America’s Most Scenic Road Trip Road Trip Map Book

A Publication of the US Route 89 Appreciation Society Maps & Photographs by James Cowlin Introduction by Wayne Ranney

2020–2021 Edition Featuring interactive QR codes to connect to the US Route 89 website from your mobile device CANADA Glacier National Park Browning

ROCKY MOUNTAINS Choteau WASHINGTON GREAT PLAINS Great Falls

White Sulphur Springs Livingston Gardiner OREGON IDAHO Yellowstone National Park National Park Jackson

Afton Montpelier

Brigham City Logan BASIN & RANGE Ogden Salt Lake City NEVADA Provo UTAH Mt. Pleasant 89 Rich eld COLORADO

Panguitch Zion National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Kanab Page Bitter Springs Grand Canyon National Park COLORADO PLATEAU Ash Fork CALIFORNIA Flagsta Prescott Sedona Yarnell Wickenburg BASIN & RANGE ARIZONA Phoenix Apache Jct. Florence NEW MEXICO Tucson MEXICO Saguaro National Park Nogales

2 Contents The US Route 89 Project...... 4 US Route 89 Highway History...... 5 The Geography & Geology of US Route 89...... 6–7 Introduction to the Basin & Range...... 8 Nogales to Tucson Road Trip Guide...... 9 Tucson to Apache Junction Road Trip Guide...... 10 Apache Junction to Wickenburg Road Trip Guide...... 11 Wickenburg to Prescott Road Trip Guide...... 12 Prescott to Flagstaff Road Trip Guide...... 13 89A Prescott to Flagstaff Road Trip Guide...... 14 Introduction to the Colorado Plateau...... 15 Flagstaff to Page Road Trip Guide...... 16 89A Bitter Springs to Kanab Road Trip Guide...... 17 Page to Kanab Road Trip Guide...... 18 Kanab to Sevier Road Trip Guide...... 19 Sevier to Spanish Fork Road Trip Guide...... 20 Spanish Fork to Brigham City Road Trip Guide...... 21 Introduction to the Rocky Mountains...... 22 Brigham City to Montpelier Road Trip Guide...... 23 Montpelier to Jackson Trip Guide...... 24 Jackson to Gardiner Road Trip Guide...... 25 Gardiner to White Sulphur Springs Road Trip Guide...... 26 White Sulphur Springs to Great Falls Road Trip Guide...... 27 Great Falls to Browning Road Trip Guide...... 28 Browning to Canada Road Trip Guide...... 29 US Route 89 Appreciation Society...... 30 Corporate Sponsorship...... 31 Business, Civic & Cultural Organization Members...... 31 For more about US Route 89...... Back Cover Use your smart phone or tablet to scan the 2. Open Quick Scan and point at the QR code Scan to visit the QR codes on each of the road trip guides to 3. Tap on the notification to open the web page in the app US Route 89 website on visit the corresponding page on the US Route smart phone or tablet Android Phones and Tablets 89 website to see galleries of photos of the If your device has Google Now on Tap you can use the stock camera roadside attractions and read articles for more or a third party camera to scan a QR code in a few steps. Now on Tap is information. available on most phones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or up. How to Read the QR codes in the US 1. Launch the camera on your mobile device Route 89 Road Trip Map Book: 2. Point it at the QR code Apple iPhone or iPad with iOS 11 3. Press and hold the home button 1. Launch the Camera app 4. Tap to open the web page 2. Frame the QR code On stock Android devices, such as the Pixel line, Now on Tap has been 3. Look for the notification banner at the top replaced by the Google Assistant, and this feature no longer works. If a of the screen phone doesn’t have Now on Tap, you’ll need to download a third-party 4. Tap the notification to go to the web page in Safari app. The QR Code Reader by TW Mobile can scan QR codes. To scan a Apple iPhone or iPad with iOS 10 or earlier code, launch the app and point your mobile device at the code; you’ll 1. Download a free reader such as Quick Scan—QR Code Reader from the get a prompt to open the web page. App Store

3 Jackson to Gardiner Road Trip Guide

Distance: 153 miles • Elevation Change: Jackson 6236 ft.–Gardiner 5225 ft. You would be hard pressed to find a more sce- 89 Gardiner nic stretch of highway anywhere in the world. Y e l l o w MTAA s t o North of Jackson US Route 89 runs parallel to the n e R i v Mammoth e

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T Lake E G Teton r T o s including boating on the lakes and trails for easy V e n t r National e R i v Elk Refuge e r day hikes or strenuous back-country adventures. Jackson Hole Yellowstone National Park ackson Yellowstone is America’s Scan to visit this first national park and nowhere in the world is there a larger concentration of geothermal features. At Road Trip Guide on the 3,472 square miles in area, a visitor to the park is hard pressed to see it all in a day or two. Here are the US Route 89 website top five attractions that should not be missed: Mammoth Hot Springs, Norris Geyser Basin, Old Faithful Geyser, West Thumb Geyser Basin and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. In addition to the geysers, hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles, the park abounds with wildlife including moose, , bison, bears and wolves.

25 US Route 89 Appreciation Society

If the thought of exploring US Route 89 fires your imagination, you are invited to join the US Route 89 Appreciation Society. The Society is dedicated to providing its members with the all the information they need to plan a trip along this unique highway. To become a member, go to the Society website, www.us89society.org, and click on Support the 89 Project. Membership Categories and Benefits

Individuals: Businesses, Civic & Cultural Organizations: If you own a business or have an interest in promoting 10-Mile General Membership—$10 tourism along US Route 89, you are invited to become a • Membership Certificate Business Member of the Appreciation Society. • Life’s So Fine on Route 89 Magnet • E-Mail Newsletter Business Membership—$500 • Invitation to all project events • Framed Membership Certificate • Links on the US Route 89 Website from Road Trip Guide 50-Mile Enhanced Membership—$50 and Sponsors’ page • All General Member Benefits PLUS • Link in monthly email newsletter, Along 89 • US Route 89 Map Book–Electronic (PDF) Version • Listing in US Route 89 brochure • Member’s discount on all publications • Acknowledgement in all publications including the Road 89-Mile Life’s So Fine on Route 89 Membership—$89 Trip Map Book • All General Member Benefits PLUS • 20% discount on licensing fees for the use of James • US Route 89 Map Book–Electronic (PDF) Version Cowlin’s photographs in promotional materials such as • “Life’s So Fine on Route 89” Embroidered Patch brochures, magazine articles, websites and trade show • Member’s discount on all publications displays. • 20% discount on prints of James Cowlin’s photographs for 100-Mile Sustaining Membership—$100 display in your offices. • All General Member Benefits PLUS • US Route 89 Map Book–Printed Version A vital part of the US Route 89 project is helping travelers • Member’s discount on all publications and residents learn about our Western history and culture. Civic and cultural organizations are invited to join the National Park Membership—$250 • All General Member Benefits PLUS Society at a special rate just for non-profits. Your organiza- • US Route 89 Map Book–Printed Version tion will be featured in all publications and on the Society • Fine Art 5x7 Print of Your Favorite Park website. • Member’s discount on all publications Civic & Cultural Organizations Membership—$250 • Framed Membership Certificate • Links on the US Route 89 Website from Road Trip Guide and Sponsors page • Link in monthly email newsletter, Along 89 • Listing in US Route 89 brochure • Acknowledgement in all publications including the Road Trip Map Book • 20% discount on licensing fees for Scan to join the the use of James Cowlin’s photo- US Route 89 graphs in promotional materials Appreciation Society such as brochures, magazine articles, websites and trade show displays. • 20% discount on prints of James Cowlin’s photographs for display in your offices.

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