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More Info: For permits write: Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department, P.O. Box 2520, Window Rock, AZ 86515 (928) 871-6647. Allow several weeks.
For shuttle service, call Leo Manheimer in Rainbow City, (928) 672-2408.
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Discover arches, rock art, and clues to the mystery of Everett Ruess on a 14.5-mile hike along the Escalante River. |
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Follow this newly revealed 1-mile prospectors' route to a bonanza of slickrock panoramas. Camp near the rim to catch sunset over Navajo Mountain. |
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Pioneer your own loop across virtually unknown, once-submerged benches on this 3-day, 17.3-mile cross-country trek following a remote route coveted by canyon junkies. |
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A lush 8.2-mile ramble past thousand-year-old Ancestral Pueblo ruins and find great camping underneath massive alcoves. |
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This 6.7-mile journey ventures deep into the ancestral home of Pueblo cliff dwellers where you'll camp in a living museum beneath long-lost, centuries-old ruins. |
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Find tranquility and seclusion on this 7.2-mile paddle-hike trip to a lonesome campsite. |
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Stand under the world's largest free-standing natural arch, a longtime icon in American exploration and Native American religion. |
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This 13-miler starts with a paddle through a canal of sandstone then encounters multiple stellar slot canyons once used as Anasazi travel routes. |
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Squeeze through 10.4 miles of sheer-walled sandstone passages. |
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This 10.6-mile trek into a meandering fantasyland visits Broken Bow Arch, the second largest natural span in North America. Pack a lightweight raft to explore downstream. |
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