Utah road trip: Driving from Salt Lake City to Moab

I left the interstates behind me for most of the drive from Salt Lake City to southern Utah.

The drive through the mountains on Highway 6 takes you to elevations as high as 7,477 feet. I see a sign along the way that marks Soldiers Summit at 7,477 feet. There is snow around the road at the higher elevations, but the road itself is clear and dry.

I’m back down to around 4,000 feet when I hit Interstate 70 near Green River, Utah, and head east about 20 miles to pick up Highway 191 south toward Moab. I passed the entrances to the northern section of Canyonlands National Park and about 10 miles later Arches National Park shortly before I reached the Moab city limits.