Great hide away vacation spots?

[GTP1960]

Utah covers a lot of area without a lot of people

Drew got me thinking (a dangerous thing) on UT & I want to pitch this topic out there.

Southern UT is our hide away. Last two years we went to Red River Ranch , Torrey, UT ,
near Capitol Reef NP.

wow......what a place, trout fishing, 4 wheeling, horseback, hiking & history. No crowds, people are proud, but respectful. We've been 6 times in the last 10 years & I always look forward to going back.
surprisingly the area is as popular with Europeans as US citizens. It was rather interesting to see chic young French girls in shorrrrrt skirts & high heels trekking thru the canyons, like they were on 5th ave.

 

[weewillie]

Porto Backyardo, Veranda Beach, or Patiio

 

[Keith_M]

Drew got me thinking (a dangerous thing) on UT & I want to pitch this topic out there.

Southern UT is our hide away. Last two years we went to Red River Ranch , Torrey, UT ,
near Capitol Reef NP.

wow......what a place, trout fishing, 4 wheeling, horseback, hiking & history. No crowds, people are proud, but respectful. We've been 6 times in the last 10 years & I always look forward to going back.
surprisingly the area is as popular with Europeans as US citizens. It was rather interesting to see chic young French girls in shorrrrrt skirts & high heels trekking thru the canyons, like they were on 5th ave.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! We're trying to keep Utah a secret from the rest of the country!

 

[Basil]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! We're trying to keep Utah a secret from the rest of the country!

Can't keep the secret from me - I used to live there!

 

[drooartz]

I've spent a lot of time down in Southern Utah -- that's why I own a Jeep. Camping in the desert, no cell coverage, no people, no anything. Lovely. From where I live it's just a couple hours drive.

You have to be self-sufficient down there (no facilities, water, anything) which keeps most people away, and is just fine with me. :grin:

 

[CaptRandy]

Drove from Jackson Hole to Provo one Sunday. WHAT A SURPRISE> Nothing was open. Had to ride around for an hour to finally find a restaurant open. Only thing available was Red Lobster. Not classiest but food. There were about 200 people in line to get in. There were no drug stores open at all, no food stores. only gas on the hiway.

 

[sail]

Here's a Northern Minnesota resort: https://www.womanlake.com/index.html
We've gone to Woman Lake repeatedly over the years. Keeneemoosha is a small old fashioned sort of resort. Big lake, loons, eagles, some people catch fish. Cabin #1.

Utah is nice to.

 

[NutmegCT]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! We're trying to keep Utah a secret from the rest of the country!

Sorry Keith - the secret is out. And, Utah has some nice classics on the road. Here's a wonderful ol' Mercedes, near some ol' unknown marque.

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[Keith_M]

Sorry Keith - the secret is out. And, Utah has some nice classics on the road. Here's a wonderful ol' Mercedes, near some ol' unknown marque.

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Wow, that really is a great picture of the Mercedes and the surrounding scenery. Too bad that other clunker had to photobomb your picture!:glee:

 

[Keith_M]

Drove from Jackson Hole to Provo one Sunday. WHAT A SURPRISE> Nothing was open. Had to ride around for an hour to finally find a restaurant open. Only thing available was Red Lobster. Not classiest but food. There were about 200 people in line to get in. There were no drug stores open at all, no food stores. only gas on the hiway.

Provo is very heavily Mormon; nothing is open on Sunday. You should have stopped in Salt Lake City; lots of stuff is open on Sunday there.

 

[CaptRandy]

Nutmeg/Keith pretty drastic about the 3000

 

[Keith_M]

Nutmeg/Keith pretty drastic about the 3000

The photo is from Tom's epic trip across the country in that old Mercedes (nutmegflyer.wordpress.com). The Healey is mine, and we were driving in Logan Canyon between Bear Lake and Logan. It was a memorable drive and very enjoyable visit.

 

[sail]

^^^
Your lucky, thats a beautiful drive. Lisa danced at Bear Lake the evening after we drove it.

 

[PAUL161]

When we were younger, the wife and I, working with a park ranger out of Edge of the Ceders park, Moab, used to search out Indian ruins in the canyons. We loved doing that and learned a world of information. I remember driving 70 miles to get some bread and milk, only to find they were out of milk! :rolleye: Utah is beautiful with it's many colored canyons. As Drew said, you need to be prepared and keep emergency supplies on hand. PJ

 

[GTP1960]

When we were younger, the wife and I, working with a park ranger out of Edge of the Ceders park, Moab, used to search out Indian ruins in the canyons. We loved doing that and learned a world of information. I remember driving 70 miles to get some bread and milk, only to find they were out of milk! :rolleye: Utah is beautiful with it's many colored canyons. As Drew said, you need to be prepared and keep emergency supplies on hand. PJ

I'm an old relic/rock hound too.

When I find a stone that has been worked( large # of surface find, worked quartz in SC).
i'm always fascinated by the thought, the last guy that picked this up might have been a few thousand years ago.

i also am amazed at the petroglyphs out west.
i think these are around Moab.