Travel across Utah

[Badland wonder]

There could be an alternate route. Have you considered getting to Denver and taking I-70 through Colorado and Utah? This time of year (April) can be bad weather for either area, but the Colorado route and then through the middle of Utah is very scenic and a little easier drive than through Wyoming to Salt Lake. One place to stop and stretch would be right outside of Grand Junction before getting into Utah, there is a dinosaur dig that is free and a quick stroll. Either way, be sure to watch your weather.

[sterlinggirl]

Originally Posted by Badland wonder

There could be an alternate route. Have you considered getting to Denver and taking I-70 through Colorado and Utah? This time of year (April) can be bad weather for either area, but the Colorado route and then through the middle of Utah is very scenic and a little easier drive than through Wyoming to Salt Lake. One place to stop and stretch would be right outside of Grand Junction before getting into Utah, there is a dinosaur dig that is free and a quick stroll. Either way, be sure to watch your weather.

I'd have to agree with Badland.

Get off I-80 at I-76, and meet up with I-70 in Denver. The drive over the continental divide is MUCH prettier in CO than WY, and if you can afford to stop for a few hours in Glenwood Springs, the hot springs pool is a great place to take kids (yes, even in April), and a good place to spend the night if it fits into your schedule. The hotel at the pool used to serve as the summer white house to President Roosevelt, and if you like to clog your arteries, I highly recommend the Charcoalburger drive-in in West Glenwood. I-70 from Grand Junction to I-15 is a gorgeous drive and much prettier than I-80 and I-15.

If you take the previous poster's advice about Hwy 89 in Utah, make sure to be VERY careful to slow down entering all the cute little towns you go through. A lot of those towns get a big chunk of their revenue from speeding tickets when tourists are a few miles over the speed limit as it suddenly drops from 65 to 35 mph at the city limits.

[jtur88]

The Interstate highways have made it possible to drive from coast to coast and see absolutely nothing.

[lolagranola]

Originally Posted by jtur88

The Interstate highways have made it possible to drive from coast to coast and see absolutely nothing.

lol! My parents were out visiting, and we were driving in seperate cars from SLC to Bryce Canyon. You drive for about 2 hours through ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. We decided to take whichever hwy it is that said "scenic" on the map. An hour into it, my Dad flags down our car and asks "uh, is the other route any LESS scenic??"

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by lolagranola

lol! My parents were out visiting, and we were driving in seperate cars from SLC to Bryce Canyon. You drive for about 2 hours through ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. We decided to take whichever hwy it is that said "scenic" on the map. An hour into it, my Dad flags down our car and asks "uh, is the other route any LESS scenic??"

So-called "scenic routes" on maps are always laughable. They are suggested, I'm sure, by some state office that is in bed with the chambers of commerce, because a "scene" route is the one that offers the most congested places where you can buy things. The challenge of finding a scenic route through Kansas is staggering, but the Rand McNally road atlas has discovered three of them---all major highways loaded with whatever traffic Kansas can muster.