Views from the Veranda...

Vagabond Inn has some of the best views in town! Escalante Canyon and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument looms just a few miles away. Relax on the veranda the scenery, and wake up to the sunrise coming over the canyon. The canyon pictures in the title bar were taken from the Inn!

Sunrise over Escalante Canyon, from Vagabond Inn

(Looking into the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument)

Escalante Canyon from the veranda...

The start of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's Canyons of the Escalante unit.

Other Views From Nearby...

These weren't taken from the Vagabond Inn, but nearby. This is incredible country... Come and enjoy it with us!

Looking down into Escalante canyon from above...

Looking down into Calf Creek Canyon, a tributary to the Escalante.

Driving through slickrock from Boulder to Escalante along highway 12.

Driving over the "hogback" on Scenic Highway 12 between Escalante and Boulder. This is one exhilarating road! Deep canyons literally on either side. This picture doesn't do it justice. Highway 12 has just been named an All American Highway.

Canyons of the Escalante from the air.

A slot canyon... The monument is famous for its slots.

Part of the "Grand Staircase" from the air; Vermillion Cliffs and the White Cliffs.

The Fremont river flowing through a small sandstone slot. Taken in Capitol Reef National Park, about 2 hours from Escalante.

Lake Powell, Glenn Canyon National Recreation Area, Capitol Reef National Park, and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (left) from the air. The large rift in the center is Waterpocket Fold. The Henry Mountains can be seen in the upper right corner.

Lake Powell and the Glenn Canyon National Recreation Area, the Henry Mountains, and the Navajo Indian Reservation from the air. The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is just out of view to the left.

Views on the Aquarius Plateau, which is immediately to the North of Escalante, about 10 to 30 minutes. With 10,000 foot elevations, you are guaranteed to find wonderfully cool weather and beautiful mountain lakes even on the hottest days in summer.

The remains of a dinosaur, part of active research ongoing in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. There are incredible paleontological resources here. Remember though, look only and never disrupt or take anything--this will ruin invaluable resources, and the Monument Police are very vigilant.

A fossilized cast of a turtle shell, from the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Part of ongoing paleontological research.