The World's Most Beautiful Places
A view of Lower Bell Canyon Reservoir in the Fall. Bell Canyon sits just to the south of Little Cottonwood Canyon, in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. The reservoir itself sits in the foothills above the city of Sandy, one of many communities in the Salt Lake Valley. The hike to the reservoir is a fairly short and enjoyable one, while more extended hikes can be had to Bell Canyon Falls, and Upper Bell Canyon Reservoir farther up the canyon.
Known as the Pendleton Barn, this historic farm building lies at the heart of the Fruita Valley in Capitol Reef National Park. The barn is named after its builder, Calvin Pendleton, a polygamist, who founded what is today known as the Gifford Homestead. The Giffords were the third family to own the property, and during their 41 years on the farm, raised dairy cows, hogs, and sheep, as well as chickens and ducks. The Giffords moved to the Fruita Valley in 1928, and were the last to leave it, when they sold the homestead to the National Park Service in 1969.
A view of Moab’s desert golf course, below Sand Flats Recreation Area and Mill Creek Canyon. On the far side of the canyon, one can see the mesa known as Behind the Rocks. Moab, resides in Southeastern Utah, and is the gateway to Arches National Park, Canyonlands, and a lot of the other recreational opportunities to be found on the Colorado Plateau.