Hiking: Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region (Regional Hiking Series) - Softcover

Adkison, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560446455 ISBN 13: 9781560446453

Publisher: Falcon Pr Pub Co, 1998

Synopsis

The Glen Canyon region of southern Utah is a desert paradise of mesas, buttes, slickrock canyons, and boundless solitude. Much of the region is roadless, and the best way to explore this wilderness is to hike it. In Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region, you will find 59 detailed hike descriptions covering hundreds of miles of trails and canyoneering routes in this vast region. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Grand Gulch, Dark Canyon, Natural Bridges National Monument, and Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness are all included. This book provides detailed maps and tips on desert safety, coping with heat and dehydration, backcountry travel, driving remote desert roads, trailhead access and services. Whether you’re a casual day hiker or a seasoned trekker, use Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region to lead you on a journey through the incredible beauty of this landscape.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Glen Canyon region, stretching 150 miles across southern Utah, is a land of outstanding scenery and excellent hiking opportunities. Hundreds of miles of trails and canyoneering routes lead to arches, natural bridges, lonely slickrock gorges, wooded mesas, and open desert valleys. This guidebook includes hikes in the newly-established Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. It focuses on many popular trails and routes and some lesser known ones in the Glen Canyon region. Hikes range from easy day trips to strenuous overnighters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Falcon Pr Pub Co
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1560446455
• ISBN 13: 9781560446453
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320