Navigates 3,721 miles of backcountry trails throughout the state. See ghost towns, old mines, old Pony Express stations, old railroads and stage lines along the 175 off-road trails. Directions include GPS coordinates and all trails are rated for difficulty, mileage, driving time, remoteness and more. Descriptions highlight places to camp, hike, mountain bike, fish, and sightsee. Histories recount the days of the Wild West.
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...If you have a desire to use your SUV for something exciting, this is mandatory reading. -- Truck Trend; February 2001
Every detail, from planning a trip to learning the history of your destination, is covered by the authors with experience! -- Moab Times-Independent; April 2003
You have to see these books to appreciate them... Books covering several areas are available. Don't miss this one! -- Trucking Times & SUV News; October, 2002
Every detail, from planning a trip to learning the history of your destination, is covered by the authors with experience! -- Moab Times-Independent; April 2003
You have to see these books to appreciate them... Books covering several areas are available. Don't miss this one! -- Trucking Times & SUV News; October, 2002
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super resource for exploring Utah,
By Bob@Kelly (Yellowstone Country USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backcountry Adventures: Utah : The Ultimate Guide to the Utah Backcountry for Anyone With a Sport Utility Vehicle (Backcountry Adventures) (Paperback)
I've used this book as a guide to Utah's back roads for five years and simply would not have gotten along without it. Enough said - buy it!
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we have used this guide for a number of years and it is great.,
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The backroad guide is great.PROS; has mileage, trail ratings, descriptions, waypoints and route directions both directions with numbered and color coded maps that make trip routing fast and easy. Cons; they dont have a book out for every state. Things we love about their books are the rating system, depending on our mood we can quickly decide to take or avoid a Class 3 road or a 9, or decide to stick to 2's and 1's. Their description of their rating system is clear and easy to understand, if they say its a 3 you can expect to get out and help the truck through, have to inflate or delfate tires, use shovels, roeps, etc. Keep in mind I run a class 1 route all the time that if you hit it after a rain it is a class 9 and you ain't going nowhere on it, flipside is a solid class 4 that will need winches and some road work by hand to pass over that has just been graded by heavy equipment and you will think they are nuts calling it a 4 when any passenger car can run it...well, yes, THAT day it could. I found a traveloouge online where the folks in their rental car beebop along little wild horse and ford the river and all this while daydraming and snapping photos, you can see in the shots that they were right behind a grader and the river was at an all time low. Five days after that trip was put on the internet two trucks were destoyed and washed away, we had our jeep up on two wheels as the road caved in under us, so conditions can and do change day by day. Their ratings are pretty much accurate and should be accepted as general conditions. I wish they had a book for other states, like wyoming, for instance.We give it a solid two thumbs up, its accurate, helpful, easy to read and well laid out and written very well to boot!
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New to offroading, get this book,
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This book is outstanding. It has been well used. It gives very detailed information for trails in Arizona. Almost impossible to get lost. It includes GPS waypoints for all trails. Definitely recommend!
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"in a normal passenger vehicle. The trails are fairly wide, so that passing is possible at almost any point along the trail." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
zero trip meter, slickrock pavement, seasonal closure gate, trail commences, shelf road, trail finishes, wash crossings, cross cattle guard, graded gravel road, graded dirt road, graded track, stock trough, faint track, potash works, graded route, route directions, backcountry campsites, graded trail, spur trail, old town site, pleasant campsites, center differential, small track, uranium boom, creek wash Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Special Attractions, Utah Atlas, Map References, Current Road Information, Green River, Utah Travel Council, Dixie National Forest, Colorado River, Pony Express, Henry Mountains, Hidden Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park, Salt Lake City, San Rafael Desert, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Canyonlands Trails Illustrated, Brigham Young, Nine Mile Canyon, Spring Canyon, Burr Trail, Great Salt Lake, Brown's Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Hardware Ranch Road, Robbers Roost New!
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zero trip meter, slickrock pavement, seasonal closure gate, trail commences, shelf road, trail finishes, wash crossings, cross cattle guard, graded gravel road, graded dirt road, graded track, stock trough, faint track, potash works, graded route, route directions, backcountry campsites, graded trail, spur trail, old town site, pleasant campsites, center differential, small track, uranium boom, creek wash Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Special Attractions, Utah Atlas, Map References, Current Road Information, Green River, Utah Travel Council, Dixie National Forest, Colorado River, Pony Express, Henry Mountains, Hidden Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park, Salt Lake City, San Rafael Desert, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Canyonlands Trails Illustrated, Brigham Young, Nine Mile Canyon, Spring Canyon, Burr Trail, Great Salt Lake, Brown's Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Hardware Ranch Road, Robbers Roost New!
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- Bits and Pieces: Penguin Book of Rock and Pop Facts by Steve Smith in Back Matter
- Utah Wildlife Viewing Guide by Jim Cole in Back Matter
- National Geographic Maps by Trails Illustrated on page 13
- Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography by Dan L. Thrapp in Back Matter
- Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Chris Fisher in Back Matter
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