Quick Road Trip Through Kanab - Any Must-see Locations?

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My wife and I have to make a quick trip to Lake Havasu City tomorrow to pick up some wheels and tires. We'll be staying in Kingman tomorrow night and thought we might come back through Flagstaff/Page/Kanab on Saturday. Is there anything along that route that is a must-see while we're there?
 
We spent a day in the Kanab area in January, my wife and kids really enjoyed taking the tour at the Best Friends animal sanctuary, the scale of that operation is huge. I gave it a miss and did a quick visit to Peek-a-boo / Red slot canyon which is definitely nice, though not necessarily exceptional. We also walked up to the dinosaur track on a ridge overlooking US 89. Maps for both of these things plus some other stuff are here:
http://www.visitsouthernutah.com/Trail-Maps
A few photos here, all the ones that aren't from the Zion east side are from Kanab area:
http://blog.regehr.org/archives/1459
 
Lots of good stuff between Page and Kanab. Will you have 4WD?

Some options:
Rimrock Hoodoos
Wire Pass
Stud Horse Point
Wiregrass Canyon
Yellow Dome

Yes, 4WD but not sure my cargo would let me do too much bouncing around :( I'll definitely look into those though. Thanks!
 
We spent a day in the Kanab area in January, my wife and kids really enjoyed taking the tour at the Best Friends animal sanctuary, the scale of that operation is huge. I gave it a miss and did a quick visit to Peek-a-boo / Red slot canyon which is definitely nice, though not necessarily exceptional. We also walked up to the dinosaur track on a ridge overlooking US 89. Maps for both of these things plus some other stuff are here:
http://www.visitsouthernutah.com/Trail-Maps
A few photos here, all the ones that aren't from the Zion east side are from Kanab area:
http://blog.regehr.org/archives/1459

Looks interesting! Thanks!
 
Nice drive down to Lee's Ferry from 89 between Page and Kanab. You'll pass the parking lot for Wire Pass as well as the Wave. I would spend some time in Buckskin if I was in the area via Wire Pass. Wave permits are pretty much impossible.

Also, There is a big California Condor reserve on the Arizona side of the road.
 
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