The equally informative traveler's guide sequel adds new scenic icons and subject matter on the tour, including intrinsic subject matter relative to all of the prized scenic locations presented in this publication. For instance, these engaging and educational topics:
Archeology, the Pecos Classification System (i.e., explanation of the archeological timeline), a Geologic Analysis of the Earth), a Geologic Lexicon, Plate Tectonics, Archaeoastronomy (i.e., Chaco Canyon), "Dinosauria" (i.e., the study of dinosaurs and the Earth's primal history), Ethnobotany, Desert Ecology, "Rock Art" (i.e., "glyphs" as in the study of petroglyphs and pictographs), Pottery of the Anasazi and Puebloans, the Colorado Plateau Province due west of the Rockies, Acclaimed tourist-minded metropolises in the Southwest (i.e., Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Tucson), Popular Tourist Town Meccas in the Southwest (i.e., Jerome, Sedona, Taos, Cortez, and Moab, among numerous others), the History of the Navajo, THE Hopi, Slot Canyons, Hiking Icons, and Popular Trails throughout the Four Corners region, The Art of Backpacking, newly added national parks and monuments. Other incidental topics include the Glen Canyon-Lake Powell's damaging environmental story, the Durango & Silverton Railroad excursion, a History of Route 66, Old Tucson Movie Studios and the Pima Air Museum (also, Tucson), Kitt Peak Observatory, and the Very Large Array, among other featured attractions and topics. "A Travel Guide," like its sequel companion guidebook, can be read cover to cover or piecemeal. Therefore, engaging topics and destinations appeal to the reader's interest.
As an added bonus, this sequel lists the best of the best hiking places the Southwest has to offer. For instance,
THE WAVE////TENT ROCKS////BUCKSKIN GULCH////DRY FORK OF COYOTE GULCH////COYOTE GULCH////PARIA CANYON////LOWER CALF CREEK////UPPER CALF CREEK////COAL MINE CANYON///DELICATE ARCH///DEVIL's GARDEN///RED CANYON///RIM OVERLOOK (Capitol Reef National Park)///HONAKER TRAIL (Goosenecks of the San Juan)///UPHEAVAL DOME (Canyonlands)///GRAND VIEW TRAIL (Grand Canyon)///SKUTUMPAH TRRACE (Bull Valley Gorge, Sheep Creek, and Willis Creek)
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