This High Desert Heaven Is America’s Top Adventure Getaway

Draw an imaginary line through the middle of any U.S. state and its two halves could often pass for different planets—as Los Angeles and Redwood City, Seattle and Walla Walla, or Flushing and the Finger Lakes will confirm. Head a few hundred miles south of Salt Lake City for a three-day, midsummer hiking, glamping, UTVing, and horse riding adventure in Bryce Canyon Country, and it soon becomes clear that Utah is quietly winning America’s starkest two-states-in-one contest.

On any given day...