During my college years, I took a Geology course consisting primarily of geological structures and events in the magical and mysterious land mass now known as Utah. In lieu of writing papers, my professor gave us a self guided field trip option: simply visit places we talked about during his lectures and report back. Hell, yes!! Of course I opted for field trips.
Utah was my classroom that semester. I learned a ton from those field trips, forever shaping my views of Utah and her diverse landscapes.
I recently explored the Red Cliff Desert Reserve in southern Utah. I love this part of Utah with its high desert, diverse landscapes, and colorful rolling petrified sand dunes.