Oct 19, 2020
1:26:13pm
1:26:13pm
Not only that, but there wasn't even a road there before I70. The San Rafael Swell was arguably one of the last
untamed stretches in the lower 48. Further south on a similar route (highway 12), Boulder, Utah was the LAST city in the united states to receive their mail by Mule.
It was the 1930s before Hell's Backbone was widened to allow for seasonal car traffic to reach Boulder. Highway 12 wouldn't come until later.
That stretch of Central Utah from the Swell all the way down to Powell (think hole in the rock) is unforgiving and beautiful.
It was the 1930s before Hell's Backbone was widened to allow for seasonal car traffic to reach Boulder. Highway 12 wouldn't come until later.
That stretch of Central Utah from the Swell all the way down to Powell (think hole in the rock) is unforgiving and beautiful.
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Then you made the correct decision. I had to take that route before due to fire up the canyon on the way towards Soldier
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
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