It is gorgeous. Just adds so much dang time onto the drive.

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Oct 19, 2020
11:30:37am

specsauce All-American

It is gorgeous. Just adds so much dang time onto the drive.

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specsauce

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Drove the I-70 stretch from Green River to Salina yesterday..

stev

10/19/20 11:28am

It is gorgeous. Just adds so much dang time onto the drive.

specsauce

10/19/20 11:30am

Not on Holliday weekends.

crimedog

10/19/20 11:37am

Yeah, maps said 2:01 delay to go through SF canyon

stev

10/19/20 1:09pm

Then you made the correct decision. I had to take that route before due to fire up the canyon on the way towards Soldier

specsauce

10/19/20 4:23pm

A fun alternate: Take I70 out of green river and hang a right at mile marker 147. Open the gate and close it behind

Bert609

10/19/20 5:12pm

Screenshoting for future use. Thank you

stev

10/19/20 9:02pm

The first canyon is the best and requires a 4wd, the rest is graded county roads and pavement

Bert609

10/19/20 9:17pm

For sure. Thanks man 👊🏼

stev

10/19/20 9:18pm

I was there a couple of days ago. Beautiful

AF Cougar

10/19/20 11:31am

Yeah it's amazing. Try it sometime coming home from bullfrog.

10/19/20 11:33am

As someone who drove up in Sevier County and took that drive many times for

RH84025

10/19/20 11:36am

Any holiday weekend coming from Moab that is faster

crimedog

10/19/20 11:37am

Longest stretch of interstate in the lower US w/out any gas stations.

10/19/20 11:43am

Really? Nothing longer through Wyoming? Or Nevada?

stev

10/19/20 1:10pm

I know right? I thought the same.

10/19/20 1:22pm

Not only that, but there wasn't even a road there before I70. The San Rafael Swell was arguably one of the last

Bert609

10/19/20 1:26pm

Wedge Overlook, Buckhorn Wash, and Little Grand Canyon are all unsung treasures

AF Cougar

10/19/20 3:34pm

Agree. But the cats out of the bag now. The BLM has a plan to develop buckhorn (pave) and develop a campground at the

Bert609

10/19/20 3:40pm

I really don’t want to see it overrun like Zion or Arches, but that’s likely to

AF Cougar

10/19/20 3:47pm

It's a catch 22. As the population increases, many people want to see this stuff. I don't blame them, that's what I do

Bert609

10/19/20 3:55pm

It's underrated. I prefer driving it from Salina to Green River though. Driving down the canyons is a lot more fun

Bert609

10/19/20 11:45am

I definitely feel you there. Plus the sun in our eyes was brutal.

stev

10/19/20 1:10pm

San Rafael swell

Squirt

10/19/20 11:55am

Wow, my family did this same thing yesterday.

BeardedSpock

10/19/20 5:40pm

If you passed a silver van with a BYU decal, that was us 🙂

stev

10/19/20 9:04pm

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