Went into the visitor center mainly to stretch legs and have a bathroom break , at Big Water , Utah , saw some pretty neat displays , and this white , longish haired gentleman comes out & says hi! , I expected what one usually finds at visitor centers , a bored kid or an overworked ranger - This guy... More

Prior to this vacation trip, I had no idea Escalante Grand Staircase even existed! I heard about the state park and set aside about 4 hours for the park during our week long stay traveling the bottom half of Utah. When we got here, we discovered there is a Grand Staircase national Monument that is almost 2 million acres large!... More

We drove through the Escalante Staircase a couple of times on our recent trip. The first time was to cut the corner from Kodachrome park to Zion. We were basically warned off by the ranger at Kodachrome, who said it was a really bumpy slow road, but we went anyway and were so pleased. I would advise stopping in to... More

I was staying in Page and decided to go for a drive. I headed north on Highway 89 and was taken through some beautiful scenery. I passed through the Grand National Staircase and turned back about 10 miles from Kenab because it was getting dark. The Vermillion Cliffs were incredible. Though there weren't really any places to stop, the drive... More

We drove from Mesqite, NV, to Cedar City, Utah, near Bryce Canyon National Park. We chose to pass on the canyon and instead headed up Cedar Mountain on Rt 14. The landscape, scenery, terrain was like nothing we'd ever seen, and we've traveled 40 of the 50 states. The road is crooked, steep, but well maintained, with numerous areas to... More

In April I went on a two-night backpacking trip into Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument with a grand staircase adventure guide. The scenery is over-the-top breathtaking like a rock crazy-quilt. My last true backpacking adventure was in the 1970’s, so I was pleasantly surprised at the evolution of equipment since then, and the company provided all the gear and food! This... More