Another day, another pair of cities on our “Championship Cup Tour” barnstorming of the great State of Utah, with today’s lucky winners being Monticello and Kanab of San Juan and Kane Counties, respectively. For the full docket of details on today’s lengthy journey, take the jump with us.

Thursday, Feb. 4 – Monticello (San Juan County): The MLS Cup and its crew will dive further into the southeast portion of the state to start off Day 4, as another early-morning start will take the gang to San Juan County and its seat of Monticello. The brief stopover in Monticello will consist of an assembly at Monticello Elementary School from 8:00-9:00 a.m. before the tour takes off for the longest leg of the month-long tour.

Distance from Moab to Monticello: 54 miles (1h 8m)

Trip odometer: 568 miles (12h 21 m)

Population: 1,958

Elevation: 7,070 ft.

“Fun Fact” about San Juan County: The largest of Utah’s counties from an area standpoint, San Juan County is bordered by 12 other counties in four different states (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico & Colorado).It’s square mileage of 7,933 would make it the fourth smallest state in the Union, beating out Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut.

Thursday, Feb. 4 – Kanab (San Juan County): The longest drive of the trip – a nearly five-hour, 290-mile sojourn that will sweep the gang through northern Arizona and near northern rim of the Grand Canyon – will take the Cup from Monticello to Kanab, the county seat of Kane County located on the Arizona border. While in Kanab, the Championship Cup Tour take some photos around Bryce Canyon and some of the olde “Little Hollywood” sites and enjoy some dinner with Kanab civic leaders at the famed Parry Lodge Motel (89 E. Center Street) before heading over to Kanab Elementary School (41 East 100 North) for a children’s clinic and public photo appearance from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Distance from Monticello to Kanab: 290 miles (4h 44m)

Trip odometer: 858 miles (17h 05 m)

Population: 5,400

“Fun Fact” about Kanab: The city of Kanab is often called “Little Hollywood” because of its film-making history over the years. Surrounded by a variety of western geologic scenery ranging from coral pink cliffs and sand dunes, volcanic craters and lava flows to deep canyons, majestic mountains and plains, Kanab was where Planet of the Apes, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, and Daniel Boone – along with dozens of other motion pictures and television series – were filmed.