The Hayduke Trail by Joe Mitchell, Dave Schmitt - 9780874808131

The Hayduke TrailA Guide to the Backcountry Hiking Trail on the Colorado Plateau\nAuthor(s): Joe Mitchell, Dave Schmitt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Utah Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: University of Utah Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9780874808131, 978-0874808131\nSynopsis\nTraversing six national parks (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Zion), a national recreation area, a national monument, and various wilderness, primitive, and wilderness study areas, the Hayduke Trail is a challenging, 800-mile backcountry route on the Colorado Plateau. Whimsically named for a character in Edward Abbeys The Monkey Wrench Gang, the trail begins in Arches National Park and ends in Zion National Park, stays entirely on public land, and traverses the complete variety of terrain available to hikers on the Plateau short of technical climbing.\nJoe Mitchell and Mike Coronella pioneered Hayduke after concluding that a long trailsuch as the Appalachian or Pacific Crest wa.