Situated in the southwestern corner of Utah, the city of Saint George offers stunning desert scenery. This guide presents 16 hikes with detailed descriptions for a variety of adventures. With slot canyons, slickrock scrambles, historical routes, and mountain forests, there is something for everyone, anytime of year! Includes: Saint George Area, Washington Area, Leeds Area, Hurricane Area, Kanarraville Area, Pine Valley Area

An account of the author's experiences, observations, and reflections as a seasonal park ranger in southeast Utah

First published in 1962, David E. Miller's award-winning work on the Hole-in-the-Rock episode was arguably his greatest achievement as a historian. One of the great set-pieces of Mormon history, the San Juan Mission had become clouded by myth and hagiography when Miller first became attracted to its study in the 1950s, and few reliable sources were at that time available. Not content with exhausting archival material, Miller contacted all locatable...

The late writer and naturalist "Ellen Meloy wrote and recorded a series of audio essays for KUER (NPR Utah) in the 1990s. Every few months, she would travel to their Salt Lake City studios from her red rock home of Bluff to read an essay or two. With understated humor and sharp insight, Meloy would illuminate facets of human connection to nature and challenge listeners to examine the world anew. [This book] is a compilation of these essays, transcribed...