 This book showcases 50 walks, hikes & backpack trips through the mountains, canyons, boreal forests, and deserts of amazing AZ, a state where, in a day's drive, you can go from the hot, hot, heat of Yuma (elevation 70-ft) to the snow-capped San FranciscoPeak (12,700-ft) just outside Flagstaff |
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 Clear & entertaining narrative. Eliminates doubts about where to hike and what to expect. Short & long hikes, hikes for children and for dogs, hikes for birding, historic & scenic hikes. Trail descriptions, GPS-based maps & elevation profiles helpvisualize each trail. Detailed directions to trailheads |
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 Inspired by foods from all over the world, the author has created over 200 lightweight, taste-tested recipes to turn an ordinary backcountry outing into a gourmet adventure. Some recipes are cooked and dehydrated before the trip, others can be prepared in camp in just minutes . |
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 The comprehensive manual that will make that dream a reality. Covers such areas as: preparing a bike for long-range load carrying; tools, spares, and repairs;clothing, camping gear; health, and survival; air-freighting a bike; transcontinental route outlines-across Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America. Has tales from the saddle-firsthand accounts of spoke-bending biking adventures worldwide,including battling against the elements on epic journeys in Kyrgyzstan, India, the road |
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 Color, shaded-relief topo maps covering Arizona. Includes a recreation guide with custom-produced set of maps & text offering a myriad of recreational activities; shows highways & backroads, land use, cities & towns. Has grids for use with GPS receivers & a comprehensive index. |
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 Arizona's Wilderness Areas
Informative descriptions for backcountry travelers wishing to explore 65 wilderness areas including Paria Canyon, Mazatzall, Organ Pipe, & Kachina Peaks; also includes natural history for each area. |
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 Local animal & plant species; natural history, climate & night sky; info on best parks, preserves, forests & sanctuaries. States covered: AZ, NV, NM, UT. |
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 Includes: an identification field guide to local birds, animals, trees, wildflowers, insects, weather, etc. Explanations of natural history; detailed descriptions for seasonal access, travel directions, trail info of 50 best natural sites in the area.Essays addressing issues of conservation, endangered species, human habitation effects. |
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 Tongue-in-cheek wilderness manual for women who appreciate nature but prefer to maintain their coiffure while interacting with it. Lots of useful information-such as handy checklists for what to bring and wear-tucked between the humor. |
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 Simplifies backcountry food preperation & shows hikers how to eat well while packing light. Most of the 144 recipes take only 10 minutes to prepare. Lots of photos. |
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 Originally written for trip leaders in the Princeton University Outdoor Program, this book guides the reader through every step of the backpacking process, with chapters on planning, equipment, cooking, hygiene, emergency procedures & much more. |
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 Describes 32 best overnight backpacking trips in the state, from week-end ones to 10-day treks. Some of the most beautiful trips you can imagine. Enjoy. |
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 Part of a series for women by women. Author, an AT thru-hiker, gives a fresh perspective & up-to-date presentation of techniques & equipment. Written in a unique perspective, this book will give readers the confidence to try a new sport. |
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 How to make food stay edible longer and taste better. This four-color, illustrated book teaches how to prepare great meals for large groups in the outdoors; keep cooked foods hot long enough for second helpings; plan and pack meals for a wilderness expedition; cook in the rain, wind, and snow; obtain safe drinking water; and properly dispose of wastes. The official handbook for the Boy Scouts' cooking badge. |
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 Fully updated and revised, this guide includes short descriptions and maps of seventeen easy day hikes in the Grand Canyon National Park. Soooooo, beautiful! |
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A guide to 30 of the best day hikes in the Sedona area. Accurate maps and detailed directions make this conveniently pocket-sized handbook both easy to use and authoritative. |
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Pocket-size guide features 20 of the best, easy hikes around Flagstaff, AZ, for those with limited time or those who prefer easier hikes. Hikes range from 1 to 14 miles in length, & most have gentle gradients & moderate elevation change on established,easy-to-follow trails. |
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Features over 20 hikes that explore Camelback Mountain, Squaw Peak, South Mountain & the Superstitions Mountains around Phoenix, AZ. |
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 Hiking with a welcome twist: no tandem driving, no dropping off a car at the end of the trail, and no turning around to hike back the way you came: 75 loop hikes throughout the state, from easy half-day trips to extended journeys. There are hikes forevery season (planning chart lists best time to go). Many hikes are accessible from Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott, Phoenix, & Tucson. |
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 Covers more than 60 short hikes (ranging from a fraction of a mile to just over 7 miles round trip), and includes a mix of popular ones with little-known gems showcasing scenic AZ. |
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