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Old 30th August 2015, 13:25   #1
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My Road-Trips around Salt Lake City, USA

In the year 2011, I was in Salt Lake City for a month. This is a collection of trips I did over the weekends. I started from Bangalore, boarding a British Airways 747 to London, Heathrow. I had an American Airlines connecting flight to Chicago and finally another American Eagle to SLC. The flying time excluding the stop-overs was close to 24hours.


Over varying landscapes

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Stay at Residence Inn, Marriott

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The studio


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At home, I drive a Swift and this was my first attempt at driving outside the country. I had booked a Corolla in Hertz but due to unavailability, I had to pick a Nissan Sentra.

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LHD + AT + GPS => Nervous first drive

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Looks apart, it was not fun clearing the snow

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I had been driving to the office on weekdays and I was getting used to the roads and traffic. On the first weekend, I decided to go to the city center. I started early to avoid traffic and to ensure a safe parking slot.


Visit to the Temple Square


It is a vast complex owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in SLC


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The Assembly Hall


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The Mormon Tabernacle

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The Salt Lake Temple


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The Utah State Capitol

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Cathedral of the Madeleine

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Trip to the Antelope Island State Park


My colleague offered to take me here and the drive was in her Honda CRV. The distance to the park was about 50 miles and on the way, we stopped at a ranch to have a closer look.

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On the way

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On the banks on the Great Salt Lake

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Wildlife


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View from a vantage point

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My US driving impressions...

I was not completely new to AT and had driven a Cielo AT for close to 300 KMs. I was able to adapt to the steering wheel on the left side quickly but had a difficult time un-learning years of 'Keep Left'. Initially, intersections were nerve-racking. I would constantly keep reminding myself not to 'Keep Left'. I would have used the non-existent clutch pedal and the wrong stalks (Indicator/Wiper) a few times. To start with, I was looking at the GPS for assistance and not listening. In the process, I kept missing the turns. I was prepared for mistakes and if I missed a turn, when the GPS would 're-route', I would use the next available exit/U-turn to get back on track. On freeways, I chose to stick to the slow lane and as I gained confidence, I started using other lanes. Even though it was a relief to the leg, I did not like Cruise Control as it made the drive un-involving and sleepy.


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I did my trips alone. I relied on my GPS device to take me places and back. I also always carried detailed hard copy maps as back-up. Filling up at gas stations by myself was a new experience. I came across un-manned toll stations where people stopped and dropped the exact change. I got to drive on empty straight roads which needed very little brake/steering input for miles together. More than once, I had cleared the snow from one end of the car and realized that I need to go around again. In general, I had a nice time driving in Utah and enjoyed it as I do here.

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Trip to the Arches National Park

I started early and I took around 3.5 hrs to complete the 350KM (220 Miles) trip. I was excited about my first long drive here and the route took me along some amazing landscapes. The traffic was sparse and I always kept to the speed limit. As expected, I drove on freeways but was surprised on passing tru some sleepy small towns.


First drive with the headlights on


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Day-break on the canyon


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On one of the straights of Utah


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On reaching the park, I went to the park's visitor center, bought a ticket and gathered information. With the ticket, a numbered listing of the points of interest, the trails that lead to those points and a map incorporating the trails within the park was given.

The park has marked trails and designed parking slots from where one can start the trek. The map had the distance, difficulty and general instructions about each trails. When I visited the park, it was sunny and the winds were chilly.


The Moab Fault


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The Park Avenue trail

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The Three Gossips


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Courthouse Towers

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Balanced Rock

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La Sal Mountains

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Windows


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Trail to the Delicate Arch

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The black portion is the trail
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The Delicate Arch

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View from the Delicate arch
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Sand Dune Arch


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Landscape Arch

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A parting shot
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That was a satisfying day one of the trip. I was able to cover the distance and the trails as I had planned. I spent the night at a motel near the park and retired for the day.

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Trip to the Canyonlands National Park

Next day morning, on my way to the park.

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First stop of the day was at the La Sal Mountain Viewpoint

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Grand View Point

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A closer look at the walls
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Upheaval Dome

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The trail
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First view of the upheaval dome
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Green River Overlook

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Mesa Arch Trail

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The Shafer Trail


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Vehicles with 4WD are allowed to use this trail and go down the canyon. Should be a fun drive I guess!

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Road leading out of the park

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Over the canyon on my way back home

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Thread moved out from the Assembly Line. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: My Road-Trips around Salt Lake City, USA

Thanks for Sharing ! This took me back to May 2014, when I visited Salt Lake City for less than a week. Stayed at Monaco hotel very close to the City center.
Really like SLC for its peaceful atmosphere.. Feels like you are in the US.. rather than San Francisco or San Jose.

Visited Park City where the winter Olympics took place and Brighton canyon, Saw snow even in May.
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Beautiful pictures, looks like you had fun

How do you find the Sentra? Any experience that you could share
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Beautiful pictures, looks like you had fun

How do you find the Sentra? Any experience that you could share
It was a 2 liter, 4 cylinder model that I drove. I felt, it drove well within the city on roads and snow. The interior was spacious and comfortable. It accelerated well, but lack of power and spongy suspension made it a boring drive on freeways.

I would say the Nisan Sentra is a practical and good daily driver.
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Trip to the Bryce Canyon National Park

I started early and on the way, I saw this stream/river. I stopped to have a closer look.

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The Big Rock Candy Mountain

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Day-break

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The Red Canyon

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I reached the park entrance around 8:30AM.

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The road inside the park

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This is the pathway to the Fairyland Point, the first overlook in this park.

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The Agua Canyon

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The Natural Bridge
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The Hoodoos

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The Wall of Windows

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The Bryce Point

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I remember that I could not get out at some overlooks as it was cold. I was hoping to hike on few trails but the windy weather was not helping. So I drove thru the park and headed out to my next destination.
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What a landscape!
I was quite amused to see the metric units being used in parenthesis. I had the impression that US has summarily rejected adoption of SI units.
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The Scenic Byway 12 drive

I could go back the same way to SLC. But no. There is another interesting route. The Scenic Byway 12 also known as 'Highway 12 — A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway'.

The byway is nearly 200 km and varies at elevations ranging from 4,000 to nearly 10,000 feet through a diverse landscape of red rock formations, cliffs, deep canyons, high plateaus and lush alpine forests. It passes through the small towns of Bryce Canyon City, Tropic, Cannonville, Henrieville, Escalante, and Boulder.

I left Bryce Canyon NP and passed thru Tropic. This is somewhere in Cannonville.
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The Blues
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The Upper Valley Granary
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The Wide Hollow Reservoir
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The motel room where I stayed
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The Grand Staircase
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The Head of the Rocks
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The Calf Creek
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Somewhere near The Hogsback
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Boulder
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Anasazi Indian Village State Park
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