Some Drives round the Western USA mostly from 1993 to 1996 in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. We were in Salt Lake City on and off from 1993 to 1996. In May 1993 we visited Bryce Canyon, Kanab, Lake Powel, the Grand Canyon north rim, Zion National Park and Las Vegas. In June 1993 we drove north and stopped at Bear Lake Idaho, Etna and Jackson Wyoming, Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. Also went to Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge and Green River Wyoming. And also drove south-east to Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point, Hovenweep ancient ruins, Four Corners where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado meet, Monument Valley, Goosenecks State Park, Natural Bridges National Monument and Glen Canyon. In May 1995 we had a look at the Great Salt Lake and Park City up in the mountains. In February 1996 we drove south-east again to Loa, Capitol Reef National Park and Mesa Verde ancient ruins in Colorado, and drove back through Cortez, Dunton, Lizard Head Pass, Telluride and Grand Junction. In March 2002 we were in Boulder Colorado and visited Denver, Central City and Georgetown (see our drives round the Eastern USA for pictures). Also, way back in February and July 1978 (the yellow routes) I drove from Seattle up to Vancouver BC Canada and got the ferry to Victoria, and also went from Phoenix Arizona to the Grand Canyon south rim, and to Las Vegas, Baker, Passadena and Hollywood California. Salt Lake City, Utah The Temple in Salt Lake City, with Brigham Young in front - is he saying "hey, no photographs!"? The Lion House near Temple Square in June 1993. Built in 1856, it was one of Brigham Young's official residences. Trolley Square, Salt Lake City. By 1995 the disused trolley was not even a sandwich shop any more. Mountains and Canyons, Utah A chilly house near Park City in the mountains above Salt Lake City, in January 1996. A rather warmer resident of Park City. Bryce Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, May 1993. A spectacular natural amphitheatre situated at an elevation of 8,000 to 9,000 feet. The Grand Canyon from Bright Angel Point on the north rim. Yellowstone, Wyoming, June 1993 An archway of Elk antlers in Town Square, Jackson, Wyoming. An Elk still in possession of its antlers in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A geyser near Old Faithful in Yellowstone. A bison in Yellowstone National Park, luckily it was dozing. National Parks and Monument Valley, Utah Flaming Gorge, Utah. So named by John Wesley Powell during his 1869 expedition down the Green River. 'North Park Avenue' in Arches National Park, Utah. The Double Arch in Arches National Park. Monument Valley, the scene of hundreds of cowboy movies! John Wayne's cabin (as seen in the movies) at Goulding's trading post in Monument Valley, Utah. 'Goosenecks' in the San Juan river, Utah. Mesa Verde, Colorado, February 1996 Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde World Heritage site, Colorado. The Pueblo people, or Anasazi, built over 600 cliff dwellings at the site between 1100 and 1300 AD. Between 60 and 80 people lived in the 'Spruce Tree House' village. The Square Tower House in Mesa Verde, occupied between AD 1200 and 1300. A blacksmith who doubles as a dentist..... or is it the other way around? Near Cortez, Colorado. Telluride Historic District, Colorado. A former silver mining camp founded in 1878 and named after compounds of the chemical element Tellurium. Butch Cassidy's first major crime was robbing the bank here in 1889 when he got away with $24,580. We also had some drives around the eastern USA in 2001 and 2002, click here if you would like to read about them. If you would like to see more of our travels just click the map.