Ever Been to the Canyons of Southern Utah? They're a Modestly Priced Touristic Treasure!
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, August, 2001 by James T. Yenckel
The three-mile, mostly level trail to Lower Calf Creek Falls in southern Utah's magnificent Canyon Country is not difficult. But I was getting plenty hot from the sun's burning glare, which radiated ovenlike off the red rock cliffs overhead. So when I reached the slender falls, which spill 126 feet into a large, deep pool at the trail's end, I didn't hesitate. Off came my shirt and hiking boots, and I plunged into the clear, frigid water. Brrrrr! Later, fully refreshed, I dried out on a large, flat rock, eating the picnic lunch I'd packed and listening to the cheery serenade of the splashing stream. A terrific day, I remember thinking at the time. And the fun had hardly cost me anything.
Etched by deep, sinuous slick-rock canyons and shadowed by forested mountain peaks, southern Utah ranks as one ...
