MEMO to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: An Invitation to Speak with us about Utah’s National Monuments A few days ago, President Trump made his displeasure with our national monument system and the legality of the Antiquities Act official -- calling for a review of national monument designations and issuing an Executive Order that threatens…
Read morePronouncing “Escalante”: Chances Are, You’re Saying it Wrong
Pronouncing “Escalante”: Chances Are, You’re Saying it Wrong
The town Escalante probably has a dozen different pronunciations, and there is no agreement on what is correct. Sometimes, people clash over the "true" pronunciation. Some get fired up and even offended. I've quite nearly been yelled at over my pronunciation. But, however you pronounce it, chances are, you’re still saying it “wrong.” So, lets solve it…
Read moreHiking Devil’s Garden
Hiking Devil’s Garden
Devil’s Garden in Escalante is a unique desert playground of hoodoos and arches (not to be confused with the other Devil’s Garden in Arches National Park, Moab). Carved by wind and water over the centuries, the formations stand out in a stark landscape of sand and heat. Devil’s garden is like a miniature Goblin Valley,…
Read moreHiking Zebra Canyon In Escalante, Utah
Hiking Zebra Canyon In Escalante, Utah
Photos and words by Dylan H. Brown Just outside of Escalante, only a short 5-mile drive down the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, tucked in the expansive sedimentary rock of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is one of the most stunning slot canyons around, Zebra Canyon. Although there is no trailhead marker, the parking lot and trail…
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