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Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase/Escalante & the Glen Canyon Region

Format: Paperback
Author: Ron Adkison
ReleaseDate: 01 June, 1998
Publisher: Falcon
Rating:

Good for ideas, but not as a true "guide" book
The Escalante-Grand Staircase hikes range in length and difficultly. This book is divided into three sections; Cedar Mesa in SW Utah, The Escalante Canyon and Grand Staircase-Paria Canyon. Included are the following hikes:
Upper calf Creek Falls -2m
Lower Calf Creek Falls-6. 2m
Devils Garden-. 07m
Fortymile Ridge to Sunset Arch-3m
Willow Gulch to Broken Bow Arrow-4m
Kodachrome Basin's Panorama Trail-2. 9-5. 4m
Cottonwood Canyon Narrows-3m
Willis Creek Narrows-4. 8m
Lick Wash-8m
Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch-3. 4m
and 9 hikes in the SW area of Utah

This book might be good for getting ideas on where to hike, but some of the information contained in it is not accurate, or lacks sufficient detail. For example, the author fails to mention that a permit to hike Wire pass to Buckskin Gulch must usually be obtained 3 months ahead of time. Also, the directions to Sunset Arch are different than any other guide book. (?) He also fails in giving accurate campground information. There are many more camping opportunities than what he mentions. I would advise consulting other guide books before setting off on any of the hikes and would not use this book for trip planning. .

Excellent for What it Covers
It has everything a pocket guidebook should have: clear descriptions, mileage, elevations, maps, and ratings. This is a streamlined version of Adkison's lengthier book about the national monument, but is perfect for the short hikes in this beautiful region. This is my favorite guidebook for the Grand Staircase whenever I do short hikes. .

The Grand Escalante
Good resource. Look interesting and informative for people who are planning to go to Escalante soon. I saw Bryce and Zion Parks on my first trip to Utah- can't wait to go back The escalante looked so beautiful even though I only saw part of it on the way to Capitol Reef National Park.

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