Utah Canyons, monuments, parks, ruins. I can take you to places few people have seen.   My Utah schedule normally includes contract trips in Bryce and Zion National Parks, plus my favorite, the canyons of the Escalante region. We've taken many people to Capitol Reef, and this past year added Arches and Canyonlands to our offerings. These are all normally spring and fall trips, with itineraries and prices set the year before, so its necessary to plan early to get in on these adventures. After a lot of research, and of course hard field work, we began a unique kayak tour of Lake Powell and the lower Escalante River canyons 6 years ago. We've taken a break for a year, but expect to see these trips again, we love the isolated places we can get to and the things we can see. A morning paddle on Lake Powell The topo map on the left covers my favorite playground, the Escalante canyons of southern Utah, and the surrounding lands. The green areas on the map are all open federal lands: The Escalante region is just to the right of center on the map, with the Colorado River through Glen Canyon and Lake Powell just below it. The upper left green areas include Zion and Bryce National Parks and the strip of green connecting the upper and lower areas is Capitol Reef National Park. The brown on the bottom is the Navajo Reservation. Only a small part of the white is private land, most is BLM (federal) leased grazing and agricultural land. Weather Forecasts | Weather Maps | Weather Radar