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Arizona Backroads and 4-Wheel Drive Trails by Charles Wells
54-Wheel Drive Trails: Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Backcountry Driving Adventures. Includes trails around Phoenix, Tucson, and the Mogollon Rim. Compact book, with black and white photos and detailed and accurate trail directions.
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Day Trips from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff by Pam Hait
Day trips, suitable for passenger vehicles, within two hours of Arizona's major cities. Includes detailed route directions, and many free and commercial attractions, destinations, restaurants and lodgings along the way.
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Arizona Atlas and Gazetteer
Comprehensive atlas, which includes many backroads and smaller trails. Topography and limited GPS coordinates. A worthwhile addition to any backroads map collection, and a good overall supplement to more detailed maps. Recommended!
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Official Guide to Hiking the Grand Canyon by Scott Thybony
Detailed information for south and north rim hikes. Provides trail desriptions, permit information, elevation profiles (very useful!) and descriptions of flora and fauna. Full color photos. A good beginner's guide.
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Photographer's guide to the Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona by Joseph K. Lange
In depth information on how to get the best out of your photography trip to northern Arizona. Technical information, places to go (and the best times to go there), equipment and more
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A Guide to Grand Canyon National Park and Vicinity by Sandra Scott
Produced in conjunction with the National Park Service, this guide offers details on the facilities at the canyon, as well as hikes and attractions in the vicinity. Covers north and south rim. Slim, but packed with facts, a good glovebox guide.
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Scenic Driving Arizona by Stewart M. Green.
Thirty drives through spectacular Arizona, suitable for passenger vehicles. Covers the better known areas of the state as opposed to off-the-beaten-track. Historical information, side trips, and attractions along the way.
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Travel Arizona: The Back Roads by James E. Cook.
Twenty back road tours, produced by the Arizona Highways magazine. Less detailed directions than other books, but a lovely selection of quieter, scenic routes within the Grand Canyon state.
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Travel Arizona II by Leo W. Banks
A guide to the best tours and sites, produced by the Arizona Highways magazine. Fourteen tours, and a focus on historical and cultural aspects. Full color photos.
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Travel Arizona: The Scenic Byways by Paula Searcy
Easy scenic byway tours, produced by the Arizona Highways magazine. A mix of dirt and paved roads, traveling through quiet areas of the state. Full color photos.
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Arizona's 144 Best Campgrounds by James Tallon
The best campgrounds in Arizona, sorted by region. Includes maps and photos. Details campgrounds that will appeal to the RVer wanting full comfort and all amenities, to the backpacker who need nothing more than a flat space.
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Camping Arizona by Bruce Grubbs
Falcon Guide. Very detailed descriptions of over 150 public campgrounds in the state. Equally suitable for tent and RV campers, and due to Arizona's elevation and climate, there are sites suitable for all seasons.
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Arizona Mountain Bike Trail Guide by Cosmic Ray
Fat tire tales and trails. Cosmic Ray is a local mountain bike legend who knows his stuff and imparts it in an upbeat and entertaining fashion. Includes maps and trail descriptions, as well as ratings for effort, skill level and fear factor.
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100 Classic Hikes in Arizona by Scott S. Warren
Hikes for day hikers and backpackers in five regions in Arizona. Features maps and trail descriptions, permit information and everything you need to know to go.
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The Ultimate Desert Handbook by Mark Johnson
A manual for desert hikers, campers, and travelers. Easy to read, practical and chock full of must-know information. Essential reading for any desert traveler.
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Arizona's Ghost Towns and Mining Camps by Philip Varney
Arizona Highways publication, detailing many of Arizona's famous and infamous ghost towns. Current and historical photos, plus interesting snippets and historical facts.
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Ghost Towns of Arizona by James E. Sherman
Excellent and detailed publication, covering many major, minor and vanished ghost towns in Arizona. History, locator key, stories of bygone days.
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Arizona Place Names by Will Croft Barnes
Learn the meaning and history behind Arizona's unusual and historic place names. Spanish, European, Native American and more are explained, as well as important points of a town's history. Excellent as both a glovebox companion, and bedside book.
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Sedona: Treasure of the Southwest by Kathleen Bryant
More a coffee table memento of one of Arizona's most beautiful places than a guidebook. Excellent color photos, some information, historical facts and descriptions. Excellent gift idea for anyone who loves the red rock country.
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Sedona's Best Vortex Guidebook by Jaime Butler
Skinny book, packed with information on how to find, and best appreciate the vortexes located around Sedona. The author is a spiritual teacher, resident in Sedona.
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50 Favorite Hikes: Flagstaff and Sedona by Cosmic Ray
Accurate, practical and entertaining book from this popular Arizona resident. Good descriptions and information for each hike, including effort required, best season to hike, elevation change and a map. Anyone who knows Cosmic Ray's mountain bike guides will snap this up.
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Arizona Wildflowers by Beverly Magley
Slim little book that packs a lot of punch. Snippets of information about Arizona's varied flora, folk tales and medicinal uses. There's more than cacti out there.
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