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This page provides internal links to books and resources related to hiking, camping, backpacking, archaeology, history, travel, nature, and other canyon country topics.
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| The 2 Oz. Backpacker | |||
| Author: | Robert S. Wood | ||
| Date: | 1982 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Ten Speed Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, California 94707. | ||
| Comments: | A problem solving manual for use in the wilds. | ||
| The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds | |||
| Author: | Miklos D. F. Udvardy | ||
| Date: | 1977 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, USA. | ||
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| The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders | |||
| Author: | Lorus and Margery Milne | ||
| Date: | 1980 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, USA. | ||
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| The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians | |||
| Author: | John L. Behler | ||
| Date: | 1979 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, USA. | ||
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| The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals | |||
| Author: | Charles W. Chesterman | ||
| Date: | 1978 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, USA. | ||
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| The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers | |||
| Author: | Richard Spellenberg | ||
| Date: | 1979 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, USA. | ||
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| The Audubon Society Nature Guides: Deserts | |||
| Author: | James MacMahon | ||
| Date: | 1985 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. | ||
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| The Bears are Not to Blame | |||
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| Date: | 1993 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Yosemite National Park Public Information Office. | ||
| Comments: | Brochure. | ||
| The Best in Tent Camping: Utah | |||
| Author: | Jeffrey Steadman | ||
| Date: | 2007 | Cost: | $14.95 |
| Publisher: | Menasha Ridge Press, Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| Comments: | An easy to use guidebook that's perfect for tent campers looking for quiet and scenic campgrounds throughout Utah. | ||
| The Colorado Plateau: A Geologic History | |||
| Author: | Donald L. Baars | ||
| Date: | 1983 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. | ||
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| The Complete Guide to America's National Parks | |||
| Author: | Edited | ||
| Date: | 2001 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Fodor's Travel Publications. | ||
| Comments: | The Official Visitor's Guide of the National Park Foundation. | ||
| The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges | |||
| Author: | David L. Scott and Kay W. Scott | ||
| Date: | 2002 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, Connecticut 06437. | ||
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| The Complete Nevada Traveler | |||
| Author: | David W. Toll | ||
| Date: | 1976 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557. | ||
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| The Gold Hex | |||
| Author: | Ken Marquiss | ||
| Date: | 1972 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | H. Glenn Carson Enterprises, Ltd., 801 Juniper, Boulder, Colorado 80302. | ||
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| The Guide to an Auto Tour of Arches National Park | |||
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| Publisher: | Canyonlands Natural History Association; 3031 South Highway 191; Moab, UT 84532, USA. | ||
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| The History of Agate Springs | |||
| Author: | R. J. Roberts | ||
| Date: | 1966 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Reprinted from Nebraska History, Volume 47, Number 3, Nebraska Historical Society. | ||
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| The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns | |||
| Author: | Stephen L. Carr | ||
| Date: | 1972 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Western Epics, 254 South Main, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. | ||
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| The Hungry Hiker's Book of Good Cooking | |||
| Author: | Gretchen McHugh | ||
| Date: | 2002 | Cost: | $20.00 |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, New York | ||
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| The Man Who Walked Through Time | |||
| Author: | Colin Fletcher | ||
| Date: | 1967 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books. | ||
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| The Nevada Desert | |||
| Author: | Sessions S. Wheeler | ||
| Date: | 1971 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | The Caxton Printers. Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho 83605. | ||
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| The New Complete Walker | |||
| Author: | Colin Fletcher | ||
| Date: | 1978 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, USA. | ||
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| The Old West: Travel Historic America | |||
| Author: | Senior Editor: Constance Jones | ||
| Date: | 2003 | Cost: | $19.95 |
| Publisher: | Fodor's Travel Publications, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. | ||
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| The Rock Art of Utah | |||
| Author: | Polly Schaafsma | ||
| Date: | 1971 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | University of Utah Press, 101 University Services Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. | ||
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| The Promontory Trail | |||
| Author: | |||
| Date: | 1988 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, in cooperation with the National Park Service. | ||
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| The Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks: Desert Southwest | |||
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| Date: | 1991 | Cost: | $1.00 |
| Publisher: | Steward, Tabori & Chang, Inc., 740 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA. | ||
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| The State Parks of Arizona | |||
| Author: | John V. Young | ||
| Date: | 1986 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | The University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. | ||
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| The Story of Bodie | |||
| Author: | Ella M. Cain | ||
| Date: | 1956 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Fearon Publishers, 2450 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California. | ||
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| The Towers of Hovenweep | |||
| Author: | Ian Thompson | ||
| Date: | 2004 | Cost: | $7.99 |
| Publisher: | Canyonlands Natural History Association, 3031 S. Highway 191, Moab, Utah 84532; Phone: 435-259-6003; FAX: 435-259-8263; E-mail | ||
| Comments: | The author lived most of his life in the Four Corners Country. He came to know Hovenweep and the region as well as anyone. The book helps the reader see these archaeological sites not simply as awe inspiring ruins, but as the vibrant communities they once were, and he places these communities into the larger cultural landscape of the vast Mesa Verde archeological region. | ||
| The Ultimate Desert Handbook | |||
| Author: | Mark Johnson | ||
| Date: | Cost: | ||
| Publisher: | Ragged Mountain Press Outdoors Paperback. | ||
| Comments: | (ISBN 007139303X) The first complete book on desert hiking, exploration, and survival, this in-depth guide presents the deserts of the world not as an alien environment to be overcome or endured, but as a fascinating opportunity for anyone eager to enjoy a different kind of outdoor experience. The Ultimate Desert Handbook includes comprehensive descriptions of deserts worldwide, a complete survey of the North American deserts, their plants and wildlife; expert advice on desert hiking in all sorts of desert terrain, day hiking, backpacking, camping, equipment and footwear, wildlife observation and photography (both film and digital), desert hazards and survival; also included is the most thorough section on desert navigation ever published—from using the stars to map, compass, and the Global Positioning System—and easy-to-follow advice on everything from selecting a campsite to first aid and rescue. | ||
| The Well-Fed Backpacker | |||
| Author: | June Fleming | ||
| Date: | 1985 | Cost: | $8.95 |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books, reprinted by arrangement with Victoria House, Inc., 2218 NE 8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon. | ||
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| The Yellowstone National Park | |||
| Author: | Hiram Martin Chittenden | ||
| Date: | 1979 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma 73019. | ||
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| There Was a River: Essays on the Southwest | |||
| Author: | Bruce Berger | ||
| Date: | 1994 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona. | ||
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| This Ancient Rock: A Guide to the Scenic Drive: Capitol Reef National Park | |||
| Author: | Edited by George Davidson | ||
| Date: | 1982 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Capitol Reef National History Association, USA. | ||
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| Tonopah: Silver Camp of Nevada | |||
| Author: | Stanley W. Paher | ||
| Date: | 1978 | Cost: | $1.95 |
| Publisher: | Nevada Publications, Box 15444, Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
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| Topographic Maps | |||
| Author: | Theodore D. Steger | ||
| Date: | 1978 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. | ||
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| Tower Peak: High Sierra Hiking Guide #16 | |||
| Author: | Ken Fawcett | ||
| Date: | 1975 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Wilderness Press, 2440 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, California 94704. | ||
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| Tour Book: Colorado and Utah | |||
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| Date: | 2001 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | AAA Publishing, 1000 AAA Drive, Heathrow, Florida 32746-5063. | ||
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| Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah | |||
| Author: | Steven R. Simms and Francois Gohier | ||
| Date: | 2010 | Cost: | ~$30.00 |
| Publisher: | The University of Utah Press | ||
| Comments: | Places Fremont rock art studies in a contemporary context. Offers an innovative model of Fremont society, politics, and world view using the principles of analogy and current archaeological evidence. | ||
| Trail Guide to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument | |||
| Author: | David Urmann | ||
| Date: | 1999 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Gibbs Smith, Publisher, P.O. Box 667, Layton, Utah 84041; Phone: 800-748-5439. | ||
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| Trail Guide to the Santa Catalina Mountains | |||
| Author: | Eber Glendening and Pete Cowgill | ||
| Date: | 1987 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Rainbow Expeditions, 915 South Sherwood Village, Tucson, Arizona, 85710. | ||
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| Trails of the Wasatch | |||
| Author: | Gary C. Nichols | ||
| Date: | 2002 | Cost: | $7.95 |
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| Comments: | A Pocket Guide | ||
| Trails of the Wasatch: South | |||
| Author: | Gary C. Nichols | ||
| Date: | 1999 | Cost: | |
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| Comments: | A Pocket Guide | ||
| Tsankawi: Bandelier National Monument | |||
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| Date: | 2006 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Western National Parks Association | ||
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| Tucson Hiking Guide | |||
| Author: | Betty Leavengood | ||
| Date: | 1991 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Pruett Publishing Company, 2928 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301. | ||
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| Tuolumne Meadows: High Sierra Hiking Guide #4 | |||
| Author: | Jeffrey P. Schaffer and Thomas Winnett | ||
| Date: | 1977 | Cost: | |
| Publisher: | Wilderness Press, 2440 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, California 94704. | ||
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