PANGUITCH, Utah — Panguitch, Utah is a pioneer town with a Paiute name.

It means "big fish."

The name might seem more aspirational than descriptive, but state wildlife records show nearby Panguitch Lake and the adjacent Sevier River have some impressive cutthroat trout. I can't confirm that. Fish laugh when I cast a line. Really. I can almost hear them.

So I'll accept testimony that there are big fish, and I can personally vouch for the proximity of otherworldly red rock spires in Bryce Canyon National Park. It's just down the road.

If you haven't been to Bryce Canyon, stop reading and go now. It's worth it.

But Bryce Canyon gets lots of love, and Max Tracks strives to find what's new to someone who's something of a been-there-done-that snob. I'm talking about myself.

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