The Virgin River Gorge is located on Interstate
15 between St. George, Utah and Littlefield, Arizona. This section of I-15 is one of the most expensive parts of the US interstate highway ever constructed. That should tell you something. It is amazing! If you
haven’t driven through this canyon yet – it is a must. Trust me. I think this
drive is one of the coolest things I’ve seen. Think Grand Canyon kind of cool. It will blow your mind.
We drive through it at least once every month or two and every single time it
blows my mind. I try to take photographs and they never, never, ever capture
what you see.
I’ve seen this canyon in the early
morning light, the afternoon setting sun and at night under a huge full moon. Always amazing. I
always stare up the sheer walls, into the many caves, hoping to see an animal –
I’ve yet to see one but hope one day I will. I wonder where are the climbing
routes and how have people managed to get up there? This canyon has some of the
toughest climbing routes in the US. I dream of what it would be like to be on top of some of those sheer, rock faces, or to fly over in
a helicopter, close enough to see all the details.
This canyon was carved out by the Virgin River
connecting the southwestern rim of the Colorado Plateau and the northeastern
edge of the Mojave Desert. The Virgin River not only created this
gorge, it created Zion National Park as well.
Check out the few photos below (from different trips)…and
remember these photos barely allow you to see the massiveness of this canyon. Better yet, get on the Byway and go see it yourself!
I also found a video on YouTube that gives you a better sense of the magic. See below.
