Today we will have a one way discussion on the Origin of the name (Escalante, Grand Staircase National Monument). I am not sure how Escalante got thrown in there but there is a town of Escalante where the monument headquarters is located. The stairs ascend from South to North with the bottom stair located at the Northern rim of the Grand Canyon. The steps are 5 gigantic rock layers extending from the Grand Canyon into Southern Utah. There are 5 steps. The Pink Cliffs, the highest and youngest layer can be viewed around Bryce Canyon. The Gray Cliffs, a sloping slab of sandstone. The White Cliffs: Jenny and I could see the White Mountains off in the distance during our drive today.The Vermilion Cliffs which are south of Page Az and the Chocolate Cliffs, the lowest and oldest step near Kanab, where we are now. The Monument covers 1.9 million acres. Bill Clinton established it in 1966. We move tomorrow to Cedar Breaks MN near Cedar City Utah. I've said this before but I don't believe we will have any cell while we are there. The campground is at 10,000 feet and the morning temps have been in the 40s. We won't be back in civilization until Tuesday.
Wow, quit the lesson on that monument have some great hikes. We are still in high 90s so enjoy the cooler temps.. still dry, hoping for rain this week
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DeleteYour sisters rode this canyon on when they went on the RED ROCK RIDE week long trail ride. What a great memory. Paula..one of the sisters
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