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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword
Introduction
Wilderness
Protecting the Environment
The Geology of the Escalante Region
The Strata
Man in the Escalante—The Prehistoric Period
Man in the Escalante—The Historic Period
Equipment
The Art of Travel
Technical Canyoneering
Access
How to Use This Guide
I. Box Death Hollow Wilderness
Hells Backbone Road Section
1. Death Hollow
2. Sand Creek
3. Boulder Mail Trail
II. The Highway 12 Area
Harry Aleson and George White—The First to Run the Escalante
Highway 12 Road Section
4. Big Flat Wash, the Escalante River, and the Bowington Road
5. Middle Boulder Creek
6. Upper Boulder Creek and Dry Hollow
Old Sheffield Road Section
7. Phipps Wash
8. Big Horn Canyon
9. The Escalante River and the Sand Slides
III. Hole-in-the-Rock—The Western Escalante
The Hole-in-the-Rock Expedition
Hole-in-the-Rock—The Story Continues
Harris Wash Road Section
10. Red Breaks Canyon
11. Harris Wash
Egypt Road Section
12. Egypt 3—The Slot
13. Lower Harris Wash
14. Fence Canyon, the Escalante River, and Twentyfive Mile Wash
Early Weed Bench Road Section
15. Twentyfive Mile Wash, the Escalante River, and Scorpion Gulch
16. Spooky and Peek-a-Boo Gulches—The Long Loop
17. Upper Brimstone Gulch—The Slot
18. Scorpion Gulch and the Scorpion Horse Trail
Dry Fork Coyote Road Section
19. Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Gulches—The Standard Loop
Red Well Trailhead Road Section
Hurricane Wash Trailhead Road Section
20. Coyote Gulch
21. Stevens Canyon and the Waterpocket Fold
22. Stevens and Fold Canyons
23. The Pollywog Bench Area
24. Fortymile Creek and Willow Gulch
Everett Ruess
25. Fiftymile Creek
26. Sixty Point and Twilight Canyon
27. Llewellyn and Cottonwood Gulches
28. Davis Gulch
29. Clear Creek and the Cathedral in the Desert
IV. The Burr Trail—The Eastern Escalante
Burr Trail Road Section
30. Deer Creek
31. Steep Creek and Hot Canyon
32. The Gulch and Horse Canyon
Wolverine Loop Road—The Western Entrance Road Section
33. Little Death Hollow and Wolverine Creek
Lampstand Road Section
34. Egg Canyon and Lamanite Arch
Wolverine Loop Road—The Eastern Entrance Road Section (The Moody Road)
35. Silver Falls Creek and Choprock Canyon
36. Deer Point—An Ascent
37. Moody Creek Canyons
The Overland Route—General Description
The Overland Route—Highway 12 to Silver Falls Creek
The Overland Route—Silver Falls Creek to Choprock Canyon
The Overland Route—Choprock Canyon to Twentyfive Mile Wash
The Overland Route—Twentyfive Mile Wash to Scorpion Gulch
The Overland Route—Scorpion Gulch to Fold Canyon
The Overland Route—Fold Canyon to the Fortymile Ridge Trailhead
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
