I Didn't Expect This in the Middle of Nowhere

Valley of the Gods is what you get when you take Monument Valley and strip away the crowds, the entrance booth, and the parking lots 17 miles of dirt winding through towering sandstone buttes with names like Seven Sailors and Setting Hen. It's one of the most underrated drives in southern Utah. But I didn't come all the way out here for the scenery. I came to finish a story. In my last video I followed the Hole in the Rock pioneers down one of the most brutal wagon routes in American history. This time I'm picking up their trail at the other end rolling through Valley of the Gods, stopping at 2,000-year-old petroglyphs along the San Juan River, and ending up in the small town of Bluff, where that six-month journey finally came to a stop in 1880. What those families endured to get here and what they built when they ran out of road is a story most people have never heard. This is Recon America. 🗺️ Download this exact route on onX Offroad: https://webmap.onxmaps.com/offroad/share/content?share_id=01KSXD62HBMKZTBKBCVWEH6NBK 🔗 Get 20% off onX Offroad: https://bit.ly/onxtrailrecon20 🌎 TrailRecon Shop: https://bit.ly/trailreconstore ⛑️TrailRecon First Aid Kit: https://bit.ly/TrailReconFirstAidKit Follow me on: 🛻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trailrecon/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trailrecon/