Wild Weekends in Utah: An Outdoor Adventure Guide

By Lori Lee

Book Overview

Utah is a natural playground of mountains and hoodoos, deserts and rivers, feather-light powder and adrenalin-laced mountain bike trails. This unique guidebook shows adventurous travelers how to explore it all while enjoying a variety of their favorite activities. Hike through one of the world's longest slot canyons, jump into a kayak and discover petroglyphs accessible only by water, or spend the weekend barreling down some of the finest mountain bike trails in the country. This mix of classic Utah activities and little-known destinations includes an excursion to Antelope Island State Park, which offers 15 miles of road biking, nine hiking and biking routes covering 35 miles, and 1,700 square miles of canoeing and kayaking. Wild Weekends in Utah tells travelers when to go, where to stay, and how to make the most of their escapes. 30 black & white photographs, 15 maps, index .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881506532
• ISBN13: 9780881506532
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wild Weekends in Utah is the best guide I have found

Wild weekends in Utah is the best guide I have found for short weekend trips. This book provides excellent reviews of each possible excursion and great safety tips and difficulty ratings to help determine who may or may not be appropriate to bring along with you. Excursion time frames are useful and help know which trips can be hit in one, two or three days.

This book is a must if you are planning a trip to Utah or live in Utah and need spme inspiration for

I have lived in Utah for over 20 years. During that time I have hiked, backpacked, paddled, skied, biked, swam, and crawled through much of the incredible backcountry this state has to offer. I have done these adventures with skilled outdoor enthusiasts as well as young children. I have never seen a book that covers a wider variety of trips and it happens to contain many of my favorites. Use this book to plan your vacation or if you live in Utah make a goal to complete each trip in the book over the next five years and you are guaranteed to have some of the greatest experiences of your life. The book is an amazingly complete guidebook as well as an informative natural history guide. It is obvious that Lori has a love for outdoor adventure as well as a strong commitment to conservation. Enjoy the book but more importantly use the book to help you enjoy Utah.