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GaryCPhoto OP t1_jboryfk wrote

Reply to comment by samicktorino in Otherworldly Utah! [OC] 2240x2800 by GaryCPhoto

Closer to arches. Near a little town called Hanksville.

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Historical_Boat_871 t1_jbpult6 wrote

Did you stop at the gas station inside a cave?

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HaveAMap t1_jbqazyx wrote

The other gas station across the street has the best milkshakes.

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SaltLakeCitySlicker t1_jbqpdty wrote

I feel like Utah is known for 4 things. Otherworld views, 127 hours, skiing, and the other one

Maybe add fly fishing if you know the place

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ILikeMtnDew t1_jbr5amy wrote

I would add Mormons, as someone from the east coast who has never been there (yet) lol

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Afraid-Ad8986 t1_jbrklwx wrote

One of my best friends is Mormon and when I lived in Utah I dated a super hot Mormon girl. Both awesome people but if you were not a Mormon Utah was a tougher place to live.

The state is super cool i snowboarded every day and my car blew up trying to get to park city one day. Don’t know why that is important but it is what I remember.

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HaveAMap t1_jbqpr1i wrote

“Have you been to THE arch?”

But seriously, I loved living there and exploring the canyons (respectfully) for pictographs and learned about butch cassidy. It was fun.

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SaltLakeCitySlicker t1_jbqr5q8 wrote

I went to yuba once to fish and camp. We stayed at painted rocks. It was like an hour before seeing the pictograph and being like "huh. I guess that's why it's painted rocks"

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LoadALaMode t1_jbuviu5 wrote

Don't go to Utah. Stay away. They will fuck youe wife and make you drinks watered down beer.

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noanje t1_jbru2m0 wrote

That little gas station saved my rear. Was driving across in January a year ago and my ol truck ran out of coolant over one of the high mountains, and managed to limp along to there.

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Historical_Boat_871 t1_jbs8kkj wrote

It was 12 years ago, I was totally clueless (I'm European, first time in the usa), driving by myself from fruli to moab. After I left that gas station I had no idea how deserted the road would be, I couldn't even find one radio signal. Was scary! Best month tho, driving randomly around Utah, Colorado, new Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California. Amazing places. Did a lot of hiking and mountain biking too

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carmium t1_jbpdppo wrote

What do they call the spire? Hank?

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GaryCPhoto OP t1_jbpea3v wrote

Long Dong Silver

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moshe8910 t1_jbr7j4z wrote

Keep the west wild. This area unfortunately already gets more traffic than it can sustain.

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GaryCPhoto OP t1_jbr7zh8 wrote

Yeah I agree but tbh I found it myself by searching online. It took me 5 mins of vague google search words.

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schlagers t1_jbqcijv wrote

This was formed by wind and water erosion. I don’t know about spires like this, but impact craters can have a central peak or even an inner ring of peaks. My favorite part is they can fill with water and become an annular lake like The Eye of Quebec

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BentPin t1_jbqmek9 wrote

These spires will eventually turn everyone into alien zombies. Watch out

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garym04 t1_jbpzlrr wrote

Hanksville is right next to Capitol Reef National Park

Nice shot, OP

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GreywackeOmarolluk t1_jbqnctm wrote

Capitol Reef is an amazing place, but much of the surrounding area is also amazing, too. Love that area. Far fewer crowds than around Moab.

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dmann27 t1_jbqj0y5 wrote

You can't say that when it's much closer to capitol reef and canyonlands

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GaryCPhoto OP t1_jbqjy9g wrote

True I’m my too savvy with the area. I’m from Ireland.

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JustHarry49 t1_jbrhu4t wrote

Where the hell is hanksville?

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JustHarry49 t1_jbri02c wrote

Saw that on a t-shirt in Moab once.

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[deleted] t1_jbrrgso wrote

I need that shirt. No one knows where Hanksville is. It's on the furthest corner of a lonely road in the middle of freaking nowhere.

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[deleted] t1_jbrr623 wrote

Hanksville is literally like a chunk of Mars fell to Earth and landed in UT. That whole area south of I 70 and east of I 15 is bonkers beautiful. And there are so many varieties to it as well.

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GaryCPhoto OP t1_jbsv9kd wrote

Yeah wish the weather was better to explore more.

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Archimedes05 t1_jbq4kdr wrote

I was going to guess Torrey. It’s so cool out that way, keep it a secret before all the influencers show up.

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GaryCPhoto OP t1_jbqbqcj wrote

Oh they’ve been there already but it’s a bit far for some.

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