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Hiking the Grand Canyon   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Grand Canyon National Park Map 207  •   Trails Illustrated
2009 •  MAP
A detailed topographic map of all Grand Canyon National Park, shown at a scale of 1:74,000, printed on tear-resistant, waterproof paper. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (USW332, $11.95)
  Grand Canyon National Park Map 207
A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon  •  Stephen Whitney
FIELD GUIDE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 268 PAGES
A compact guide to the natural history of the Grand Canyon with 71 handsome color plates, maps and illustrations. Bring it along. (USW06, $19.95)
  A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon
Lonely Planet Grand Canyon National Park  •   Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER
This comprehensive guide, with a focus on where to go and what to do, includes an overview of the natural history of the area and maps. (SWU174, $19.99)
  Lonely Planet Grand Canyon National Park
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons  •  John Wesley Powell  •  Wallace Stegner
EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 397 PAGES
The classic tale of adventure and exploration of the rivers and canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, originally published in 1875 -- and still essential reading for any traveler to the Grand Canyon. The one-armed explorer/scientist Powell captures all the exhilaration and danger of adventure in unknown territory. He and his men explored 1,000 miles of often-treacherous river in what is now Utah and Arizona. (USW80, $16.00)
  The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
Downcanyon, A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon  •  Ann Zwinger
NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
A vivid overview of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, from Mile 0 at Lees Ferry to Mile 278 at Grand Wash Fault. Zwinger, clearly in love with the American West, interweaves geology, plants, animals and human history in her account, organized by season. She helpfully includes extensive notes for further reading. With line drawings and two maps. (USW11, $19.95)
  Downcanyon, A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon
 

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How the Canyon Became Grand, A Short History  •  Stephen J. Pyne   • HISTORY  •  The history of the idea and allure of the Grand Canyon, and its transformation from worthless real estate to marvel of nature. (USW76, $15.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Grand Canyon, Travelers' Tales  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A diverse collection of excellent stories and essays on the nature, history and people of the Grand Canyon. Organized by topic, the selection includes Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Ann Zwinger, Colin Fletcher, Edward Abbey and other greats. (USW333, $17.95)
 
 
The Hidden Canyon, A River Journey  •  John Blaustein  •  Edward Abbey  •  Martin Litton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT  •  A celebrated collection of photographs and accompanying journals from an 18-day trip down the Colorado River by Edward Abbey himself. (SWU69, $19.95)
 
 
The Man Who Walked Through Time  •  Colin Fletcher   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Fletcher's much-loved account of a remarkable two-month odyssey below the rim of the Grand Canyon, first published in 1967. (USW94, $16.00)
 
 
The Laughing Boy  •  Oliver La Farge   • LITERATURE  •  An ethnographer and archaeologist, La Farge captures the flavor of the landscapes and ways of life in Northern Arizona in the early 20th century in this Pulitzer Prize-winning short novel. (USW240, $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)
 
 
Desert Solitaire  •  Edward Abbey   • NATURAL HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  One of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, his message is universal. (DES02, $14.95)
 
 
Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert  •  Terry Tempest Williams   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A series of lyrical, thoughtful essays on the power and beauty of the Red Rock Wilderness of southern Utah, including Grand Staircase, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon, Moab and the Great Basin. (USW398, $13.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians  •  Robert Stebbins   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species. (FG08, $22.00)
 
 
Field Guide to the Grand Canyon  •   Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This handy, laminated card features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of the Grand Canyon and can be easily slipped in your pocket. (USW334, $5.95)
 
 
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the American Southwest. (SWU14, $19.95)
 
 
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America  •  David Sibley   • 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)
 
 


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