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 MONTANA Gardiner OREGON IDAHO Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park Jackson
Afton Montpelier WYOMING
Brigham City Logan ROCKY MOUNTAINS 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 M TA A s t o North of Jackson US Route 89 runs parallel to the n e R i v Mammoth e