National Geographic Guide to America's Outdoors: Southwest Nature Adventures in Parks, Preserves, Forests, Wildlife Refuges, Wildnerness Areas

by WHITE, MEL

• ISBN13: 9780792279501
• ISBN10: 0792279506
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: National Geographic

Summary

In this practical, informative, richly illustrated guide, National Geographic takes you to the best nature sites In the Southwest and tells you what you need to knew -- about the landscape, plants, animals, activities, and recreation -- to experience them fully. Over 65 major sites, plus numerous smaller ones, grouped by bioreglon, including national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges; state parks, conservation areas and preserves; and wild and scenic rivers. Guided hikes and drives. Suggestions of where to hike, bike, camp, kayak, fish, see wildlife, and more. Extensive resource listings. 150 vivid, color photos and 22 detailed, full-color maps.

Table of Contents

Treading Lightly in the Wild	6	(8)
Regional Map	8	(2)
Coming to Terms with Geology	10	(2)
An Ecological Crossroads	12	(6)
Colorado Plateau	18	(50)
Map	20	(4)
Grand Canyon National Park	24	(17)
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park	41	(1)
Canyon de Chelly National Monument	42	(2)
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness	44	(1)
El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area	45	(3)
Petrified Forest National Park	48	(7)
Pintail Lake	55	(1)
Meteor Crater	56	(1)
The Arboretum at Flagstaff	57	(1)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	58	(2)
San Francisco Mountain	60	(8)
Southern Rocky Mountains	68	(28)
Map	70	(4)
Pecos Wilderness	74	(6)
Bandelier National Monument	80	(2)
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River	82	(5)
Valle Vidal	87	(3)
Enchanted Circle Area	90	(5)
Cimarron Canyon State Park	95	(1)
Chihuhuan Desert and Grasslands	96	(32)
Map	98	(4)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	102	(6)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	108	(7)
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park	115	(3)
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge	118	(2)
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge	120	(1)
Capulin Volcano National Monument	121	(3)
Clayton Lake State Park	124	(1)
Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands	125	(3)
New Mexico Highlands and Rio Grande Valley	128	(40)
Map	130	(4)
Gila National Forest	134	(7)
City of Rocks State Park	141	(1)
White Sands National Monument	142	(5)
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park	147	(1)
Lincoln National Forest Northern Districts	148	(6)
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge	154	(5)
Water Canyon	159	(1)
Manzano Mountains	160	(2)
Sandia Mountains	162	(4)
Rio Grande Nature Center	166	(2)
Arizona Highlands	168	(40)
Map	170	(4)
Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon	174	(9)
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness	183	(1)
Dead Horse Ranch State Park	184	(2)
Granite Mountain Trail	186	(4)
Verde Wild and Scenic River	190	(1)
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park	191	(1)
Mazatzal Wilderness	192	(2)
Superstition Wilderness	194	(6)
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park	200	(1)
White Mountains	201	(7)
Sky Islands and the Arizona Desert	208	(70)
Map	210	(4)
Chiricahua Mountains	214	(7)
Muleshoe Ranch Cooperative Management Area	221	(1)
Pinaleno Mountains	222	(2)
Aravipa Canyon Wilderness	224	(2)
San Pedro Riparian Natural Conservation Area	226	(2)
Kartchner Caverns State Park	228	(4)
Huachuca Mountains	232	(4)
Empire-Clenega Resource Conservation Area	236	(3)
Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve	239	(2)
Santa Rita Mountains	241	(3)
Santa Catalina Mountains	244	(6)
Saguaro National Park	250	(6)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	256	(3)
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge	259	(3)
Pajarita Wilderness	262	(1)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	263	(5)
Cabeza Prieta National wildlife Refuge	268	(1)
Hassayampa River Preserve	269	(2)
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge	271	(1)
Lower Colorado River National Wildlife Refuges	272	(6)
Other Sites	278	(1)
Resources	279	(4)
About the Author and the Photographer	283	(1)
Illustrations Credits	283	(1)
Index	284	(4)
Credits	288