Touring the Triple Junction of Southwest Utah, Part 1

[@angeloangelojoseph1494]

Love your videos around the SW, it's nice to see you in my backyard. I love exploring the Triple Jct. My favorite area is Lytle Ranch, and the 3 corners, it's the lowest spot in Utah. Looking forward to your next post.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Glad you've enjoyed the tours. Yup, we've been to Lytle Ranch a few times. There is a lot of Triple things around here isn't there? State borders, rivers, geologic regions...

[@travelispassionromania1994]

I love Utah so much

[@mssixty3426]

I haven't watched the entire video yet, just the introduction. This reminds me of your brief mention of this region in a previous video, right after I had traveled through there and was wondering what was going on with the geology, flora, and fauna - it's so unique to anything I've ever seen in the Western U. S. Thank you!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome and thank you for commenting.

[@outdoorlifeofindoorperson1263]

Your video is always helpful and informative. Thank you very much for uploading many wonderful videos!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome! Thanks for commenting.

[@toshibavoodoo]

Good stuff. Added to my bucket list

[@Stoic180]

A wonderful presentation. I'm looking forward to Part 2. I've been lucky enough to kick around "alittle bit" of that country but will try to get back in 2024 to see more with my new "knowledge". Thanks! For folks who like public lands camping and hiking, the Virgin River country and the Arizona Strip lands are just great. Best to All.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you! Working on part 2 now... Yes, the things to see here are endless.

[@uwusmolbean]

Interesting and scenic area 😊

[@toshibavoodoo]

Awesome!! Saved to my overlanding maps. So much to see on paved road!

[@jimmydee1130]

Another exceptional video. Only take issue with the title - "Where to see SW Utah scenery"? More like "is it possible NOT to see fantastic scenery?" Answer - No. LOL LOL. Thirty years ago I said they should just take everything S of I-70 and make one big national park all the way to the AZ border. It would be deserving.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Yes, that is an LOL. Where's there's NOT scenery here in the St. George area are in the three Walmart parking lots. Even the main dump is inside the Virgin Anticline and surrounded by those same ridges pointed out in the tour, and you can't really see the dump from anywhere. Yes, the last 20 years of creating national monuments has upset many of the locals here. Between Nevada and Utah, there's more gov't owned land here than any other state. People outside of Utah should stop trying to control Utah. We actually know how to do it. If one does go out to some lands in the GSENM or Bears Ears, one would ask, what are they protecting here? This looks the same as other areas that isn't a park or monument. In my opinion, it's gov't waste at its best.

[@ВадимЗвездин]

Всегда с интересом смотрю!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Спасибо!

[@Saladmama57]

Back in the early 70s and 80s, one of our fave cross country stops from Maine to CA was a stop at La Verkin hot springs. Yes, it's now closed to the public, but where would it be on this trip you share?

[@BackRoadsWest1]

That would be Pah Tempe Hot Springs. It is located just below La Verkin Overlook. We took a tour of it a few years ago. With the big influx of tourism here, it's a good thing that the local water district acquired it, otherwise it would be overwhelmed and destroyed. The story on Pah Temple is a long one, so I'll stop typing here! Perhaps a good topic for a future video. Thanks for commenting.

[@Saladmama57]

@@BackRoadsWest1 Oh yes, that's right! Pah Tempe! What a grand hot spring it was. So cool to see large families enjoying the heated swimming pool. I loved the river itself with hot and cold spots. I understand the bacterial contamination was one reason for closure. The native people used that location historically I think. Please do a video on that area, and possible about other public hot springs. 😁

[@BackRoadsWest1]

@@Saladmama57 with today's crowds, fitting all that people into the small canyon at Pah Tempe would be difficult. There are plans to create a hot springs resort close by, using the water from the hot springs. No, not bacterial, it's a type of salt. Ironically, Pah Tempe is the top 10 source of pollution on the entire Colorado River drainage. Go figure. It's natural contamination though, natural salts that come out of the spring, but makes the water unusable, even for fish. Water for the St. George area is taken out of the river before Pah Tempe. Part of the planned hot springs resort is to pump the spring ("polluted") water out of Pah Tempe and into pools of the resort. Stay tuned...

[@OspreyFlyer]

👍

[@thedeathstar420]

"Where to find scenery in southern Utah?" 1. Get to southern Utah 2. Look around

[@BackRoadsWest1]

At first glimpse, you're right. But one will quickly learn you have to know where the good stuff is and why it's there. Watch all 3 videos and then you'll really be prepared to look around...

[@thedeathstar420]

@@BackRoadsWest1 of course; I was just jesting. My point was that southern Utah is so beautiful you can just look anywhere and find beautiful scenery