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01-12-2007, 07:21 PM
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A good day, IMO. I rode my bike through there in 4/2005 as part of a ride from SLC to St. George and I will not soon forget the horrible headwind I faced for what seemed like endless miles rolling slowly, ever so slowly, towards that pit stop. Bleccch. The wind was so bad and relentless that when I could hear a semi coming up behind me I would actually swing out INTO the lane of traffic in order to maximize the draft from its passing.
Come to think of it, maybe it was me that had the bad day.
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01-12-2007, 07:39 PM
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All the girls however looked to be very well fed. And as Creekster said it is very windy there.
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01-13-2007, 01:26 AM
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I disagree with Venkman about Torrey and Bicknell. But then, I have family in both towns and remember fondly the days spent there in my youth and enjoy how quiet it is now. Lots of good hunting and fishing in that area.
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01-15-2007, 06:15 PM
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Escalante is a nice town. I like the remoteness of Boulder and Escalante. I read something about how the mail was delivered there on horseback until the 1950's or so. |
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01-15-2007, 06:59 PM
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Parowan is along I-15. My relatives are from Cedar City. Every year we make at least one pilgrimmage to Southern Utah so I'm fairly familiar with all of the small towns in Iron County. |
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01-15-2007, 07:18 PM
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The only thing I know about Panguitch is from the movie "Contact". Remember the red-headed religious zealot who blows up the time travel machine? His suicide video was shot in Panguitch. I'm guessing one of the writers got pulled over for speeding there and was still ticked off over it. Thats the main reason wht I still dislike the town of Ephraim. Darn temple pagent police. |
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01-15-2007, 09:46 PM
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Well, I am a little late to the thread, but here goes....
I wholeheartedly agree with the first part of your thread about how one can always find fun things to do and a variety of things to enjoy, no matter where one lives. Then I was a little puzzled to read that the only thing that you enjoy in Utah is BYU football. Huh? World class ski resorts Backpacking in the Uintah Mountains Zion Bryce Canyon Canyonlands Arches Capital Reef Great Basin Mesa Verde Grand Canyon Yellowstone Grand Tetons Wind Rivers Slot canyons Fly fishing Float tubing River rafting Mountain biking Lake Powell Fossil hunting & Geode beds in the West Desert Fish Lake Boulder Mountain Grand Staircase Escalante Calf Creek Nine Mile Canyon ... (I am just getting warmed up) There is far more to Utah than BYU football.
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01-15-2007, 11:01 PM
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In terms of natural beauty or things to do outdoors, most other places offer these types of things as well. Granted, Utah has some of the most spectacular scenery around; however, I can go backpacking most anywhere, I can go golfing most anywhere, I can fish and mountain bike and raft most anywhere. One might say, "Well, if you aren't in Utah you can't hike the Zions Narrows, or go to Moab, or <insert cool scenery or outdoor activity>". That is true; however, the converse is also true. That is, if I'm not in Hawaii I can't go to the North Shore. If I'm not back east I can't hike the Appalachian Trail or I can't camp in the Sonoran Desert if I'm not in Arizona. The point is that every place has interesting scenery/outdoor activities. In other words, as far as I'm concerned all places have outdoor activities and scenery that is relatively equal (at least from a "I wouldn't mind living there" standpoint). One other factor is that I'm not a huge outdoorsman. I don't like fishing. Not a big camper. Haven't skied since high school. Don't have a mountain bike, etc. I don't dislike outdoor activities but they're not the highest items on my fun-things-to-do list. Thus, the outdoor/scenic type things that a state has to offer have less value to me than they may have to other people. My apathy for outdoor stuff also makes it easier for me to rank most places relatively equal in that category. |
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