Download or read book The Plateau of Doubt: Hiking the Hayduke Trail across the Colorado Plateau written by Jonathan Stewart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Plateau of Doubt details a 725 mile, two-season trek tracing the Hayduke Trail across the Colorado Plateau. Not only does it describe the stunning scenery spanning six national parks, two national forests, three wilderness areas, two national monuments and one national recreation area, but the underlines the challenges involved in hiking one of the most remote and desiccated landscapes on earth. It illustrates the dramatic impact a warming world and over-grazing are having on the fragile environment of the Colorado Plateau.