Utah\'s Escalante country: a vast jigsaw puzzle of desert canyons, draws, defiles, gorges, slots, and washes demarcating upland expanses of slickrock, benches, and ridges, above which stand towers, pinnacles, and peaks.
Hikes include: Death Hollow
Sand Creek
Boulder Mail Trail
Big Flat Wash, the Escalante River, and the Bowington Road
Middle Boulder Creek
Upper Boulder Creek and Dry Hollow
Phipps Wash
Big Horn Canyon
The Escalante River and the Sand Slides
Red Breaks Canyon
Harris Wash
Egypt 3-The Slot
Lower Harris Wash
Fence Canyon, the Escalante River, and Twenty-five Mile Wash
Twenty-five Mile Wash, the Escalante River, and Scorpion Gulch
Spooky and Peek-a-Book Gulches-The Long Loop
Upper Brimstone Gulch-The Slot
Scorpion Gulch and the Scorpion Horse Trail
Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Gulches-The Standard Loop
Coyote Gulch
Stevens Canyon and the Waterpocket Fold
Stevens and Fold Canyons
The Pollywog Bench Area
Forty-mile Creek and Willow Gulch Everett Russ
Fifty-.
Thoroughly researched, this is now the most comprehensive guide to the wonderland of the Escalante.
Also included are sections on geology, history, equipment, and technical canyoneering.
Aside from the detailed route descriptions, Canyoneering 3 describes 14 road sections plus side roads to ensure time will not be lost finding a trailhead in this often confusing country.
Dayhikers can choose routes from an hour to all day, backpackers will find multi-day hikes, and those who prefer charting their own course will also profit from the information here.
All hikes are designed as loops, eliminating the need to backtrack or car shuttle for those inclined to do the full routes.
This guide features 37 major hikes designed to satisfy any canyoneer from novice to expert, including 20 in the new Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Inhabited for centuries by the ancient Puebloans and now managed primarily by various federal agencies, it is a land of stark contrasts and unforgettable beauty.
Utah\'s Escalante country: a vast jigsaw puzzle of desert canyons, draws, defiles, gorges, slots, and washes demarcating upland expanses of slickrock, benches, and ridges, above which stand towers, pinnacles, and peaks
