Elsie, didn't you spend time in that region?
(Evidently her rental car had a locating GPS system on it; from the clues given in the article.)
Lucky (or blessed) is the operative word, as ANY small misstep could twist an ankle, and, with no help, alone, remote, you could end up in a Hillerman book like Fallen Man.
Beautiful countrey out there around Escalante and Calf Creek (Make the hike upstream to the waterfall for a VERY refreshing dip in the pool. No ledges to climb; either!)
And, though it ain't that good THUNDERBIRD coffee, Kiva Koffeehouse can't be beat for location, location, location!