-The Escalante-
The Grand Staircase of the Escalante was one of the last places in the United States to be mapped; and for good reason. It encompasses perhaps the most wild and remote section of the Colorado Plateau, strewn with a dizzying array of deep canyons and plateaus, effectively cutting off hundreds of miles of desert from all travel except by foot. It is extremely common to not see another group for days at a time. Cross country navigation? Nearly impossible. Reliable water sources? Few and far in between. Indeed the canyons of the Escalante showcase some of the harshest yet rewarding terrain in the area. It has no comparison. It has no equal.