Welcome to the official home page of guidebook author Michael R. Kelsey and Kelsey Publishing. On this site you will find information about all of Michael’s publications. You can post and view canyon and hike updates, order books online, and contact the author.
Newest Publication (Spring 2009)
Introducing the newest and most comprehensive, guidebook yet on the Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost country. In Michael Kelsey's all new third edition of Hiking & Exploring Utah's Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost you will find over 280 color packed pages of slot canyon and canyon adventures, mountain hikes and local lore and history. (more ...)
Recent Publications
The most comprehensive, and simply best southwest technical canyoneering book ever produced by Michael Kelsey--or any other author for that matter! In this all new second edition of Technical Slot Canyons of the Colorado Plateau you will find over 330 pages documenting over 110 different major technical canyons plus many, many more smaller (though no less challenging) tributary canyons. Several of the canyons in this edition have never been published before. (more ...)
This 5th Edition of the Canyon Guide to the Colorado Plateau has been completely revamped and updated. Not only is this edition in full color but the maps have been re-drawn for better accuracy and over ninety additional pages have been added. New hikes have been added to such canyon hotspots as Cedar Mesa, Robbers Roost, Escalante, and Paria River areas, as well as Bryce and Arches National Parks. For the first time canyons and hikes in NE Utah and NW Colorado have been included. (more ...)
Guidebooks
Introducing the newest and most comprehensive, guidebook yet on the Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost country. In Michael Kelsey's all new third edition of Hiking & Exploring Utah's Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost you will find over 280 color packed pages of slot canyon and canyon adventures, mountain hikes and local lore and history. (
The most comprehensive, and simply best southwest technical canyoneering book ever produced by Michael Kelsey--or any other author for that matter! In this all new second edition of Technical Slot Canyons of the Colorado Plateau you will find over 330 pages documenting over 110 different major technical canyons plus many, many more smaller (though no less challenging) tributary canyons. Several of the canyons in this edition have never been published before. (
This 5th Edition of the Canyon Guide to the Colorado Plateau has been completely revamped and updated. Not only is this edition in full color but the maps have been re-drawn for better accuracy and over ninety additional pages have been added. New hikes have been added to such canyon hotspots as Cedar Mesa, Robbers Roost, Escalante, and Paria River areas, as well as Bryce and Arches National Parks. For the first time canyons and hikes in NE Utah and NW Colorado have been included. (
