Kane County

Inside the county are Zion and Bryce national parks, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

More than 70 major moviemakers have used the county landscape for their movies, bringing into the communities the likes of such stars as Tom Mix, John Wayne, Clint Walker, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston, to name but a few.

Movies made include such classics as "Stagecoach," "Sergeants III," "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Maverick." Other than Kane County, the only place where more western movies have been made is California.

East of Kanab, the county's main city, is Johnson Canyon. The movie set used for the "Gunsmoke" TV series, shot between the 1950s and 1970s, still stands on private land and can be seen from the road running up the canyon.

Tooele County

The county holds some of the state's more scenic and historic canyons, such as Settlement Canyon and Reservoir; Dry Canyon, where the ghost town Jacob City is located; and Soldier Canyon, once a hotbed for early mining.

Also within the county is the old Pony Express route that runs through the county east to west. Nowhere are the life and hardships of the early Pony Express riders more evident than the section between Faust and the town of Ibapah on the Utah/Nevada border.

In the northwestern corner of the county is the Bonneville Salt Flats, made famous by anything with wheels and the potential to travel faster than anything of its kind. The first speed trials were held in 1949. Now race cars and motorcycles from around the world show up on the salt each August to run for world records during Speed Week.

Washington County

Golf is probably the most popular pastime. In the St. George area alone there are 10 courses — some private — but most are open to the public.

Zion National Park is one of the state's most popular attractions. Within the park are the Great White Throne and Angels Landing, along with the sculptured rock walls, which are formidable barriers to the visiting traveler.

Snow Canyon is eight miles north of St. George and has long been considered one of Utah's more spectacular parks. Within the park there are a number of popular hikes, including Three Ponds, which is a scenic hike to three man-made ponds, and Hidden Pinion Trail, which is a 1 1/2-mile self-guided walk through red-rock formations and large lava flows. There is a trail through the flows past the popular lava tubes.