To my wife, Elain, whose support and companionship on the trail, and in life, bring added joy to the journey
50 Best Short Hikes: Utah’s National Parks
2nd Edition 2014
Copyright © 2014 by Greg Witt
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Witt, Greg, 1952–
50 best short hikes : Utah’s national parks / Greg Witt. — 2nd edition.
pages cm
Original edition: 50 best short hikes in Utah’s national parks / Ron Adkison.
Berkeley, CA : Wilderness Press, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-89997-724-9 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-89997-724-3
(alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-89997-725-6 (eISBN)
1. Hiking—Utah—Guidebooks. 2. National parks and reserves—Utah—Guidebooks.
3. Utah—Guidebooks. I. Adkison, Ron. 50 best short hikes in Utah’s national parks. II. Title.
III. Title: Fifty best short hikes. IV. Title: Utah’s national parks.
GV199.42.U8W58 2014
796.5109792—dc23
2014001232
Front-cover photos of Queens Garden and Golden Throne (inset): © Greg Witt
Back-cover photo of Delicate Arch: © Neal Herbert/National Park Service
Interior photos: Greg Witt except where noted
Maps and cover design: Scott McGrew
Text design: Annie Long
Editor: Amber Kaye Henderson
Proofreader: Ritchey Halphen
Indexer: Rich Carlson
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Contents
8 Sand Dune Arch and Broken Arch
15 Queens Garden and Navajo Loop
18 Water Canyon and Mossy Cave
23 Crater View Trail and Upheaval Dome Overlook