Colorado Plateau ideas: A future Trip report.
Truck is idling, TC is ready to roll. Still are making plans for the 7 weeks we are away( April 20- June 10) These are some of the places we would like to visit , maybe not in this order. We are pr...
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Dave,
When we go to Canada, we tend to try to "do it all" as well, so I understand.
A few more resources for you to consider if you don't already have them:
- The most inclusive book to hiking in the region I have found is "Non-Technical Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" by Michael Kelsey. It lists almost everything. That said, it has so much information that it can be challenging to glean the necessary information (I often have to read the section several times and take notes....). So I both love and hate this book.
- I assume you are familiar with the National Geographic Trails Illustrated maps. Not as good as a real topo, but better than most alternatives.
- Speaking of "Real Topo's". I assume you are aware of the USGS site where you can download any topo in the states. Handy if you want to save a few bucks or get a older map that has historical sites which are often deleted from newer maps (for good reason).
- A nice larger scale map road map that covers most of the region you have expressed interest in is the AAA "Indian Country Guide Map" (covering Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah). It's a road map that expressly covers the Four Corners region saving the necessity of having to switch road maps (I love paper maps) every time you change states.
Avoiding sudden deceleration goes a long way to keeping one out of the hospital. But if you can't all together avoid it, then I guess Moab is the best place in the region to be.....as I suspect they have lots of practice dealing with this mechanism of injury.
Steve
When we go to Canada, we tend to try to "do it all" as well, so I understand.
A few more resources for you to consider if you don't already have them:
- The most inclusive book to hiking in the region I have found is "Non-Technical Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" by Michael Kelsey. It lists almost everything. That said, it has so much information that it can be challenging to glean the necessary information (I often have to read the section several times and take notes....). So I both love and hate this book.
- I assume you are familiar with the National Geographic Trails Illustrated maps. Not as good as a real topo, but better than most alternatives.
- Speaking of "Real Topo's". I assume you are aware of the USGS site where you can download any topo in the states. Handy if you want to save a few bucks or get a older map that has historical sites which are often deleted from newer maps (for good reason).
- A nice larger scale map road map that covers most of the region you have expressed interest in is the AAA "Indian Country Guide Map" (covering Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah). It's a road map that expressly covers the Four Corners region saving the necessity of having to switch road maps (I love paper maps) every time you change states.
Avoiding sudden deceleration goes a long way to keeping one out of the hospital. But if you can't all together avoid it, then I guess Moab is the best place in the region to be.....as I suspect they have lots of practice dealing with this mechanism of injury.
Steve
