Utah Canyon Country

Author : Kathy Copeland,Craig Copeland
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899975221

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Hiking from Here to WOW: Utah Canyon Country by Kathy Copeland,Craig Copeland Pdf

This full-color guide covers 90 trails in southern Utah's spectacular canyon country that epitomize the "wonder of wilderness." The authors hiked more than 1600 miles through Zion, Bryce, Escalante-Grand Staircase, Glen Canyon, Grand Gulch, Cedar Mesa, Canyonlands, Moab, Arches, Capitol Reef, and the San Rafael Swell in order to compile their list of 90 WOW hikes. Coverage ranges from short dayhikes to multi-day backpacking adventures. The book describes precisely where to find the redrock cliffs, slick-rock domes, soaring arches, and ancient ruins that make southern Utah unique. And it does so in a refreshing style--honest, literate, entertaining, and inspiring.

Author : Steve Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Canyons
ISBN : 0988420074

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Utah's Canyon Country Place Names by Steve Allen Pdf

Utah's Canyon Country Place Names documents more than 4,000 place name derivations and place name changes over time. It also includes stories and early descriptions about those places, often told by the first explorers or the early pioneers who settled there. Details are provided about hundreds of historic roads, trails, railroads, and highways, as well as major cowboy line camps, towns that have disappeared, and water sources used by the early settlers. Today, we use those names, often without a thought about the stories they tell and the history they document. Taken in aggregate, the information in these two volumes literally tells the story of the exploration and settlement of southern Utah. The book is designed not only for the serious historian, but for all those interested in knowing about the land: canyoneers, hikers, river runners, rock climbers, photographers, writers, and the casual tourist This book is unique and complete and is incredibly detailed. It is a standard reference for all those who love the canyon country of Utah.

Author : F. A. Barnes
Publisher : Utah Geographic Series
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1986-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0936331011

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Utah Canyon Country by F. A. Barnes Pdf

Author : Sandra Hinchman
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0898869498

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Hiking the Southwest's Canyon Country by Sandra Hinchman Pdf

* More than 100 hikes included * Includes lesser-visited Dinosaur National Monument, Salinas National Monument, Snow Canyon State Park, and northern San Rafael Swel, as well as the major parks and wilderness areas * Includes trips in more recently designated national monuments and wilderness areas such as Grand Staircase-Escalante, Canyons of the Ancients, Black Ridge Canyons, and more Hiking the Southwest Canyon Country will take you from the Colorado Plateau to the Grand Canyon to the banks of the Rio Grande. Perfect for hikers off all levels, this guidebook features trips that highlight the dramatic scenery of the Four Corners Region, from waterfalls and natural bridges to slot canyons. Each itinerary offers options such as day hikes, backpacking trips, scenic drives, raft trips, and visits to archaeological sites. You'll find a "Best Places Adventure Chart" that compares features of hikes such as rock art, arches, and serene rivers.

Author : Ron Adkison
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899976211

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Utah's National Parks by Ron Adkison Pdf

Discover soaring sandstone cliffs, ancient rock-art, sun-baked desert, and open woodlands of pinyon and juniper. Up-to-date trail and campground information are featured in this second edition and 124 different hikes are detailed. Includes descriptions of desert geology, plants and animals, and a topographic map for each hike.

Author : Steve Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Canyons
ISBN : 0988420082

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Utah's Canyon Country Place Names by Steve Allen Pdf

Utah's Canyon Country Place Names documents more than 4,000 place name derivations and place name changes over time. It also includes stories and early descriptions about those places, often told by the first explorers or the early pioneers who settled there. Details are provided about hundreds of historic roads, trails, railroads, and highways, as well as major cowboy line camps, towns that have disappeared, and water sources used by the early settlers. Today, we use those names, often without a thought about the stories they tell and the history they document. Taken in aggregate, the information in these two volumes literally tells the story of the exploration and settlement of southern Utah. The book is designed not only for the serious historian, but for all those interested in knowing about the land: canyoneers, hikers, river runners, rock climbers, photographers, writers, and the casual tourist This book is unique and complete and is incredibly detailed. It is a standard reference for all those who love the canyon country of Utah.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : San Juan County (Utah)
ISBN : OCLC:919528577

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San Juan County by Anonim Pdf

Author : Greg Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015056913067

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Landscape Of Desire by Greg Gordon Pdf

Each chapter focuses on a geological formation the group descends through, but plant and animal life, ecology, human impacts, and the students' experience and learning are all tightly woven into Gordon's reflections and storytelling, which create a powerful documentation and celebration of place and the evolutions that occur when human beings connect intimately to their surroundings."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Donna L. Poulton,Vern G. Swanson,Vern Swanson
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-02
Category : Landscape painting, American
ISBN : 9781423601845

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Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts by Donna L. Poulton,Vern G. Swanson,Vern Swanson Pdf

Vividly illustrated and exhaustively researched and documented, Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts weaves a sweeping tapestry of artists' attempts to capture the majesty, rare beauty, and raw danger of Utah's frontier West. A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ARTISTS WHO PAINTED SOUTHERN UTAH, INCLUDING: Solomon Nunes Carvalho Frederick S. Dellenbaugh John Heber Stansfield William Keith Samuel Coleman Thomas Moran Minerva B. K. Teichert Maynard Dixon LeConte Stewart J. Roman Andrus Birger Sandzén Everett Ruess Georgia O'Keeffe Max Ernst Alfred Lambourne Henry L. A. Culmer Donald Beauregard

Author : Sandra Hinchman
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781680511475

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Hiking Southwest Canyon Country by Sandra Hinchman Pdf

Visit pueblo ruins, admire striking arches, stroll through impressive river canyons, soak in rock art, take a backpacking trip, and more. From national parks (Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Petrified Forest, Capitol Reef) to national monuments (Natural Bridges, Canyon de Chelly, Bandelier, El Morro, Colorado, Dinosaur, and Bears Ears) to several state parks and more--the Four Corners region offers endless opportunities for explorers. Hiking Southwest Canyon Country has been helping visitors and locals plan for nearly thirty years! Beyond details on hikes and sights, author Sandra Hinchman shares helpful background on geology, climate, flora and fauna, Native cultures, and much more. For many hikes, notable nearby destinations offer even more choices for expanding your itinerary.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Canyons
ISBN : 1607813343

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Wrecks of Human Ambition by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Williams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780762793907

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Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country by David Williams Pdf

Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside reference describes more than 270 plants and animals plus geology of an area that includes nine national parks and monuments in the Southwest. A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country is the essential tool for exploring the northern Colorado Plateau, that vast province that encompasses eastern Utah, far western Colorado, and sections of northern Arizona and New Mexico. With this fully updated and revised guide in hand, you will gain a sympathetic understanding of the desert ecosystems that make up the region.

Author : Paul T. Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 1607813335

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Wrecks of Human Ambition by Paul T. Nelson Pdf

The red rock canyon country of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona is one of the most isolated, wild, and beautiful regions of North America. Europeans and Americans over time have mostly avoided, disdained, or ignored it. Wrecks of Human Ambition illustrates how this landscape undercut notions and expectations of good, productive land held by the first explorers, settlers, and travelers who visited it. Even today, its aridity and sandy soils prevent widespread agricultural exploitation, and its cliffs, canyons, and rivers thwart quick travel in and through the landscape. Most of the previous works regarding the history of this unique region have focused on either early exploration or twentieth-century controversies that erupted over mineral and water development and the creation of national parks and wilderness areas. This volume fills a gap in existing histories by focusing on early historical themes from the confrontation between Euro-Christian ideals and this challenging landscape. It centers on three interconnected interpretations of the area that unfolded when visitors from green, well-watered, productive lands approached this desert. The Judeo-Christian obligation to "make the desert bloom," encompassed ideas of millenarianism and of Indian conversion and acculturation as well as the Old Testament symbolism of the "garden" and the "desert." It was embodied in the efforts of Spanish missionaries who came to the canyon country from the 1500s to the 1700s, and in the experiences of Mormon settlers from about 1850 to 1909. Another conflicting sentiment saw the region simply as bad land to avoid, an idea strongly held by U.S. government explorers in the 1850s. This conclusion too was reinforced by the experiences of those who attempted to settle and exploit this country. Finally, though, the rise of tourism brought new ideas of wilderness reverence to the canyon country. The bad lands became valuable precisely because they were so distinct from traditionally settled landscapes. In pursuing the conflict between Euro-Christian ideals and an arid, rugged, resistant landscape of deserts and canyons, Paul Nelson provides in clear, engaging language the most detailed examination yet published of colonial Spain's encounter with the region and lays out some of Mormonism's rare failures in settling the arid West.

Author : David Williams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781493048717

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A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country by David Williams Pdf

Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside reference describes more than 270 plants and animals plus geology of an area that includes nine national parks and monuments in the Southwest. A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country is the essential tool for exploring the northern Colorado Plateau, that vast province that encompasses eastern Utah, far western Colorado, and sections of northern Arizona and New Mexico. With this fully updated and revised guide in hand, you will gain a sympathetic understanding of the desert ecosystems that make up the region.

Author : Damian Fagan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780762783830

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Canyon Country Wildflowers by Damian Fagan Pdf

This easy-to-use guide features: a tough, water-resistant cover and extra-durable binding, made to withstand vigorous field use; detailed descriptions and color photos of more than 200 plants; an introduction to the habitats and ecology the Canyonlands region; a primer on plant characteristics; and a glossary of botanical terms.