Why? Because the rock is big
- September 3rd, 2010
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Why? Because the rock is big and it’s paintings are clear. If you’ve been wanting to see Native American glyphs in their natural setting, you’ll want to add a side-trip to Newspaper Rock.
You’ll reach two more turn-offs that I’d like to mention (as you continue down US 191.) The first is Utah Hwy 95, which leads to
Natural Bridges National Monument.
Just as its name suggests, you’ll find several rock bridge formations that were slowly carved by nature. The other turn-off is towards
Hovenweep National Monument,
home to Native American ruins. (Hovenweep is a multi-location site; which turn-off you’d take depends on which site you’d be visiting.)
Your next red rock treat will loom up before you at
Mexican Hat, Utah.
The town, Mexican Hat, is named after its stellar attraction, a
rock shaped like a large Mexican-style sombrero.
This feature is seen against the backdrop of a tall, miles-long red-orange cliff. Definitely try to view the Mexican Hat in the hours just before sunset. If you do, you’ll view the “reddest red rock” that you may ever see!
In order to view Mexican Hat, you must
leave US 191 (at Bluff, Utah) and head still southwards along US Highway 163.
After passing Mexican Hat, continue southward towards Arizona on US 163…and you’ll end your Red Rock Road Trip with
one of the USA’s “must-see” sights—Arizona’s Monument Valley.
You’ll view formation after formation of intricately carved spires.
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