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full of sheer red rock cliffs and weird monoliths. The drive through Zion


Canyon, which winds along the Virgin River, is the activity that most visitors take on, but the park is large and there are several quieter areas. Lots of hiking trails – some along the canyon floor, some climbing to the exposed rim – have their trailheads on the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive. The easy ones head to the spring- fed pools and mini-waterfalls of Emerald Pools. For those who want to go further into Utah, several operators run multi-day tours from Vegas that take in Bryce Canyon and Arches National Park, before returning via Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon in Arizona.


 CALIFORNIA Death Valley – a name not exactly acquired by accident – is a


couple of hours’ drive west into California, and it provides a very different take on the Golden State from the usual images of beaches and wineries. There’s a surprising amount


to see there, although expect it to get ferociously hot while doing so. Canyons, lookouts with top-drawer views (check out Zabriskie Point and Dante’s View, in particular) and scenic drives past multi-coloured rocks are the order of the day.


Other highlights include the


Goldwell Open Air Museum, which is full of bizarre sculptures; Ubehebe Crater, which hints at past volcanic activity; and the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes which are both giant and incredibly photogenic, particularly in the soft, late-afternoon light. For a real challenge, have a go at climbing 3,666m Telescope Peak, which can have snow at the top until June.


31 January 2019travelweekly.co.uk99


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