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We took a day trip along Scenic Byway 12 and Burr Trail Road to Singing Canyon, a small slot canyon in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
The monument is a massive area, almost two million acres, administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
The drive we went on was just a tiny fraction of it; inspired by this article.
The Grand Staircase is a massive series of cliffs, going from Cedar Breaks National Park to the Grand Canyon; here’s an image from the Wikipedia article:
Heading along Scenic Byway 12:
Lots of interesting rocks along the road:
Monument sign:
One of the visitor centers for the monument, in Cannonville, Utah:
Back on the road:
Another visitor center in Escalante, Utah:
Trying a prickly pear cactus candy snack from the first visitor center (pretty tasty):
Singing canyon, so named due to its amazing acoustics, which we can confirm; we had it all to ourselves, too:
Interesting rocks outside the canyon — actually it’s still in a canyon, Long Canyon:
Looking down into Long Canyon:
We encountered a couple of free-range cows on the road:
An enjoyable drive, and impressive slot canyon.