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Exploring Escalante Slot Canyons Utah Southern Utah with its myriads of sandstone canyons, ravines, gulches, draws and washes offers endless hiking opportunities. The terrain, rock texture and colors vary so much the hiker will want to keep his camera in hand all of the time. The numerous minor and major obstacles will keep the hiker busy so they will never get bored. The endless variety of terrains in these canyons includes hikes for all ability levels from beginner to avid hiker. Most of the hikes in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are an adventure just getting to the trailhead via rough backcountry roads. Some of these hikes are extremely popular while many others are so remote that you are not likely to see another hiker for days at a time. Detailed directions are provided for driving to the trailhead. Trail descriptions, GPS coordinates and sketch maps are provided for all of the hikes in this book. There is an extensive photo gallery at the latter part of the book. The author, a second career professional photographer takes you on a journey through the backcountry of Utah for exploration of the greatest slot canyons in the world. Joe Berardi has spent the last decade hiking and photographing red rock country. He has recorded his adventures and created custom maps, trail descriptions, ratings and what to expect on your hike. Many of the hikes in this book have the author’s significant GPS waypoints for the trailhead, trail, confluences or obstacles. Escalante Region Big Horn Canyon Brimstone Gulch Dry Fork of Coyote Gulch Egypt Canyons (5) Escalante Ravine Slot Little Death Hollow Neon Canyon Peek-A-Boo Gulch Red Breaks Spencer Canyon Spooky Gulch The Gulch Wolverine Canyon Zebra Canyon Start planning your slot canyon adventure today.