Travel to Utah

Utah's National Parks: Hiking, Camping, and Vacationing in Utah's Canyon Country : Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands

Format: Paperback
Author: Ron Adkison
ReleaseDate: March, 2001
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Rating:

Good, but trying to cover too many areas
It seems like it covers more family type day hikes and not a lot of backcountry and backpacking trails. This was a decent guide book, but it really tried to cover too many parks at once. We used it to plan hikes in Zion National park and Canyonlands - Needles District. The book recommended a hike in Canyonlands National park that did turn out to be awesome (Chesler Park/Elephant Canyon to Druid Arch).

We also used it to plan a hike to the Subway in Zion. In this case, I wish it had given more detail, as we ended up a little over our heads on this hike. The water was a LOT higher than we expected based on the pics we had seen and information we had. Apparently, the water levels tend to be higher in April due to snow runoff. If the book had given more information, we probably would have never attempted the hike at that time of year to begin with. Oh well, I guess you live and learn, right?

In conclusion, I would recommend this to anyone who is planning to visit one or more of the parks for a short period and wants to hit the hightlights. If you want a more in depth hiking trip to one of the parks, I would recommend getting a more detailed guide book specific to that park. .

book for foreigners

The book contains detailed informations concerning Utah's National Parks. This book is very usefull for a foreigner travelling throughout USA especially as it's almost impossible to find such a book (in France) that focuses on one US state. Hikers should appreciate it.
I recommand it with pleasure. .

book for foreigners

The book contains detailed informations concerning Utah's National Parks. This book is very usefull for a foreigner travelling throughout USA especially as it's almost impossible to find such a book (in France) that focuses on one US state. Hikers should appreciate it.
I recommand it with pleasure. .

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