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Originally Posted by suzzer99
I've got a week or so in AZ and Southern Utah. I'm thinking about checking out the cheesy stuff since the national parks are closed or on life support. I figure once in my life I should do that Grand Canyon skywalk thing - even though it sounds like a total ripoff. Also maybe Meteor Crater. And Monument Valley since I've never been there up close and I think it's run by the Navajo so it won't be closed.
Anyone else have any good ideas? Hard hikes are very welcome.
I plan to drive back along the Burr Trail in Southern Utah. I did it the other way once and it was by far the most scenic drive I've ever done. Also I've never seen 4 corners - hopefully that's not closed.
Maybe more central than southern Utah, but near Hanksville is
Goblin Valley State Park. Interesting rock formations, pretty scenic in a deserty sort of way.
Goosenecks state park near Mexican Hat has a cool view of the river (can't remember if it's Colorado or San Juan at that point) ambling through the rock below.
Since you're on a poker forum, should probably go to Bluff, Utah, though I can't remember anything about it other than its existence.
It seems like there was a state park or scenic view or something east of Grand Canyon which gave a pretty great view, but I can't find it now, and can't remember which highway I came in on.
Meteor Crater has somewhat interesting displays, but even as a space fan, it wasn't much more than what you saw in
Starman. Not worth going out of your way for, but interesting if you're close.