Here's the thread in the West forum that I was referring to
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=530666
If you've done Bryce, but haven't done Zion that would be well worth the $20 toll to go through it. It will be pretty crowded though.
Google "Escalante." You'll find some fascinating suggestions.
Here's the place I mentioned in Escalante
http://www.escalanteoutfitters.com/
If the owner, Steve, is there, tell him Bob's friend Chuck sent you
Re Highway 12:
http://www.so-utah.com/hwy12/homepage.html
And this New York Times article is excellent
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...51C0A9659C8B63
Finally, the cafe I mentioned in Boulder, Utah (between Torrey and Escalante) is here:
http://www.hellsbackbonegrill.com/