Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) covers a large area encompassing many different scenic areas and unique places of interest all nestled in south-central Utah. GSENM’s large size and and wide diversity often makes it misunderstood, simply because there’s so much to know and absorb. This video will hopefully clear up some of the confusion by explaining its many of facts and features, as well as showing how various places inside GSENM look.

See our blog post explaining more about GSENM:
backroadswest.com/blog/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument

Gaia GPS discount link:
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Video timeline index:
00:00 Introduction
02:57 Background & History
12:14 Geography
19:18 Roads
23:27 Geology
33:21 Services
36:41 Places: Skutumpah Road
42:21 Along Hwy 89
45:42 Cottonwood Road
55:51 Hole-in-the-Wall Road
1:05:32 Escalante & Calf Creek Cyns
1:10:03 Burr Trail