Northwestern Utah.

[RockMonkey]

What the crap is in Northwestern Utah?

I'm familiar with the Spiral Jetty, the Sun Tunnels, Thiokol, and Promentory Point. The rest of the Northwest corner is a complete mystery to me. I'm really tempted to spend a weekend driving around up there just to fill in the blanks.

So is there anything of interest there? Any history? Is it as much of a mystery to others as it is to me?

 

[jmaxj]

a few ghost towns, some old mines, cemeteries and a couple mountain ranges that are kinda cool to wander in. and there's quite a bit of history in old ranch buildings and such out there

 

[scoutabout]

Grouse Creek.

http://www.familyheritageseries.org/site/articles/91/1/Early-History-of-Grouse-Creek-Utah/Page1.html

Maps are helpful too.

 

[Grim]

tons of history , if you like to fish hit locomotive springs , the sawtooth mnts. are nice to get out of the heat in the summer , with good trails

 

[Chevycrew]

I really want to do some exploring up there this summer, even that southern part of idaho too.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

The best microwave McRib in the state.

There is a whole lot of nothing with some sporadic somethings dotting the map. The most notorious have been names, some of the mountain ranges are worth a visit. One of the best 'bang for the buck' routes will be the Transcontinental Railroad, dozens of ghost towns, cemeteries and historical spots with egress to just about everything else in the meantime.

 

[Rot Box]

Northwestern Utah?! Nope nothing there

Funny story: Once upon a time I was playing around in the area and stopped into Montello NV (just over the border) to grab a few cold ones for a camping trip that night. If you've never been there its a very small town with 1 post office, 1 fuel station, 1 motel, 6 or 7 houses, and 2 bars. I walked into the fuel station and asked the guy if they had any cold ones, and he said "in the back in that there cooler".... Well the "cooler" was completely empty so I asked him which cooler he was talking about THERE ALL EMPTY?!..... He pointed towards the other side of the store and Low and behold there was a big Coleman "cooler" on the floor in the back that was full of ice, misc beers in cans and bottles and creamsicles with paper sign taped on with duct tape reading 'Beer $2 each' Apparently the big sliding door cooler pooped out a few weeks ago, but the ice machine didn't! :greg:

Anyway its one of my favorite places to go in Utah. My friends and I head out there dirtbiking quite a bit and we have found some really cool mines, and rock formations/crystals here and there along without seeing another soul. If you like that kind of stuff its a great place to be.

 

[RockMonkey]

The best microwave McRib in the state.

There is a whole lot of nothing with some sporadic somethings dotting the map. The most notorious have been names, some of the mountain ranges are worth a visit. One of the best 'bang for the buck' routes will be the Transcontinental Railroad, dozens of ghost towns, cemeteries and historical spots with egress to just about everything else in the meantime.

Sounds like it's worth a drive. Ghost towns and old cemeteries are cool.

 

[Grim]

city of rocks ...pretty cool , just into ID

 

[RockMonkey]

city of rocks ...pretty cool , just into ID

I saw that on the map, but know nothing about it. It's worth a visit if I'm going to go wander around in the area?

 

[Cherokeester]

City of Rocks is for sure worth a visit, stop by the general store in Almo too. In the reserve itself, there is nothing to put your wheels on, but if you are a rock climber you could spend a month there for sure.

 

[Grim]

^ what he said

 

[Toad]

Just a heads up Almo is a 30 mph school zone. When I was 16 got stop doing 57 mph by the IHP.

 

[Greg]

Funny story: Once upon a time I was playing around in the area and stopped into Montello NV (just over the border) to grab a few cold ones for a camping trip that night. If you've never been there its a very small town with 1 post office, 1 fuel station, 1 motel, 6 or 7 houses, and 2 bars. I walked into the fuel station and asked the guy if they had any cold ones, and he said "in the back in that there cooler".... Well the "cooler" was completely empty so I asked him which cooler he was talking about THERE ALL EMPTY?!..... He pointed towards the other side of the store and Low and behold there was a big Coleman "cooler" on the floor in the back that was full of ice, misc beers in cans and bottles and creamsicles with paper sign taped on with duct tape reading 'Beer $2 each' Apparently the big sliding door cooler pooped out a few weeks ago, but the ice machine didn't! :greg:

Anyway its one of my favorite places to go in Utah. My friends and I head out there dirtbiking quite a bit and we have found some really cool mines, and rock formations/crystals here and there along without seeing another soul. If you like that kind of stuff its a great place to be.