Hidden Southwest : Including Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Utah & Southwest Colorado (Hidden Southwest, 6th Ed) - Softcover

Richard Harris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569752842 ISBN 13: 9781569752845

Publisher: Ulysses Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Hidden guides combine unique travel choices, outdoor adventures and little-known locales into a guide where vacations meet adventures. Each guide includes detailed maps, complete internet information for each listing, highlighted author favorites, suggested itineraries and walking and driving tours. Let Las Vegas transform its bit of desert into billion-dollar resorts -- they aren't covered in this book. This guide is happy to focus on the natural attractions, authentic historical sites and outdoor activities spread all across the arid Southwest. Hidden Southwest leads travelers on a journey through an amazing landscape like no other -- uncovering old ghost towns, frontier missions, regional festivals, lost redrock canyons, American Indian trading posts, hiking trails and whitewater rivers. It zeros in on unique lodging including a monastery, a tepee, a 200-year-old adobe hacienda, a former bank building circa 1882, a floating mobile home, and a fire lookout tower. Hidden Southwest brings the wild west to life at 5 dude ranches, 6 ghost towns, 52 places to horseback ride and 64 places to buy Indian crafts. It offers equally descriptive review of local camping out (76 campgrounds) and dining out (47 Southwest cuisine and 25 authentic Mexican restaurants). This edition features 65 new maps.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Harris' fascination with ancient civilizations started in the Anasazi cliff dwellings of Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park, where he guided tours during the summer while in college. When he is not climbing over mesa and browsing trading posts, he is writing travel books for publishers such as Ulysses Press and Fodor's.

Review

If it's a general car tour of the region you're planning, make this a part of the trip: it covers everything from unusual lodging and special local dining opportunities in the Southwest to byways and outdoor adventures to be had in the region. Hidden Southwest covers the diversity of people and places that composes the vast, varied terrain of Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Utah, and Southwest Colorado. From the desert oasis of metropolitan Phoenix and the art gallery of Santa Fe to the natural wonders of the Red Rock State Park and White Sands National Monument, Hidden Southwest shows readers the path to a unique travel experience. Whether a first time visitor to the Grand Canyon, a thrill-seeking rafter in search of white water, or shopping for authentic Navajo Rugs, Hidden Southwest has the details. Hidden Southwest provides reviews of one-of-a-kind sights, hotels, restaurants and outdoor adventures overlooked by most travelers, with the particularly hidden spots clearly marked in the margin of the text. Now in its third edition, this 600 page travel guide is more comprehensive and "user friendly" than ever! -- Midwest Book Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Ulysses Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1569752842
• ISBN 13: 9781569752845
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 680