Color Country

by Neider, Susan M.; Levine, Dan

• ISBN13: 9781586851286
• ISBN10: 1586851284
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Summary

The breathtaking terrain of the Colorado Plateau is the subject of Color Country. Maps, geology, history, the perfect photo op, and tourist and travel information are included in the book's coverage of 18 national parks, monuments, state parks and preserves, including Arches, the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Aztec Ruins, Zion, Monument Valley, and much more. The ideal travel guide to the Four Corners region of the Southwest.

Table of Contents

Formation of the Colorado Plateau	1	(2)
Geology of the Colorado Plateau	3	(4)
Traveling the Colorado Plateau	7	(2)
General Precautions	9	(2)
Antelope Canyon (Upper)	11	(4)
Arches National Park	15	(8)
Aztec Ruins National Monument	23	(4)
Bryce Canyon National Park	27	(6)
Canyon de Chelly National Monument	33	(6)
Canyonlands National Park	39	(8)
Capitol Reef National Park	47	(6)
Colorado National Monument	53	(6)
Dead Horse Point State Park	59	(4)
Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim)	63	(10)
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	73	(6)
Kodachrome Basin State Park	79	(4)
Mesa Verde National Park	83	(6)
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park	89	(8)
Natural Bridges National Monument	97	(6)
Newspaper Rock	103	(4)
Petrified Forest National Park	107	(6)
Zion National Park	113