Backroads & Byways of Indian Country Drives, Day Trips and Weekend Excursions: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico

by Bitler, Teresa

• ISBN13: 9780881509571
• ISBN10: 0881509574
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-07
• Publisher: Countryman Press

Summary

Whether a native of this region or a traveling visitor, you will find this guide replete with all the information you need to travel off the beaten path in the Four Corners territory of the Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. With chapters devoted to individual drives, you will know what to look for and expect in this culturally fascinating region.

Author Biography

Teresa Bitler is also the author of Great Escapes: Arizona. An Arizona native and freelance travel writer who specializes in the American Southwest, Bitler lives in Queen Creek, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Things to Know	p. 15
Canyons of the Ancients	p. 21
Standing in Four States at Once	p. 39
The Riches of the San Juan Mountains	p. 53
The Ancestral Puebloans of New Mexico	p. 71
The Pueblos of the Old Spanish Trail	p. 87
The Artists of the Zuni Mountains	p. 107
The Heart of the Navajo Nation	p. 125
The Hopi Way of Life	p. 143
Scenes from the Old West	p. 157
The Paiutes and Lees Ferry	p. 175
The Indian Cultures of Scenic Southern Utah	p. 193
The Tribe at the West Rim	p. 209
Other Resources	p. 227
Arizona Contacts	p. 227
Colorado Contacts	p. 227
New Mexico Contacts	p. 228
Utah Contacts	p. 229
Other Contacts	p. 229
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