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The Burr Trail is a 68-mile road over mountains and high desert that a rancher in teh 1800's used to moved his cattle south into warmer weather. Now a scenic byway, attractions on the trail include the north trail head Boulder, Anasazi State Park Museum, Long Canyon, views of the Henry Mountains, Capitol Reef National Park, Waterpocket Fold, and ending at Bullfrog Landing of Lake Powell. If you are looking for more adventure, you can travel off the Burr Trail to Hanksville and on to Natural Bridges and Moab.
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Ghost Towns of the West include Grafton, just outside Zion National Park near Rockville. Grafton was settled in 1859 and has been the site of several movies.
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