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"A walking journey across Arizona with essays on wildfire, copper mining, border crossing, dirty politics, Native culture, violence, suburban monotony, shrinking water, local cuisine, literary culture and the Grand Canyon. I have sought to write the mostcomprehensive one-volume portrait of Arizona ever written: a deep narrative map"--
Rim to River is the story of this extraordinary journey through redrock country, down canyons, up mesas, and across...
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Excerpt: "Next day, upon resuming our journey, it pleased me to try to find the trail to Betatakin, the most noted, and surely the most wonderful and beautiful ruin in all the West. In many places there was no trail at all, and I encountered difficulties, but in the end without much loss of time I entered the narrow rugged entrance of the canyon I had named Surprise Valley. Sight of the great dark cave thrilled me as I thought it might have thrilled...
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" ... based on the journal Clarence Boynton kept which documented the driving trip he took with his wife, Mariquita ("Quita"), Dr. Watkins, his wife Bessie and their daughter Merial. ... The journal is well written, interesting and really gives the reader an idea of what road trael was like in the fall of 1913 Arizona"--Page xiii.
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From a paved, two-lane road on the Kaibab Plateau to a winding dirt road in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Highways Scenic Drives features 40 of the state s best back roads. The book, which includes Arizona Highways iconic photography and maps, is sorted by region and features drives for everyone the majority of the routes don t require four-wheel-drive.
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Route 66 in Arizona is a ribbon tying together spectacular natural attractions such as the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert, and the Meteor Crater. There were plenty of man-made diversions along the way, too. Roadside businesses used Native American and Western imagery to lure travelers to fill up their gas tank, grab a meal, or spend the night. Roadside signs featured shapely cowgirls and big black jackrabbits, or warned of...
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The Southwestern state of Arizona offers spectacular scenery, thrilling adventures and a mix of Native American, Hispanic and Anglo cultures, plus more than 300 days of sunshine a year. Be inspired to visit by the new edition of Insight Guide Arizona and the Grand Canyon, a comprehensive full-color guide to this epic region, covering its many national parks and wilderness areas, as well as charming towns like Bisbee and Patagonia and the cities of...
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