Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen

by Dave Wilson

Overview

Information on 37 archaeological sites in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762761081
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	05/03/2011
Series:	Regional Hiking Series
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 8.94(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Dave Wilson is a longtime journalist and avid hiker and explorer who currently writes for a bimonthly newspaper in Mesa, Arizona. He lives in Phoenix.

Editorial Reviews

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/1229goodread1229.html

No road to these ruins

Dec. 29, 2005 12:00 AM

The world is full of guidebooks. Some people like them, some don't, preferring to find their own adventures.

Some take the middle road, acquiring a few books and a passing familiarity with them. Taking this approach will lead you to appreciate some books more than others.

Dave Wilson's Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen (Falcon, 1999, $14.95) is one such book.
You won't find these hikes in a Chamber of Commerce brochure. Many of the hikes are near Phoenix but require serious effort to accomplish.

They range from bushwhacks to trails, Sonoran Desert to southern Utah, Hohokam to Anasazi.

Not all of the ruins are spectacular - that's why they are not tourist attractions - but a few are impressive. At Grand Gulch, for instance, you'll find hikes long enough to weed out the tourists. They also give you a real feel for the place.

If you must have a guidebook, it may as well be one about ruins that one does not usually spot by looking at a map. Give this one a try.

- Ron Dungan

From the Publisher

Tucked away in remote canyons in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico are hundreds of ruins, cultural resources that provide a wealth of information about the past. This guide leads readers on day hikes and overnight trips to some of the most spectacular areas of the Southwest. Entries contain b&w maps and detailed directions to sites, plus information on water availability, archaeological significance, wildlife, and scenery. Includes b&w photos. The author is a journalist and photographer native to the area. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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