Backroads of Utah's San Rafael Swell

Here is the premier motoring guide to a scenic, enigmatic, sublime region of Southern Utah that is still relatively unknown outside the state. Backroads of Utah’s San Rafael Swell is a comprehensive collection of over twenty-two unpaved trails through landscapes on par with the national parks. En route you will find arches, natural bridges, narrows, chasms, rock goblins, ghost towns, old mines, outlaw trails, giant panels of ancient Native American art, an abandoned railroad, a Mexican trading route, a dinosaur quarry, a massive stone reef and huge, secret caverns excavated by the government out of solid rock. Backroads of Utah’s San Rafael Swell also includes chapters on the history, prehistory and geology of the Swell, plus a chapter on camping and backcountry travel. Backroads of Utah’s San Rafael Swell has all the information you need for day trips or week-long jaunts through one of the most fascinating places in the West.