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Guide to Moab, UT Backroads and 4-Wheel Drive Trails by Charles Wells
Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Backcountry Driving Adventures. Concentrates on trails around the Moab area, including many of the well known slickrock trails. Compact book, with black and white photos and detailed and accurate trail directions.
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Utah Byways by Tony Huegel
65 Backcountry Drives For The Whole Family, including Moab, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, San Rafael Swell and Glen Canyon. Easy dirt road driving on roads and trails suitable for all stock SUVs. Routes include ones within Arches and CAnyonlands National Parks, and the Pony Express trail.
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Scenic Driving Utah by Joe Bensen.
Falcon guide. 28 drives through spectacular Utah, suitable for passenger vehicles. Covers the better known areas of the state as opposed to off-the-beaten-track. Historical information, side trips, and attractions along the way.
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Utah Atlas and Gazetteer
Comprehensive atlas, which includes many backroads and smaller trails. Topography and limited GPS coordinates. A worthwhile addition to any backroads map collection, and a good overall supplement to more detailed maps. Recommended!
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Utah's National Parks by Ron Adkison
Hiking, Camping, and Vacationing in Utah's Canyon Country: Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands. Primarily a hiking guide, detailing 125 routes, ranging from easy strolls to difficult overnight backpacks, within Utah's National Parks.
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Bicycling America's National Parks: Utah and Colorado by Sarah Bennett Alley
The Best Road and Trail Rides from Canyonlands to Rocky Mountain National Park. More than 100 rides ranging from short spins to over 100 miles. Covers the popular Arches, Zion, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon and Rocky Mountain National Park as well as lesser known destinations.
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Mountain Biking Moab by Lee Bridgers
Written by a local mountain bike enthusiast, this guide details the slickrock trails of Moab for bikers. Elevation profiles, maps, descriptions, contact information with local tales and ecological notes thrown in.
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Personalized Fishing Guide to Utah by Hartt Wixom
Hartt Wixom has sixty seven years of experience, fishing the creeks and rivers of Utah. A unique and detailed fishing guide for the state.
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The Utah Guide by Allen Kent Powell
Excellent overall guidebook for Utah. Covers scenic driving, activities, history and lodging in Utah. Divided into six regions for easy reference.
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Camping Utah by Donna Lynn Ikenberry
Falcon Guide. Listings and details for over 300 public campgrounds in Utah owned by federal and state bodies. A factual listing of facilities, elevation, and other must-know details. An indespensible guides for both tent and RV campers.
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Wasatch Winter Trails by John Veranth
A good selection of winter trails in the Wasatch Range, suitable for cross country skiers and snow shoers. Beginners through to moderate trails.
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Rock Climbing Utah by Stewart M. Green
Falcon Guide. From the red rock climbing mecca of Moab to the granite Wasatch canyons, this guide does an admirable job of detailing the major areas. Route and difficulty details, and travel and camping information. 24 regions, and beginner to expert climbs.
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Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails by David Day
Comprehensive guide to the best of Utah hiking. Many Wasatch Range trails, as well as trails in all five of Utah's National Parks and canyons. Good descriptions, details, and photos. This updated second edition has an extra 48 pages and more photos.
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Technical Slot Canyon Guide to the Colorado Plateau by Michael Kelsey
Technical guide to hiking the slot canyons around the four corners region. Detailed directions to many little known sites, and excellent descriptions. Jam packed with information, all personally gathered by the author.
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Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau by Michael Kelsey
Less technical than the technical slot canyon guide, these routes are still challenging and require backcountry savvy and route finding. Excellent descriptions, described in a readable style. Covers hikes around the wider four corners regions of UT, AZ, CO and NM.
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Hiking and Exploring the Paria River by Michael Kelsey
Including The Story of John D. Lee and Mountain Meadows Massacre. Another extremely detailed and readable guidebook from Kelsey. Huge amounts of information that is indespensible for any backcountry traveler in the area. Lack of an index is its only downfall.
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Hiking and Exploring Utah's San Rafael Swell by Michael Kelsey
Another Kelsey bible. A good overall guidebook for locating and exploring the slot canyons, rock art and wild areas of one of Utah's most beautiful regions. Hiking, camping, geological and backroad information. Many hikers will find his hikes take longer than stated.
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Boater's Guide to Lake Powell by Michael Kelsey
Featuring Hiking, Camping, Geology, History and Archaeology. Aimed at the boater, who is interested in hiking. Covers marina facilities, campsites, hikes that can be taken in the area, the history and geology of the region. Lack of an index is the only drawback.
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Utah Place Names by John W. Van Cott
Interesting reference book that offers brief descriptions of over 5000 place names in the Beehive State.
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The Ultimate Desert Handbook by Mark Johnson
A manual for desert hikers, campers, and travelers. Easy to read, practical and chock full of must-know information. Essential reading for any desert traveler.
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Utah Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Northern and Central Mountains and Valleys
by Richard J. Shaw
Excellent guide to easily identify 102 wildflowers for the northern part of Utah. Color photos. Small enough to carry in a pack. Ideal for the casual user - flowers are grouped by petal color. Interesting and informative field guide.
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