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Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, Publishing, Inc., 2008.
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Sixth edition.
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510 pages : maps ; 24 cm
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Published
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, Publishing, Inc., 2008.
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Book - Regular Print
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Sixth edition.
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English
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott High School - NF - Nonfiction Books | 917.8 LAI | Find It Now |
Table of Contents
1 Planning Your Trip to the National Parks of the American West 1 --
1 Parks Without the Crowds: Some General Tips 2 --
3 Planning a National Park Itinerary 3 --
4 Southwest Circle 3 --
5 Grand Circle 4 --
6 Visitor Centers 5 --
7 Fees & Permits 5 --
8 Getting a Campsite 7 --
10 Tips for RVers 7 --
11 Tips for Traveling with Kids 8 --
12 Tips for Travelers with Disabilities 8 --
13 Tips for Travelers with Pets 9 --
14 Health & Safety 9 --
15 Hiking Tips 10 --
16 Planning a Backcountry Trip 10 --
17 Protecting the Environment 10 --
2 Arches National Park / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 11 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 14 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 15 --
4 Park Attractions 15 --
5 Day Hikes 15 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 17 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 17 --
8 Camping 18 --
9 Where to Stay 19 --
10 Where to Dine 22 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 23 --
12 Nearby Attractions 23 --
3 Badlands National Park / Jack Olson 24 --
2 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 27 --
3 Day Hikes 28 --
4 Exploring the Backcountry 29 --
5 Other Sports & Activities 30 --
6 Camping 30 --
7 Where to Stay 30 --
8 Where to Dine 31 --
9 Picnic & Camping Supplies 31 --
10 Nearby Attractions 31 --
4 Big Bend National Park / Eric Peterson 32 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 35 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 36 --
4 Park Attractions 36 --
5 Day Hikes 38 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 39 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 39 --
8 Camping 41 --
9 Where to Stay 42 --
10 Where to Dine 43 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 44 --
12 Nearby Attractions 44 --
5 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 46 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 48 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 48 --
4 Day Hikes 48 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 49 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 49 --
7 Camping 50 --
8 Where to Stay 50 --
9 Where to Dine 51 --
10 Picnic & Camping Supplies 51 --
6 Black Hills: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument & Custer State Park / Jack Olson 52 --
2 Visiting Mount Rushmore National Memorial 54 --
3 Visiting Custer State Park 57 --
4 Visiting Wind Cave National Park 58 --
5 Visiting Jewel Cave National Monument 63 --
6 Guided Tours 65 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 65 --
8 Camping 66 --
9 Where to Stay 69 --
10 Where to Dine 70 --
7 Bryce Canyon National Park & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 72 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 76 --
3 Exploring the Park by Shuttle 76 --
4 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 77 --
5 Park Attractions 77 --
6 Day Hikes 77 --
7 Exploring the Backcountry 79 --
8 Other Sports & Activities 79 --
9 Camping 80 --
10 Where to Stay 81 --
11 Where to Dine 83 --
12 Picnic & Camping Supplies 84 --
13 Nearby Attractions 84 --
14 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 85 --
8 Canyonlands National Park / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 88 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 92 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 92 --
4 Park Attractions 92 --
5 Day Hikes 92 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 94 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 94 --
8 Camping 97 --
9 Accommodations, Dining & Picnic & Camping Supplies 97 --
9 Capitol Reef National Park / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 98 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 101 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 102 --
4 Park Attractions 102 --
5 Day Hikes 102 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 104 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 104 --
8 Camping 105 --
9 Where to Stay 105 --
10 Where to Dine 107 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 108 --
10 Carlsbad Caverns National Park / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 109 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 112 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 112 --
4 Park Attractions 112 --
5 Cave Exploration 112 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 114 --
7 Camping 115 --
8 Where to Stay 116 --
9 Where to Dine 117 --
10 Picnic & Camping Supplies 117 --
11 Nearby Attractions 117 --
11 Channel Islands National Park / Eric Peterson 118 --
2 Exploring the Islands 120 --
3 Extra Mile: Exploring the Coastline & Waters off the Channel Islands 128 --
4 Where to Stay in Ventura 129 --
5 Where to Dine in Ventura 129 --
6 Picnic & Camping Supplies 130 --
12 Crater Lake National Park / Eric Peterson 131 --
If You Have Only 1 Day 132 --
2 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 134 --
3 Park Attractions 134 --
4 Day Hikes 134 --
5 Other Summer Sports & Activities 136 --
6 Winter Sports & Activities 137 --
7 Camping 137 --
8 Where to Stay & Dine 138 --
13 Death Valley National Park & Mojave National Preserve / Eric Peterson 140 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 144 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 144 --
4 Park Attractions 145 --
5 Day Hikes 145 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 147 --
7 Camping 147 --
8 Where to Stay 148 --
9 Where to Dine 149 --
10 Picnic & Camping Supplies 150 --
11 A Nearby Desert Wonderland: Mojave National Preserve 150 --
14 Devils Tower National Monument / Eric Peterson 155 --
2 Climbing the Tower 157 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 158 --
4 Day Hikes 158 --
5 Camping 158 --
6 Where to Stay & Dine 159 --
15 Glacier National Park & Waterton Lakes National Park / Eric Peterson 160 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 163 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 164 --
4 Day Hikes 165 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 166 --
6 Other Summer Sports & Activities 168 --
7 Winter Sports & Activities 168 --
8 Camping 169 --
9 Where to Stay 171 --
10 Where to Dine 175 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 176 --
12 A Side Trip to Waterton Lakes National Park 177 --
16 Grand Canyon National Park / Shane Christensen 179 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 184 --
3 Exploring the Park by Shuttle 186 --
4 Organized Tours & Ranger Program 187 --
5 Park Attractions 188 --
6 Day Hikes 188 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 191 --
8 Camping 193 --
9 Where to Stay 194 --
10 Where to Dine 201 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 205 --
17 Grand Teton National Park / Eric Peterson 206 --
2 Exploring the Park 211 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 214 --
4 Day Hikes 214 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 216 --
6 Other Summer Sports & Activities 217 --
7 Winter Sports & Activities 219 --
8 Camping 219 --
9 Where to Stay 220 --
10 Where to Dine 224 --
11 Nearby Attractions 227 --
18 Great Basin National Park / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 228 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 230 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 231 --
4 Park Attractions 231 --
5 Day Hikes 231 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 233 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 233 --
8 Camping 234 --
9 Where to Stay 234 --
10 Where to Dine 235 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 235 --
19 Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 236 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 238 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 238 --
4 Day Hikes 239 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 239 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 239 --
7 Camping 240 --
8 Where to Stay & Dine 240 --
9 Picnic & Camping Supplies 240 --
20 Guadalupe Mountains National Park / Eric Peterson 241 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 244 --
3 Park Attractions 244 --
4 Day Hikes 245 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 247 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 247 --
7 Camping 247 --
8 Where to Stay & Dine 248 --
9 Picnic & Camping Supplies 248 --
10 Nearby Attractions 248 --
21 Joshua Tree National Park / Eric Peterson 249 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 253 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 253 --
4 Park Attractions 254 --
5 Day Hikes 254 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 256 --
7 Camping 257 --
8 Where to Stay 257 --
9 Where to Dine 259 --
10 Picnic & Camping Supplies 260 --
22 Lassen Volcanic National Park / Eric Peterson 261 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 264 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 264 --
4 Day Hikes 264 --
5 Other Sports & Activities 265 --
6 Camping 265 --
7 Where to Stay 266 --
8 Where to Dine 267 --
9 Picnic & Camping Supplies 268 --
23 Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, Chaco & Other Archaeological Sites of the Four Corners Region / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 269 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 272 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 272 --
4 Day Hikes 273 --
5 Camping 274 --
6 Where to Stay 274 --
7 Where to Dine 275 --
8 Picnic & Camping Supplies 276 --
9 Nearby National Monuments & Archaeological Sites 277 --
24 Mount Rainier National Park / Eric Peterson 281 --
2 Exploring the Park 285 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 285 --
4 Day Hikes 286 --
5 Other Summer Sports & Activities 290 --
6 Winter Sports & Activities 291 --
7 Camping 292 --
8 Where to Stay 293 --
9 Where to Dine 295 --
25 North Cascades National Park / Jack Olson 297 --
2 Exploring the Park 301 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 302 --
4 Day Hikes 303 --
5 Other Sports & Activities 305 --
6 Camping 307 --
7 Where to Stay 308 --
8 Where to Dine 309 --
26 Olympic National Park / Eric Peterson 311 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 316 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 317 --
4 Park Attractions 317 --
5 Day Hikes 317 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 321 --
7 Camping 321 --
8 Where to Stay 323 --
9 Where to Dine 325 --
27 Petrified Forest National Park / Eric Peterson 327 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 330 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 331 --
4 Park Attractions 331 --
5 Day Hikes 331 --
6 Camping 332 --
7 Where to Stay 332 --
8 Where to Dine 333 --
9 Picnic & Camping Supplies 333 --
28 Point Reyes National Seashore / Eric Peterson 334 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 337 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 337 --
4 Park Attractions 337 --
5 Day Hikes 338 --
6 Beaches 338 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 339 --
8 Camping 339 --
9 Where to Stay 340 --
10 Where to Dine 341 --
29 Redwood National & State Parks / Eric Peterson 342 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 345 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 346 --
4 Day Hikes 346 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 347 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 347 --
7 Camping 348 --
8 Where to Stay 349 --
9 Where to Dine 350 --
10 Picnic & Camping Supplies 350 --
30 Rocky Mountain National Park / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 351 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 355 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 356 --
4 Park Attractions 356 --
5 Day Hikes 356 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 358 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 358 --
8 Camping 360 --
9 Where to Stay 362 --
10 Where to Dine 365 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 366 --
31 Saguaro National Park / Eric Peterson 367 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 370 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 371 --
4 Park Attractions 371 --
5 Day Hikes 371 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 372 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 372 --
8 Camping 373 --
9 Where to Stay 374 --
10 Where to Dine 375 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 376 --
32 Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks / Eric Peterson 377 --
2 Exploring the Park 381 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 383 --
4 Day Hikes 383 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 387 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 388 --
7 Camping 389 --
8 Where to Stay 392 --
9 Where to Dine 395 --
10 Picnic & Camping Supplies 397 --
33 Theodore Roosevelt National Park / Jack Olson 398 --
2 Exploring the Park by Car 401 --
3 Exploring the Backcountry 403 --
4 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 403 --
5 Park Attractions 403 --
6 Day Hikes 404 --
7 Horseback Riding 404 --
8 Camping 405 --
9 Where to Stay & Dine 405 --
34 Yellowstone National Park & Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument / Eric Peterson 407 --
2 Exploring the Park 412 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 418 --
4 Day Hikes 419 --
5 Exploring the Backcountry 421 --
6 Other Summer Sports & Activities 423 --
7 Winter Sports & Activities 424 --
8 Camping 425 --
9 Where to Stay 425 --
10 Where to Dine 431 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 434 --
12 A Side Trip: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument 434 --
35 Yosemite National Park / Eric Peterson 437 --
2 Exploring the Park 441 --
3 Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 445 --
4 Day Hikes 446 --
5 Overnight Hikes 450 --
6 Other Sports & Activities 450 --
7 Camping 451 --
8 Where to Stay 455 --
9 Where to Dine 460 --
10 Picnic & Camping Supplies 463 --
36 Zion National Park & Cedar Breaks National Monument / Don Laine, Barbara Laine 465 --
2 Exploring the Park 470 --
3 Ranger Programs 471 --
4 Park Attractions 472 --
5 Day Hikes 472 --
6 Exploring the Backcountry 473 --
7 Other Sports & Activities 474 --
8 Camping 475 --
9 Where to Stay 475 --
10 Where to Dine 478 --
11 Picnic & Camping Supplies 480 --
12 Nearby Entertainment 480 --
13 Cedar Breaks National Monument 480 --
Appendix A A Field Guide / Kurt Repanshek 483 --
1 Canyon Country 483 --
2 Rockies 484 --
3 Sierra Nevada 486 --
4 Olympic & Sequoia National Parks 487 --
Appendix B Useful Toll-Free Numbers & Websites 490.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Laine, D., Laine, B., Olson, J. L., Peterson, E., & Christensen, S. (2008). Frommer's national parks of the American West (Sixth edition.). Wiley, Publishing, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Don. Laine et al.. 2008. Frommer's National Parks of the American West. Wiley, Publishing, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Don. Laine et al.. Frommer's National Parks of the American West Wiley, Publishing, Inc, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Laine, Don., et al. Frommer's National Parks of the American West Sixth edition., Wiley, Publishing, Inc., 2008.
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