A Guide to Southern Utah's Hole-in-the-Rock Trail - Softcover

Stewart Aitchison (author) & Wm Wright (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874808219 ISBN 13: 9780874808216

Publisher: University of Utah Press, 2005

Synopsis

In 1879, 230 settlers in southwestern Utah heeded the call from leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to pull up stakes and move to the distant San Juan country of southeastern Utah. Their year-long journey became one of the most extraordinary wagon trips ever undertaken in North America, their trail one of peril, difficulty, and spectacular vistas. Beginning in Cedar City, Utah, this trail crosses today’s Dixie National Forest, skirts Bryce Canyon National Park, bisects the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, crosses the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and comes close to Natural Bridges National Monument on its way to Bluff, Utah.
Though the trail that these devoted pioneers broke across raw frontier was used for several years afterward, no highway was built over most of the route because it was deemed too rugged for modern vehicles. In addition to the historical value of the story of these pioneers, this guide includes road logs, maps, and hiking trails along the historic trail. It also points out fascinating natural history along the way, making A Guide to Southern Utah’s Hole-in-the-Rock Trail a significant reference for a variety of readers.

About this title

About the Author

Stewart Aitchison is the author of A Traveler's Guide to Monument Valley; Grand Canyon: Window of Time; and Red Rock Sacred Mountain: The Canyons and Peaks from Sedona to Flagstaff. He is a longtime resident and guide in the Southwest.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874808219
• ISBN 13: 9780874808216
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96