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

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If you are planning a tour of Utah's national parks, this guide should prove handy if not essential. It includes easy strolls and multiday backbreakers for Bryce, Capital Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, and Zion. In all, it describes 123 hikes in a user-friendly format. Easy-to-read info blips provide data for hike distances, elevations, difficulty ratings, hazards, and in-seasons. Each hike also includes an ample route description and a few tips thrown in for good measure.


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Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands offer remote and unspoiled wilderness and perhaps the finest backcountry recreation in the nation. Detailed descriptions of 125 hikes, ranging from brief strolls to demanding, cross-country backpack treks. All are shown on topographic route maps.


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Describes and illustrates (b&w photos) 124 day hiking, backpacking, camping, mountain biking, and 4-wheel drive trips through the national parks in the desert backcountry of Utah. Entries include driving directions, route descriptions, locations of every national park campground and interpretive activity, and material on the new Zion transportation system. Introductory material describes the geological and natural histories of each region, and gives advice on desert safety and survival. This second edition reflects changes over the past 10 years. Adkison has written other guidebooks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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