{"id":51860,"date":"2016-12-08T23:48:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T05:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=51860"},"modified":"2017-10-03T22:12:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T03:12:09","slug":"11-photos-inspire-trip-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/11-photos-inspire-trip-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"11 photos to inspire a trip to Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve never been to Utah, you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re missing. For most people, the Beehive State is kind of a blank slate. Maybe you&#8217;ve heard of Salt Lake, but other than that, isn\u2019t the rest just kinda dry, flat and boring? At least that\u2019s what we thought before a recent road trip to this surprisingly awesome state. Here are 11 photos that show why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Utah.d246.Destination-Travel-Guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Utah<\/a> needs to be high on your U.S. bucket list.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/best-utah-red-rock-country-mighty-five\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> The best of Utah&#8217;s Red Rock Country<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[aesop_gallery id=&#8221;51873&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has road tripped or even just driven through Utah can probably tell you what&#8217;s on the Utahan\u2019s license plates. For those who haven&#8217;t, it\u2019s the Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. This chunk of rock is probably the most famous in a state full of amazing rock formations and landscapes. You can see this precariously balanced set of stones for yourself at Arches National Park. While you\u2019re there, don\u2019t miss the other 2,000 or so sandstone arches inside the park\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<p>For even more bizarrely shaped rocks, point your car toward the sparsely inhabited southeastern corner of the state. What this area lacks in population, it makes up for in massive rocks protruding straight into the sky. Monument Valley is home to a huge number of spectacular red rock buttes. With just a little imagination you see the resemblance between these otherworldly rocks and everyday objects. One of the most famous is the Mitten Rock, shaped like\u2014you guessed it\u2014a hand inside a glove or mitten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/orbitz.com\/rewards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> Find rock solid savings by signing up for Orbitz Rewards!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve had your fill of oddly shaped rocks then head over to Zion National Park in the Southwestern corner of the state. This park is a perennial favorite among National Park enthusiasts. Serious rock climbers come here to tackle thousands of vertical feet every year. There are plenty of hikes that will get you just as high as the climbers, but without the ropes. Angels Landing is a top pick, but not for those with a fear of heights. If you\u2019d rather be behind a camera than in a pair of hiking boots, Zion has countless epic landscapes begging to be photographed.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to plan enough time tovisit all that Utah has to offer, which is probably more than you thought. These are only a handful of highlights with plenty more National Parks and Monuments left to explore. No matter the season, Utah has something special going on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT1lYmZkNGIzM2UzNDg2ZGJlYzFlY2YzYTI0NDA5NjJiMw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a whole lot more to the Beehive State than Mormons and the Great Salt Lake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":170,"featured_media":51872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2404],"class_list":["post-51860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-utah-vacations"],"acf":{"api_active":null,"api_title":null,"api_excerpt":null,"api_featured_image":null,"api_lob":null},"posts_api_cpm_point":[{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"Utah, USA","latitude":"39.3209801","longitude":"-111.09373110000001","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>11 photos to inspire a trip to Utah | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/11-photos-inspire-trip-utah\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"11 photos to inspire a trip to Utah | Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There&#039;s a whole lot more to the Beehive State than Mormons and the Great Salt Lake.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/11-photos-inspire-trip-utah\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-09T05:48:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-04T03:12:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Utah-Photo-Post-GettingStamped-11.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"705\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"470\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hannah &amp; 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