Crossed into Wyoming. Evanston, WY to Woodruff, UT. Hwy 39 to Huntsville. Morgan to Coalville, UT. Hwy 80. Salt Lake City to Orem. Nine counties. Five new in Utah. One in Wyoming.

After the scenic driving, I began sightseeing around the Utah Valley.

Day 5
Brigham Young University and its four museums. Saw a few Hudson River School paintings, what a treat!

Day 6
American Fork Canyon-Alpine Loop Scenic Backway. Timpanogos Cave National Monument. Cave tour: 3.5 miles. Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness. Scout Falls: 2 miles. Uinta National Forest. Cascade Springs Loop: 0.6 miles. Hwy 189. Bridal Veil Falls (Provo, UT) 0.5 miles.

Day 7
Park City, UT. Kimball Art Center. Park City Museum. Deer Valley Resort. Downhill mountain biking.