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Entrance to Red Canyon

Scenic Byway 12 enters Red Canyon three miles from its western end at US89

Scenic view in Red Canyon

Scenic view from one of many trails, this one over the top of the Red Canyon Visitor Center

Scenic view in Red Canyon

Hoodoos in a scenic view in Red Canyon along U12

Red Canyon Tunnel 1

Red Canyon tunnel 1 on Scenic Byway 12

Arch in Red Canyon

Arch in Red Canyon, estimated height by author is 20 ft (6 meters)

Red Canyon tunnel 2 on Scenic Byway 12

Scenic Byway 12 through Tunnel 2 in Red Canyon

Bryce Canyon Photo 1

Bryce Canyon photo 1; Bryce Canyon is 14 miles east of the US89 junction

Bryce Canyon

Photo 2 in Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon Photo 2

Photo 3 in Bryce Canyon National Park

View across the slickrock

Photo 4 in Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon Photo 3

Photo 5 in Bryce Canyon National Park

U12 between Bryce Canyon and Escalante

Google Earth satellite map of U12 between Bryce Canyon and Escalante

Kodachrome Basin State Park

Photo in Kodachrome Basin State Park, 7 miles south of Cannonville

Shakespeare Arch

Shakespeare Arch in Kodachrome Basin State Park

Powell Point above the Blues

Powell Point above the Blues from the Powell Point Overlook

Petrified wood in Escalante State Park

Petrified wood in Escalante Petrified Forest State Park

Slickrock hill

U12 hill on the slickrock, on the Aquarius plateau

U12 on slickrock hill

A different view of U12 dropping down the hill on the slickrock

A view across the slickrock

A view across the slickrock toward the Henry Mountains

petrified sand dune

A slickrock (petrified) sand dune next to a live one

U12 slickrock S-curve

Scenic Byway 12 S-curve in the slickrock

petrified sand dune inside the S-curve

Huge petrified sand dune inside the S-curve

Escalante Canyon

Escalante Canyon, from Boynton Overlook

Scenic Byway 12 turning into Calf Creek Canyon

Scenic Byway 12 turning into Calf Creek Canyon from Escalante Canyon

Scenic Byway 12 inside scenic Calf Creek Canyon 1

Scenic Byway 12 inside scenic Calf Creek Canyon View 1

Scenic Byway 12 inside scenic Calf Creek Canyon 2

Scenic Byway 12 inside scenic Calf Creek Canyon View 2

Scenic Byway 12 inside scenic Calf Creek Canyon 3

Scenic Byway 12 inside scenic Calf Creek Canyon View 3

Calf Creek Canyon from the highway

A view into Calf Creek Canyon from the highway

Climbing out of Calf Creek Canyon

Climbing out of Calf Creek Canyon - note the inset of the caution sign at the top of the hill

Lower & Upper Calf Creek Falls

Lower Calf Creek Falls on the left, Upper Falls on the right, more info in the Calf Creek Canyon article

On Top of the World

On Top of the World!- Scenic Byway 12 on a narrow hogback with Durfey Mesa and Henry Mountains on the horizon

RVs on the hogback

RVs on the hogback in a messy photo - select the pause button for more time to read the caption; then select resume

View from the hogback

View from a pullover into the rugged wilderness of Calf Creek Canyon

From Haymaker Bench onto New Home Bench

Transition from Haymaker Bench onto New Home Bench, Scenic Byway 12 on the hogback

Hell's Backbone

Google Earth satellite view of the north end of the hogback (select pause to read the caption, then the resume button)

Anasazi State Park

Native American Ruins at Anasazi State Park and Museum in Boulder

Lower Bowns Reservoir

Lower Bowns Reservoir in front of Waterpocket Fold, view from Boulder Mountain Summit

Waterpocket Fold

Waterpocket Fold in Captiol Reef National Park, Henry Mountains in the background

Five points of Henry Mountains

Five points of Henry Mountains in June, Waterpocket Fold in the foreground

Lower and Upper Calf Creek Falls

End of Scenic Byway 12 at its junction with U24, Capitol Reef National Park is 5 miles east on U24