After completing Utah State Route 261 over the Moki Dugway I turned on US Route 163 headed south through Monument Valley towards Arizona. This blog serves as Part 19 of the 2016 Mountain Trip Series, Part 18 can be found below: 2016 Fall Mountain Trip Part 18; Utah State Route 261 over the Moki Dugway US Route 163 is a 64 mile US Route running from US 191 in Bluff of San Juan County, Utah southward to Kayenta of Navajo County, Arizona. The majority of US 163 is located within the Navajo Nation and is highly scenic with notable features being; Valley of the Gods, the Mexican Hat, San Juan River and most notably Monument Valley. US 163 is part of the Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway. US 163 is a relatively new US Route and a complete violation of the US Route numbering convention. US 163 was plotted out over existing State Highways in 1970 when it ran from I-70/US 50/US 6 in Crescent Junction south to US 160 in Kayenta. The route of US 163 wa...
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