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For a Utah vacation unlike any other; here's how to go beyond the Mighty 5

WiFi is slow to non-existent in places, there’s arguably one traffic light for the entire San Juan County (nearly, the size of New Jersey!), cows stand in the roads and wonder why you’re moving so fast, and people slow down to talk with each other—to connect.

I stood at an overlook on the Chesler Park Loop Trail in the Needles District of Canyonlands, struck by how quiet it was. The sun was setting behind me, and all of the candy cane colored rock spires stood at attention in the distance.

This wasn’t the first time and it won’t be the last time that I pull into Utah at night, and wake up surrounded by giant red walls.

"Within the otherworldly deserts of Southeastern Utah, a local finds a thrill of a different kind."