Backpacking Arizona: From Deep Canyons to Sky Islands - Hardcover

by Bruce Grubbs (Author)

Backpacking Arizona presents 32 carefully crafted backpacking trips to some of the most magnificent landscapes in the state, providing vital information, photographs, and trail maps.

The world-famous Grand Canyon is only one of Arizona's spectacular natural features. Arizona encompasses over 90 wilderness areas, more than 15 national parks and monuments, and the largest national forest in the country. Expansive mesas, high peaks, and snaking canyons create a dynamic landscape and reflect a rich geologic and human history. Backpacking Arizona is the only guide devoted to overnight trips in the state. You'll discover the maze of side canyons and hidden grottos in the Grand Canyon's untrammeled backcountry, historic pioneer trails on the Mogollon Rim, the little-traveled Blue Range, and the legendary Superstition Mountains in the Sonoran Desert.

Author Biography

Bruce Grubbs is an avid hiker, mountain biker, paddler, and cross-country skier who has explored the American West for over 30 years and has written 14 outdoor guidebooks. Backpacking remains his first backcountry love, and he makes time for several lengthy trips each year. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.