The Sierra Club Guides To The National Parks Of The Desert Southwest

Arches, Big Bend, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Carlsbad Caverns, Grand Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, Mese Verde, Petrified Forest, Zion.

Newly revised and updated, this guide offers practical travel information to the desert Southwest's national parks.

Many color photographs and maps enhance the detailed description of each park. Also use companion volumes on the parks of the East and Middle West (1986), the Desert Southwest (1984), and the Pacific Southwest and Hawaii (1984).

Newly revised and updated, The Deserts of the Southwest is a comprehensive field companion to the plants, animals, geology, topography, climate, and ecology of the American Southwest. A perennial classic, it describes the four deserts -- the Great Basin, Mohave, Chihuahuan, and Sonoran -- which together stretch into nine southwestern states and Mexico. The topography, geology, and climatic conditions of these arid lands set the stage for one of the most fascinating of ecological studies: the survival and adaptation of animal and plant life in the severe, often extreme desert climate and terrain. Abundantly illustrated with line drawings, maps, charts, and diagrams, The Deserts of the Southwest offers both the outdoor adventurer and the armchair naturalist a clear and detailed portrait of this complex, beautiful, and fragile wilderness. "This book should help any desert adventurer, neophyte or seasoned traveler, to be better prepared." -- Desert News "Peggy Larson has given us...a fine handbook for the newcomer who wants to know more about what he sees, and even for those of us who have lived here for many years." -- Arizona Highways

Covering some of America's most popular national parks, and 250 natural sites, and landscapes.

Newly revised and updated, this bestselling guide offers practical travel information and detailed histories of America's national parks.