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Canyonlands Adventure Guide

Backpacker, 2012-09, Vol.40 (7), p.89

Copyright Active Interest Media Sep 2012 ;ISSN: 0277-867X

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  • Title:
    Canyonlands Adventure Guide
  • Subjects: Art exhibits ; Bears ; Pictographs ; Sand & gravel ; Sleep ; Stone ; Trails ; Travel
  • Is Part Of: Backpacker, 2012-09, Vol.40 (7), p.89
  • Description: Slickrock Slideshow See more photos in our Canyonlands gallery, plus shots from a Green River paddling adventure and a mountain-bike tour along the White Rim Trail. Trip ID* 1718221 Best Day Horseshoe Canyon Wind through an isolated gorge with ancient art. [arrow right] The small bands of nomadic tribes that hunted and camped in and around this secluded canyon 2,000 to 8,000 years ago used its sheer rock walls as giant canvases for their elaborate paintings and etchings. To gain entrance to this age-old gallery- one of North America's best-preserved prehistoric art exhibits- head to the park's detached 4,000acre Horseshoe Canyon Unit five miles west of the Island in the Sky district.
  • Publisher: Boulder: Outside Interactive, Inc
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0277-867X
  • Source: ProQuest Central

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