Utah

Arches National Park

Moab

Gassless in Green River

Our Utah guidebooks made Green River sound like a must-see, adventure tourist destination between Monument Valley and Salt Lake City. Maybe it's because we were visiting in early November, but we were disappointed when we arrived for our one-night...

Diner sign

One of the many, retro-style signs found in the sleepy town of Green River, Utah.

Old Arbon

Abandoned café in Green River, Utah, a town just off the highway between Monument Valley and Salt Lake City.

Gasless

Our Utah guidebooks made Green River sound like a must-see adventure tourist destination between Monument Valley and Salt Lake City. Maybe it's because we were visiting in early November, but we were disappointed when we arrived for our one-night...

Bluff Signage

This was probably the busiest thing happening in the small town of Bluff when we visited during the off-season of October while making our way from Moab to Monument Valley. The vintage and hand-made signs created unlikely art against the Utah sky....

Bluff, UT

Bluff

Moki Dugway

We opted to take the more scenic but precarious route from Bluff to Green river via the windy Moki Dugway in the Valley of the Gods. Not recommended for drivers who fear heights.