Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
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LEGENDARY LANDSCAPES AND NATURAL SCENIC BEAUTY ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BEEHIVE STATE. ABOVE: Although it is wearing thin along the lintel, Broken Arch in Arches National Park is not really broken at all. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Bryce Point in Bryce Canyon National Park offers spectacular views of the hoodoos. K.D. Leperi DREAMSCAPES FALL 2016 36 BY KARIN D. LEPERI Explore Utah's "MIGHTY 5" U tah is a state endowed with a profusion of national parks and monuments. (After all, the fed- eral government owns 64.9 per cent of the land in Utah.) And many of these are con- centrated in the southern half of the state where five spectacular national parks arguably offer some of the most gorgeous, yet otherworldly, scenery. They're called Utah's "Mighty 5." Most visitors come in the summer, when it is hot and crowded. Visit in spring, fall or winter and you'll likely encounter the serenity of desert solitude. But whatever the season, come you must. For the hoodoos, slot canyons, arches and even the lengthy wrinkle in the earth's crust. For the nature walks, hiking, climbing, canyoneering, biking and rafting. For the wildlife, birding, photog- raphy and plein-air painting. Most of all, for time in the great outdoors. With more than 80 non-stop flights to Salt Lake City International, you are within hours of driving to the parks. So book your flight, pick your park or see all five.