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Parks & Wildlands
Our selection of guidebooks is rather limited, since our main focus is maps.  It will likely remain that way until we get much more walk-in traffic in our new retail location.

Arizona

John N. Carr, Arizona Wildlife Viewing Guide
A travel guide to wildlands in the state which are especially good places to watch wildlife.  It covers 90 areas which are arranged within five major regions.  Each entry describes the viewing area in a paragraph noting habitat and the most interesting species to be seen.  Another paragraph gives specific information on viewing, plus a few additional lines give directions on how to get to the place.  Symbols show basic types of wildlife in the area (e.g. songbirds, waterfowl, insects, hoofed mammals, fish, etc.).  Other symbols show types of facilities and recreation available, and season (e.g. restrooms, picnic tables, handicapped accessible, camping, etc.).  Excellent color photographs show some of the wildlife and habitats to be seen in the state, whetting your appetite to visit these beautiful and inspiring places.

This book is part of a series of many state Wildlife Viewing Guides put together by a unique partnership between public land management agencies and private organizations.  This one was contributed to by Defenders of Wildlife, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona State Parks Board, Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Department of Transportation, The Nature Conservancy, and more.

Published by Falcon Press, 1992 (1998 reprint).  95 pages, illus., about 6 x 9 inches, paperback.  New.
Item #730.  Shipping weight: 0.8 lb.  Publisher’s price: $8.95.  Your price: $8.05  
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Tom Lorang Jones and the Arizona Trail Association, Arizona Trail: The Official Guide
Photography by Jerry Sieve
This impressive full-color book for the 750 miles of trail extending from the Coronado National Forest to the Kaibab Plateau.  Includes 89 great color photos of the terrain along the trail.  The trail is divided into 43 passages which you each described in detail, with difficulty ratings, and elevation gain and descent.  Enhanced USGS topo maps are reproduced for each section.  Includes trip preparation and safety tips and information for mountain bikers.

Published by Westcliffe Publishers, 2005.  328 pages, illus., about 5½ x 8½ inches, paperback book.  New.
Item #749.  Shipping weight: 1.7 lbs.  Publisher’s price: $24.95.  Your price: $22.50  
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For books on The Grand Canyon click on this link.

For books on Flagstaff and the Sedona area click here.



California


Lowell & Diana Lindsay, The Anza-Borrego Desert Region: A Guide to the State Park and Adjacent Areas of the Western Colorado Desert
"This new edition of The Anza-Borrego Desert Region covers much more area than previous editions, reaching deep into the Colorado Desert of southern California, and drawing on the author's more than 20 years experience of exploring every hillock and wash of California's largest state park. While most described routes are on roads, good and bad, this unique book also takes the explorer to many, less-traveled secret places in wilderness areas.

"A guide for hikers, off-road travelers, equestrians, mountain bikers, photographers, and campers, this book includes:
-Comprehensive road and trail logs, including UTM coordinates.
-A foldout backpocket map, plus area maps in the book.
-An expanded Desert Directory—a useful listing of agencies, accommodations, and facilities in the region.
-Colorful historical anecdotes and lots of interpretive details."

Wilderness Press, 2000 (Fourth Edition).  258 pages, about 6 x 9 inches, paperback.  New.
Item #375.  Shipping weight: 1.5 lbs.  Publisher's price: $15.95.   Your price: $14.35
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Nevada

Michael C. White,  Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park: A Hiking and Backpacking Guide
"Hard to believe, but Nevada, the most arid state in the nation, has mountain ranges harboring lush, wildflower-laden meadows, crystal-clear rushing streams, ancient bristlecone pine forests, and high alpine lakes.  14 secluded wilderness areas and a national park offer unique, untamed territory waiting to be explored by the outdoor adventurer."

This book, "the first complete trail guide to the wilderness areas of Nevada" gives you detailed trail descriptions, information on trip highlights, best times of year to visit, and wildflower viewing times.  Maps show all the trails and trailheads, both in basic outline maps, and in black and white updated reproductions of USGS topographic maps.  Also includes information on human and natural history.

Wilderness Press, 1997.  325 pages, quality paperback.  New.
Item #369.  Publisher's price:  $14.95.  Your price:  $13.45  (out of stock)
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For other books on the Canyon Country of southern Utah and adjacent areas, click here.


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