In 1991, the Federal Highway Administration established the National Scenic Byways program. In 1996 they designated their first byways, comprised of 14 National Scenic Byways and 6 All-American Roads (collectively known as America’s Byways®.) Today, 199 roads make up the collection. Of these, 9 are in Utah, including Scenic Byway 12, which was granted the premiere designation of All-American Road for its superlative scenic and historic qualities.
The America’s Byways in Utah are
49 new byways were added to the list on February 16, 2021, and Utah gained a new National Scenic Byway: Zion Park Byway!
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Cache is at the listed coordinates. However, to log this cache, you must have found a geocache on each of the America’s Byways® in Utah. A little leeway is allowed for remote byways, but caches in cities or towns should be within a block (.1 mile) or so of the byway. One cache may be counted for two byways if the cache is on both byways. As of this writing, four such caches exist in the center of Vernal where Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway meets Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway. In your log, provide a list of your qualifying caches (not counting this one), the date you found them, and the byway they were on.
For a complete list of America’s Byways, visit https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/byways. (The list may not be complete for the new byways added in February 2021.) See the link above for the new byways.
(The difficulty and terrain ratings are for the cache, not the challenge. (They need a third set of stars for challenge difficulty!)
The first waypoint is the closest place to park, at the start of the Riverside Trail by Red Bridge. (There is a new bridge that is closer but I don't know if you can park there.) Hike the easy Riverside Trail to the second waypoint, then clamber up the steep slope beside the trail. There’s lots of trails going up the side of the trail; the waypoint indicates one of the easiest ones. You should find a trail at least part of the way to the cache location. Be prepared for some bushwhacking and enjoy the wildflowers! (in season)
This area might be known to muggles so please cover the cache up carefully.
This cache is part of the series, MountainHobbit's Mathoms, Year 11. Don't know what a mathom is? Check out Chapter 1 in the Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien to find out the reason for this hobbity celebration!
Challenge requirements met and FTF confirmed! Congratulations to daphm and HikingSeal for visiting all of Utah’s byways over the years to get FTF on this cache!