Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Weather 2
Hiking in Arid Lands 3
Sharing the Trail 4
How to Follow a Faint Path 5
Zero-Impact Camping Techniques for Arid Lands 5
Flash Floods 7
Planning Your Trip 8
How to Use this Guide 9
Map Legend 11
Zion National Park and Surrounding Lands
Zion Canyon and the Eastern Approaches
1 East Rim 17
2 East Mesa 21
3 Cable Mountain 23
4 Canyon Overlook 28
5 The Barracks 31
6 The Watchman 39
7 Sand Bench Loop 43
8 West Bank of the Virgin River 45
9 Emerald Pools 49
10 Angels Landing 52
11 Observation Point 55
12 Up The Narrows to Orderville Canyon 59
13 The Narrows of Zion Canyon 62
14 Deep Creek 69
The Desert Lowlands
15 Eagle Crags 77
16 Water Canyon 82
17 Squirrel Canyon 86
18 Chinle Trail 89
18A Shortcut from Chinle Trail to Upper Coalpits Wash 92
19 Huber Wash 94
20 Coalpits Wash 97
21 Dalton Wash to Upper Coalpits Wash 102
22 Scoggins Wash 104
The Kolob Terrace
23 Right Fork 108
24 Wildcat Canyon and Connector Trails 112
25 Northgate Peaks 117
26 Left Fork 120
27 Wildcat Canyon 126
28 West Rim 129
29 Hop Valley 135
The Finger Canyons of the Kolob
30 La Verkin Creek 140
31 Willis Creek 144
32 Middle Fork of Taylor Creek 148
33 North Fork of Taylor Creek 152
34 South Fork of Taylor Creek 155
35 Camp Creek 157
Cedar Breaks and Markagunt High Country
36 Spectra Point-Ramparts Trail 164
37 Alpine Pond 168
38 Rattlesnake Creek-Ashdown Gorge 171
39 Cedar Breaks Bottoms 176
40 Virgin River Rim 182
Bryce Canyon National Park
41 Fairyland Loop 193
42 Rim Trail 196
43 Queen's Garden Complex 201
44 Navajo Loop 204
45 Peekaboo Loop 208
46 Under the Rim Trail 213
47 Sheep Creek 219
48 Swamp Canyon Connecting Trail 222
49 Whiteman Connecting Trail 224
50 Agua Canyon Connecting Trail 226
51 Bristlecone Loop 228
52 Riggs Spring Loop 230
53 Mossy Cave 233
Hidden Treasures of the Paunsaugunt Country
54 Red Canyon Loop 237
55 Losee Canyon 241
56 Red Hollow 243
57 Sugar Knoll 246
58 Dianas Throne 250
59 White Tower 253
60 Coral Pink Sand Dunes 256
Appendix A Managing Agencies 260
Appendix B Hiker Checklist 262
Hike Index 264
About the Author 265
