On the Utah/Arizona border is Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, which goes back to the Anasazis, who left the area in the 1300s. The valley, which covers about 30,000 acres, features some fantastic rock structures of red and orange sandstone mesas, buttes, cliffs, canyons and gullies that have served as the setting for numerous movies.

Canyonlands features three distinct areas — Island in the Sky, the Needles and the Maze districts — all different and all worthy of a visit. Four-wheeling is the most popular means of travel within the park. These days, there is a sharp increase in biking interests, especially in the spring and fall.

A little to the south is Natural Bridges, which features a number of sandstone bridges — Owachomo (106 feet high, spanning 180 feet), Sipapu (220 feet high, spanning 268 feet) and Kachina (210 feet high, spanning 204 feet).

Stretching across the Utah/Colorado border is Hovenweep National Monument, which features six well-preserved pre-Columbian Indian villages of towers, pueblos and cliff dwellings dating back some 700 years.

Duchesne County

The Uinta Basin, aka Duchesne County, holds hundreds of lakes, mile upon mile of rivers and streams, three national forests and Utah's largest wilderness area.

The High Uinta Wilderness was established by Congress in 1984. Encompassing more than 456,000 acres, it is the largest wilderness area in the state. Among the more popular fishing spots are Moon Lake, the Granddaddy Lakes and the Duchesne River.

Another known fact is that few areas within Utah hold the disparity of wildlife, including elk, deer, moose, black bears, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, pine martens, fox mink and weasels, not to mention the families of smaller animals like squirrels and marmots.

The county has, in recent years, become popular with hikers and bikers. Located on BLM lands are signs marking the old Spanish trails found in many locations. Most of the more popular trails followed streams in the area. The old trails were used by a range of early characters, including sheepherders and outlaws and more recently by hunters. Carvings by some of the trees date back to 1914.

Near the center of the county is Starvation State Park and Reservoir. Available within the park are comfortable camping areas, with everything from hot showers to sandy beachesto more than 100 acres of sandy hills for off-highway users to enjoy.

Summit County

Within the boundaries are Deer Valley, Park City Mountain Resort, The Canyons, the Utah Olympic Park along with cross country skiing on Guardsman's Pass, Rail Trail and on Park City golf courses and adjacent lands.

Along with winter use, the resorts offer activities in the spring and summer. Activities include lift-served hiking and biking, along with a number of special activities such as the Alpine Slide and ZipRider at Park City.