The San Rafael Swell is located in east central Utah, south of Price and west of the town of Green River.  This is an area of little water, lots of slickrock sandstone, soaring cliffs, upturned geologic formations and slot canyons.   This all-new 3rd Edition of the book that first came out in 1986, has been expanded from 160 to 224 pages, and there are about 90 more fotographs than in the 2nd Edition.  This edition still has all the hikes from previous printings, but each has been re-visited and updated.  The author re-walked most of the canyons.  The biggest changes for this 3rd Edition is the addition of 8 technical slot canyons where you'll need ropes and rappelling gear to get all the way through.  These canyons are either bolted, or have slings around chokestones for easy rappelling (usless the anchors have been washed away!).  This means a new level of challenge and excitment for the adventurous hiker.  Also included is an expansion to the colorful history of the San Rafael Swell (Old Spanish Trail, the Livestock Industry and Mining), plus expanded geology and information about the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.

Hiking and Exploring Utah's San Rafael Swell

Michael R. Kelsey

Kelsey Publishing

Climbers and Hikers Guide to the World's Mountains

Travel

Basically a hiking guide, this book includes history and geology of the area, hiking tips, rules and regulations, and much more!

Hiking and Exploring the Paria River: Including : The Story of John D. Lee and Mountain Meadows Massacre

Kelsey Pub

This is a canyon hiking guide to the Colorado Plateau, which covers the southeastern half of Utah, the northern half of Arizona, the western 1/5 of Colordo, and a small part of NW New Mexico. This new 4th Edition has been undated significantly beyond the 3rd. The author went back to almost all canyons, or at least to the trailheads, to check out the mile post markers, etc. Also, about half a dozen less-interesting canyons or hikes from the 3rd Edition were eliminated; while about a dozen new &amp; more challenging hikes have been added, plus another 32 pages. This 4th edition contains 320 pages and 191 fotographs, about 90 of which are new. 
 The new canyons are from scattered locations in southern Utah, primarily in Zion National Park, and the Escalante River, San Rafael Swell &amp; Robbers Roost country, along with major updates on slot canyons on the Navajo Nation. Other big changes to this edition are the addition of about a dozen new technical slot canyons; that is, canyons where you need ropes and rappelling gear to get through. This adds another dimension to excitement and challenge, and opens many new hiking areas previously closed to many of us. All these technical canyons are now either bolted-up, or have slings or webbing around boulders, making them ready for rappelling. 
 The general direction for this book, is toward slot canyons, which everybody likes; but it retains easy &amp; fun hikes to canyons with Anasazi ruins, another favorite. So if you're looking for petroglyphs or pictographs, and cliff dwellings or ruins, which some people try their best to hide, then this is your book. In the back of this book is a section listing the Best Hikes, including for the most part Slot Canyons, then best hikes to see Indian ruins, and Native American rock arts sites. Below is the Table of Contents.

Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Treasure Chest Books

The original idea for this book was that of a hikingguilde only, since that's the author's specialty. But once on the lake for the first time, it was evident that more was needed. This book includes hiking, boating, camping, and history of the area.

Boater's Guide to Lake Powell

Brigham Distributing

page size maps and black and white pictures with a History of San Rafael Swell by Dee Ann Finken

Hiking Utah's San Rafael Swell

United States

Kelsey Pub. Co

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Hiking and Exploring Utah's San Rafael Swell

Climbers and Hikers Guide to the World's Mountains

Hiking and Exploring the Paria River: Including : The Story of John D. Lee and Mountain Meadows Massacre

Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau

Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau

Boater's Guide to Lake Powell

Hiking Utah's San Rafael Swell