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Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks •  Bill Schneider
GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 226 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the hiking trails and backcountry roads of Canyonlands and Arches, published in cooperation with the National Park Service. With a section on trip preparation, black-and-white photographs and maps. (USW154, $16.95)

A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country •  David Williams •  Gloria Brown
FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PAPER • 188 PAGES
A compact field guide to the wildlife of the high desert of the Colorado Plateau and the nine national parks of the region, including Arches and Canyonlands, featuring handsome watercolor illustrations by Gloria Brown. A former ranger based in Moab, Williams includes an overview of the history, geology and ecology of the high desert in addition to basic information that you'll need to identify common plants and animals. Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association. (USW289, $22.95)

Desert Solitaire •  Edward Abbey
NATURAL HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 289 PAGES • FAVORITE
A beloved classic, read aloud at campfires throughout the Southwest. It's one of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about the Colorado Plateau and his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab Utah, his message is universal. Originally published in 1990. (DES02, $14.95)

Arches National Park Map •   Trails Illustrated
MAP
A durable, topographic map of Arches National Park, Utah at a scale of 1:50,000. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (USW163, $11.95)

Canyonlands National Park Map •   Trails Illustrated
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A durable, topographic map of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, at a scale of 1:62,000. Two Sides. 37x26 inches. (USW164, $11.95)

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	Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks • Bill Schneider GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 226 PAGES A comprehensive guide to the hiking trails and backcountry roads of Canyonlands and Arches, published in cooperation with the National Park Service. With a section on trip preparation, black-and-white photographs and maps. (USW154, $16.95)
	A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country • David Williams • Gloria Brown FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PAPER • 188 PAGES A compact field guide to the wildlife of the high desert of the Colorado Plateau and the nine national parks of the region, including Arches and Canyonlands, featuring handsome watercolor illustrations by Gloria Brown. A former ranger based in Moab, Williams includes an overview of the history, geology and ecology of the high desert in addition to basic information that you'll need to identify common plants and animals. Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association. (USW289, $22.95)
	Desert Solitaire • Edward Abbey NATURAL HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 289 PAGES • FAVORITE A beloved classic, read aloud at campfires throughout the Southwest. It's one of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about the Colorado Plateau and his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab Utah, his message is universal. Originally published in 1990. (DES02, $14.95)
	Arches National Park Map • Trails Illustrated MAP A durable, topographic map of Arches National Park, Utah at a scale of 1:50,000. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (USW163, $11.95)
	Canyonlands National Park Map • Trails Illustrated MAP A durable, topographic map of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, at a scale of 1:62,000. Two Sides. 37x26 inches. (USW164, $11.95)

	Compass Guide Utah • Tom Wharton • Gayen Wharton • GUIDEBOOK • This handsome guide features outstanding color photography, detailed maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Utah. (USW130, $21.95)
	The Southwest Inside Out, An Illustrated Guide to the Land and its History • Thomas Wiewandt • Maureen Wilks • GUIDEBOOK • An outstanding guide to understanding the geomorphology of the Southwest, featuring the author's color photographs of canyons, dunes and other landforms. (USW345, $24.95)
	Walking • Henry David Thoreau • REFERENCE • You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel. (WLK04, $9.95)
	Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest • Stephen Plog • Amy Elizabeth Grey • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This illustrated introduction provides an in-depth look at the ancient cultures that first inhabited the pueblos and cliff dwellings of the American Southwest. Organized chronologically, it features hundreds of maps, mostly black-and-white photographs and site diagrams (USW131, $24.95)
	In Search of the Old Ones, Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest • David D. Roberts • ARCHAEOLOGY • An exuberant, engaging account of archaeological adventures in the desert Southwest. Roberts investigates the factors that may have led to the demise of the Anasazi civilization -- and looks into longstanding controversies. (USW157, $14.00)
	Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West • Wallace Stegner • EXPLORATION • The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of explorer John Wesley Powell by the great Wallace Stegner, first published in 1954. It's both an adventure and an insightful look at the politics of development in the American West. (USW78, $16.00)
	Mesa Verde National Park, Shadows of the Centuries • Duane Smith • LITERATURE • A cultural and archaeological guide to Mesa Verde, including a history of the Anasazi, the story of the creation of the national park and the impact of modern tourism. (SWU159, $16.95)
	The Professor's House • Willa Cather • LITERATURE • Cather's accomplished 1925 novel includes a story-within-a-story of explorer Tom Outland, a character modeled after Richard Wetherill, the discoverer of Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde. (SWU258, $12.95)
	Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water • Marc Reisner • NATURAL HISTORY • A definitive history of water development in the American desert -- and a now-classic chronicle of wrong-headed policies and misadventures controlling the great rivers of the West. (USW246, $18.00)
	The Redrock Chronicles, Saving Wild Utah • T. H. Watkins • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural and human history of the Colorado Plateau, and most specifically southern Utah, illustrated with photographs. Watkins explores the complex geology, human settlement and modern issues concerning the region. (USW267, $29.95)
	Travelers Guide to the Geology of the Colorado Plateau • Donald L. Baars • NATURAL HISTORY • A clearly written survey of the geology of the Four Corners region. (SWU32, $25.00)
	Canyon Country Wildflowers • Damian Fagan • FIELD GUIDE • This comprehensive field guide covers 190 of the most commonly encountered wildflowers, shrubs and trees of the Four Corners area. (USW155, $19.95)
	The Field Guide to Birds of Western North America • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)