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This road runs from Red Canyon at the junction with US Route 89 East to Torrey Utah at the intersection with UT 24. When the guys at the DNR decided to designate America's most scenic roads, this was the first one they chose. Probably unanimous, with gusto and a few hell yes's. 124 miles of beautiful changing scenery and sweepers with plenty of mountain twisties thrown in. At the western end there is Red Canyon, 
which is made of silly sand, and it has a couple of tunnels. Bryce Canyon is right next to this end of the road also. We took a short hike to Mossy Cave.
Then it runs the northern edge of Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument. We stayed in Escalante, a nice tiny town with some good restaurants and hiked some of the area. A little past there it has some good switchbacks going into 
the Escalante River Canyon – up over Hogs Back, a stretch of road that has 500 foot cliffs straight 
down on 
either side of the roadbed.
which is made of silly sand, and it has a couple of tunnels. Bryce Canyon is right next to this end of the road also. We took a short hike to Mossy Cave.Then it runs the northern edge of Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument. We stayed in Escalante, a nice tiny town with some good restaurants and hiked some of the area. A little past there it has some good switchbacks going into 
the Escalante River Canyon – up over Hogs Back, a stretch of road that has 500 foot cliffs straight 
down on 
either side of the roadbed.After this amazing part you pass the town of Boulder, then climb over a 9,500 foot mountain pass with tall trees and chilly mountain air. After winding down the other side of the pass don't blink, you will miss the town of Grover, then ease in to Torrey going through desert and sandstone cliffs.
The best part of this road? No billboards, no fast food joints and plenty of pullouts to stop and enjoy the scenery!
One thing I need to warn you about. THIS ROAD IS HAUNTED. Several times I felt this strange pounding sensation about my head and shoulders and screaming coming from the back of my head. It sounded like S-S-SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA D-D-DOAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I think Linda heard it too, when I looked at her in the mirror her face was as white as a ghost and her eyes were all bugged out.
The best part of this road? No billboards, no fast food joints and plenty of pullouts to stop and enjoy the scenery!
One thing I need to warn you about. THIS ROAD IS HAUNTED. Several times I felt this strange pounding sensation about my head and shoulders and screaming coming from the back of my head. It sounded like S-S-SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA D-D-DOAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I think Linda heard it too, when I looked at her in the mirror her face was as white as a ghost and her eyes were all bugged out.
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