Colorado Plateau Wild and Beautiful - Hardcover

John Annerino

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156037585X ISBN 13: 9781560375852

Publisher: Farcounty Press, 2014

Synopsis

It's easy to get lost in Colorado Plateau Wild & Beautiful. With incredible color photographs and informative captions by award-winning photographer and writer John Annerino, this breathtaking book is a ticket to a cultural and geological wonderland. Toadstool-like hoodoos, stately spires, echoing canyons, centuries-old rock art, and gravity-defying cliff dwellings will awe readers. There is no better keepsake for a trip to America's most revered collection of national, tribal, and state parks.

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From the Author

The all new Hiking the Grand Canyon, Commemorative Hiker's Edition, and new waterproof pull-out trail map, by John Annerino is available now on Amazon Books
               
Photographed and researched throughout the Four Corner's region of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, Colorado Plateau Wild and Beautiful includes an introductory essay, color map, and descriptive captions that highlight Spanish and Native American names and translations for sacred landmarks, cultural and historic sites. The color photographs feature National Parks, Monuments, Wilderness Areas, Wildlife Refuges, National Register of Historic Places, and Native American Tribal Parks throughout the "Grand Circle" region of the Colorado Plateau, including: Arches National Park, Bandelier National Monument, Bass Camp and Trails Historic District, Bisti De Na-Zin Wilderness, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Cave Springs Cowboy Camp National Register of Historic Places, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Colorado River and its canyons, Dead Horse Point State Park, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, El Malpais National Monument, El Morro National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, Inscription Rock National Register Historic Places, Kachina Peaks Wilderness, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Lees Ferry Fort National Register of Historic Places, Little Colorado River Gorge Navajo Tribal Park, Lower Antelope Canyon Navajo Tribal Park, Mazatzal Wilderness, Mesa Verde National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, Navajo National Monument, Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Painted Desert / Desierto Pintado, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Redrock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Sego Canyon National Register of Historic Places, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Taylor Cabin Line Camp National Register of Historic Places, Tutuveni National Register of Historic Places, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Zion National Park, and Native Americans, adventurers, canyoneers, climbers, and river runners.

From the Back Cover

A seasoned backcountry traveler of the Colorado Plateau, John's published work of the Colorado Plateau haa been featured in Arizona Highways Magazine, Browntrout Calendars, Countryman Press, LIFE Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Newsweek, Outside, Outdoor Photography London, People Magazine, Popular Photography, Sierra Club Books, and Travel & Leisure Magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farcounty Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 156037585X
• ISBN 13: 9781560375852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120