| Have you hiked in southern Utah yet? So
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| | Cedar City both have growing airports
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| many people visit Las Vegas but never
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| | with thousands of travelers who fly there
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| travel the two hours into the outdoor
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| | too!
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| wonderland that Utah is! White Pockets,
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| | White Pockets is in Southern Utah, which
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| Coyote Buttes & The Wave are among the
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| | is unbelievable! Utah is very diverse. It
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| most unique land formations in the world.
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| | has everything from desert to alpine and
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| White pockets are not as well known as
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| | is divided into three kinds of landscape.
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| its neighbors, Coyote Buttes and The
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| | First the Basin and Range, then Middle
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| Wave. South Coyote Buttes and White
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| | Rocky Mountain and Colorado Plateau.
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| Pockets can both be done in one long day,
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| | Normally referred to as the Great Basin,
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| (depending on the weather). Both are
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| | the Rockies and Canyon Country. There is
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| reached from Poverty Flat Ranch. BLM road
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| | so much to choose and do!
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| 1017 and BLM road 1066 is an easier route
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| | - Hiking
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| to get there. White pockets are a very
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| | - Camping
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| unique area of rock formations some times
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| | - Biking
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| referred to as brain rocks. Much of the
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| | - Golf
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| area looks as if it's from a bakery shop
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| | - Boating
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| and swirled with icing candy. Located
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| | - Beaches
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| just east of Cottonwood Teepees, it is a
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| | - ATV
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| very remote area and as always, caution
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| | - Museums
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| should be used.
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| | - Scenic Drives
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| No permit is required to visit White
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| | - Dog Sledding
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| Pockets, but a 4WD is a must because of
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| | - Snowmobiling
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| the deep sand. The road conditions change
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| | - Horseback Riding
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| rapidly so topographical maps and GPS
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| | - Hunting
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| would be best. White Pockets is in the
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| | - Antique Shopping
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| Vermilion Cliffs Paria Wilderness Area.
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| | - Festivals/State Fairs
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| This is a unique area on the Paria
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| | - Rafting
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| Plateau and taking a trip to white
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| | - Ice Skating
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| pockets will be interesting!
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| | - Fly Fishing
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| Depending on the time of the year, there
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| | - Wildlife
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| may be puddles and sand all over
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| | - Lake/Rivers
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| everywhere. This is not for amateurs. The
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| | - Alpine & Nordic Skiing/Snowboarding
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| House Rock Valley Road may have deep sand
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| | In Southern Utah, Saint George is just a
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| and puddles. You definitely need a 4WD
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| | couple of hours north of Las Vegas. It
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| to go to South Coyote Buttes or White
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| | has an elevation of 2,880 feet above sea
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| Pockets. The Last trip report in a Chevy
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| | level. St. George has an average annual
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| trailblazer, the rangers said the
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| | temperature of 59.9° F with summer
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| clearance wasn't high enough to white
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| | temperatures well into the 100s. Palm
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| pockets. Getting as far as the poverty
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| | trees and red rock cliffs are the norm in
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| flat ranch normally isn't a problem.
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| | Saint George along with all the
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| Many people find a place near the corral
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| | convenience of a city of 100 thousand.
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| east of the ranch and hike the remainder
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| | 45 minutes north on highway Interstate 15
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| 4 miles from there. We're talking deep
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| | is Cedar City. It is a well known
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| sand and the skill to deflate the air out
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| | festival city. It is home to Southern
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| of your tires to travel the deep sand,
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| | Utah University, The Utah Shakespearean
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| past there. This would require a pump to
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| | Festival, The Utah Summer Games, The
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| add air back into the tires. Caution,
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| | American Children's Christmas Festival,
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| very remote area! Travel with caution and
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| | The Cedar City SkyFest, Neil Simon
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| provide someone your trip report with
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| | Festival, Himmelsk Festival Royal, yearly
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| times of departure and expected return.
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| | Cowboy Gathering, Rodeo, July Jamboree,
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| Covering 84,904 square miles, Utah is
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| | Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire,
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| bordered on the north by Idaho, on the
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| | Groovefest, and Paiute Restoration
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| east by Wyoming and Colorado, on the
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| | Gathering & Pow-wow. Cedar City is very
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| south by New Mexico and Arizona and on
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| | close to Brian Head Ski Area. Close
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| the west by Nevada. Utah is located in
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| | enough to be in the Vegas desert, ski
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| the heart of the American West.
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| | during the day with views of Cedar Breaks
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| Visiting Utah can be quite an experience.
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| | Red Rocks and back to the desert for
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| The major airport to fly into the region
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| | dinner. You'll enjoy your trip to white
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| is normally Las Vegas, Nevada for
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| | pockets.
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| southern Utah tours. Saint George and
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