Utah = The Most Interesting State Ever?

Think about Utah for a moment.

What immediately comes to mind?

Mormons. Skiing. The 2002 Olympics. Salt. But in general, I bet you don't give a lot of thought to Utah. We certainly didn't. That was until we really started looking into the state and seeing what it had to offer.

Seriously, Utah is fascinating, and we haven't even been there yet! Well, okay, Handler 1 went skiing there once a long time ago and pronounced it the "best skiing ever", and Handler 2 sorta, kinda remembers seeing Bryce and Zion when he was a little kid, but that doesn't count.

Originally, the unofficial "game plan" was to spend 2-3 days in the state...see a few national parks as quickly as possible...maybe stop by and see the Temple Which May Not Be Entered in Salt Lake. Since then we've come to reassess our assumptions and have madly started rearranging our potential itinerary to take in more of Utah's fascinating sites. Among which are all these sites which we're considering visiting:

Zion- with its numerous slot canyons and airy "Angel's Landing" trail
Bryce- which has hoodoos...lots and lots of hoodoos
Arches- which has...well...arches
Natural Bridges- which has yet more arches and probably the clearest night sky in America
Monument Valley- famous from a thousand Western movie sets
Cedar Breaks- famous for its fall colors and clear night skies
Canyonlands- which has some of the most interesting scenery I've yet to see on an online blog
Dead Horse Point State Park- overlooks Canyonlands for some awesome scenery
Kodachrome Basin State Park- which has amusing "sand pipe" structures
Pink Sand Dunes State Park- pink sand dunes...need I say more?
Goblin Valley State Park- with it's mushroom shaped rock formations
The Wave trail- with just mind blowing rock formations
The Calf Creek Falls Trail- past ancient Native American granaries and pictographs to a waterfall fed spring you can swim in

Honestly, my handlers are getting afraid of researching further, because they'll just find more fascinating things they just can't do in the time alotted to them for travel!

So, don't give Utah a pass, we certainly won't.