Needles Canyonlands: Needles, Chesler Park, Elephant Hill, Newspaper Rock, utah parks - 2558

This black and white book is one of six books that tours the Grand Circle Adventure parks in southern Utah and northern Arizona. The areas covered in this book are shown in the front cover and the Table of Contents when you use the “Look Inside” option available by opening the Amazon book Internet site. Print books are black/white to save exorbant print costs except for Book 5 which is in B/W and color. All E-books are in color All books are available at: www.southutahparks.com> This book is a combination of driving, hiking, mountain-biking and other tours. Where applicable, valuable specific history of that area is included from ancient Indian to modern pioneer evolution. There are suggestions of what to see and do for each tour. > Your exact location is known by using a meticulous identification of MPs (mile posts along the road indicating mileage) located at each mile (1.6 km) on every improved road. Where those MPs are not available, we use actual miles from a designated reference point. Where applicable, Global Positioning data (GPS) is supplied to complement walking tours in remote areas. Using this collection of information, you will always know your exact location. > Book navigation starts with the Table of Contents. Under each major Trip there are many individual Tours. Each Tour has the following segments: 1.0 Information: 2-Visitor Center; 3-Services; 4-Lodging; 5-Camping, 6-Hiking; 7-Other Tours (Biking, Horse, Rafting, etc.) and 8-Driving Tours.Tour Introduction> The route to Canyonlands, passes Newspaper Rock. This is a huge boulder where ancient Indians inscribed their rock art. It is one of the largest such displays in Utah. Past Newspaper Rock is an area of very steep cliffs dedicated to experienced rock climbers. > Canyonlands-Needles District – Tall multicolored Cedar Mesa Sandstone spires (needles) are unique to this park. Needles is primarily a hiking adventure that lures backcountry hikers from around the world to marvel at its geology along its 60 miles (96 km) of trails and 40 miles (64 km) challenging 4-Wheel Drive (4-WD) roads. Within Needles there are many natural arches and ancient Indian ruins and their rock art consisting of petroglyphs and pictographs. Unique to Needles, are the pictographs of faces including the All American Man. >South of Needles is Beef Basin that hosts many ancient Indian Ruins. One is nestled deep in an alcove protect it from erosion. Consequently, it is in almost perfect condition. > Beef Basin, via Bobby’s Hole, give access to Needles park – this is a 4-wheel drive road. Beef basin is the entry to Fable Valley that also hosts ancient ruins and spectacular canyon scenery.
ASIN: 1723292737
VSKU: BVV.1723292737.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Rogalla, Carolyn
Binding: Paperback