After returning to US Route 191 from Utah State Route 313 I turned south towards Moab and Arches National Park. This blog serves as Part 16 of the 2016 Fall Mountain Trip Series; Part 15 can be found here: 2016 Fall Mountain Trip Part 15; A Dead Horse of course and Utah State Route 313 Modern access to Arches National Park from US Route 191 is via the Arches Scenic Drive which is located slightly north of the Colorado River and UT 279. From the entrance station of Arches National Park the Arches Scenic Drive climbs above the Moab Fault and provides a vista of US 191. Access to Arches National Park used to be via the first Utah State Route 93. UT 93 used to run from what was US 160 (modern US 191) directly east into Arches National Monument along Willow Springs Road. UT 93 would enter Arches National Monument approximately where the Balanced Rock Trailhead Parking Lot is located now. Former UT 93 is still a maintained roadway and is listed as Bureau ...
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