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  • US-89-- TRAFFIC ALERT: Crews are currently milling on the east side of US-89 from W 6850 S to 700 S. Crews are currently installing storm drain systems from W Center St to 300 N. Concrete flat work including the installation of curb and gutter is occurring between 900 E to 700 S. Repairing soft spots and potholes from 500 N to 750 N. TRAFFIC ALERT: Northbound US-89 at the SR-126 and US-89 intersection in South Willard will close to through traffic from Monday, May 19, through summer 2025. Drivers should follow the posted detour. -- UDOT will construct improvements along US-89 from the US-89/SR-126 intersection to just south of Hargis Hill Road in Willard. These improvements will replace subgrade material (e.g., compacted gravel) and pavement which has reached its operational expectancy and become unstable. Additionally, much of the existing drainage along this section of US-89 will be upgraded to avoid pooling and roadway storm runoff (i.e., sheet flow) during stormy weather. This will extend the lifetime of the road, while creating a safer, more comfortable road for drivers.CAUTION
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From the editor

Why this site exists, and what it isn't.

A letter from Chase, in Escalante.

I live in Escalante. I built this site because every time a friend or a friend's friend came to visit, I'd end up texting them the same things — which road is dry, where to get coffee, why the lot at Calf Creek fills before nine, which slot canyon is fine on a hot day and which is not.

The internet has plenty of pages about Escalante. Most are tourism-marketing sites written far from here, or scraped affiliate blogs trying to rank on Google, or visitor center PDFs that haven't been updated since 2019. Some are pretty good. None of them feel like a conversation with someone who actually lives here.

So that's what this is. A field guide written and maintained from Escalante. Free to read. Honest about what's verified and what isn't. Local businesses get a free listing whether or not they pay for anything, and nothing is ranked by who paid — sponsored placements, when they exist, are labeled.

If something here is wrong, tell me. I'd rather be corrected than be wrong.

— Chase
Editor · Escalante, Utah