Journey to the High Southwest, 8th; A Traveler's Guide to Santa Fe and the Four Corners of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah

by Robert L. Casey

• ISBN13: 9780762740642
• ISBN10: 0762740647
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

The quintessential guidebook to the Four Corners region of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, Journey to the High Southwest is both an inspiring armchair read and a practical take-along guide. It offers insight into the history, culture, and geography that define the region while delivering all of the detail readers need on driving directions, activities, and attractions. From the geology of the canyons of Southeastern Utah to the cultural history of Northeastern Arizona's Indian Country, this comprehensive book provides fascinating background information for readers who are interested in the Southwest, as well as valuable information for those making travel plans.

Author Biography

Robert L. Casey has traveled the High Southwest for five decades and was a longtime resident of Arizona. He is at work on a Sonoran Desert memoir based on the years he lived in Tucson. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington.

 

Richard K. Harris has authored more than twenty travel guidebooks. He has been a director and past president of PEN New Mexico, the southwest's largest professional writers' organization, and a director and officer of the New Mexico Book Association. He lives in Santa Fe.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Eighth Edition	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Southeastern Utah: Canyon Country	1	(110)
History	6	(6)
A Geologic Primer to Southeastern Utah	12	(19)
Prehistoric Scenes of Canyon Country Geology	31	(2)
Seeing Canyon Country	33	(58)
Staying There	91	(20)
Northeastern Arizona: Indian Country	111	(126)
History of the People	118	(20)
Seeing Indian Country	138	(64)
Staying There	202	(35)
Southwestern Colorado and Northwestern New Mexico: Rocky Mountain Frontier Country	237	(100)
The Setting	242	(4)
History	246	(13)
Seeing Rocky Mountain Frontier Country	259	(38)
Staying There	297	(40)
North Central New Mexico: The Spanish Rio Grande Country	337	(176)
The Setting	344	(6)
History	350	(24)
Seeing the Spanish Rio Grande Country	374	(68)
Staying There	442	(71)
Appendix: Practical Hints	513	(18)
Bibliography	531	(13)
Glossary	544	(3)
Index	547	(16)
About the Author	563