Best Phoenix Arizona Travel Books

Surprisingly, it's also one of the most diverse and dramatic for hikers, with scenic destinations ranging from area parks, greenbelts, and preserves to high and low deserts and breathtaking mountains. Now a software engineer by trade, Charles spends much of his spare time exploring mountains, leading hiking trips, photographing and writing about trails around Arizona and throughout the Southwest.

This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of these popular Arizona cities. Pam Hait is the author of 13 books and a contributor to many national publications, including Metropolitan Home, Sunset, Travel & Leisure, and Arizona. Highways.

ATV Trails Guide Arizona Phoenix Region documents 30 of the best ATV and UTV trails around Phoenix. Charles (Chuck) Wells bought his first 4-wheel-drive SUV in 1993, and he had no idea how it would change his life. He continued to get lost, run into places too difficult for his vehicle and waste time on boring roads. This frustration led him to write his first book, Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails, in 1998. He strongly promotes responsible use of public lands.Charles continues to scout most of the trails and spends a great deal of time traveling in his motorhome. After practicing design in Ohio, he moved to Colorado Springs in 1980 and worked 18 years in the printing business. He has always had an interest in exploring less-traveled roads and was overjoyed when he moved to Colorado in 2003.He worked many years as a graphic designer and computer technician, then joined FunTreks in 2008.

This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of these popular Arizona cities. Pam Hait is the author of 13 books and a contributor to many national publications, including Metropolitan Home, Sunset, Travel & Leisure, and Arizona. Highways.

Beautiful, accurate, very detailed and best selling Grand Canyon map is now available in the 5th edition. Fine shaded relief and 100ft contours give a detailed & stunning view of the Canyon topography. Detailed topographic trail map of 308,000 acres in central Grand Canyon. This is the area where 99% of visitors travel and where 90% of overnight backcountry trips take place, and where most trails and reliable water sources are. Kent Schulte lives in Boulder, Colorado.

In full-color throughout, Fodor's Arizona and the Grand Canyon helps travelers take advantage of the state's myriad pleasures, including outstanding museums and galleries, Navajo and Hopi cultural experiences, top-notch golf, three national parks, and excellent Mexican food and tequila. “Fodor’s is pitched a few notches higher….aimed at a fairly discerning traveler with an appetite for background and the occasional surprise.” – New York Times.