The first and oldest national park in the world can be appreciated and enjoyed mile-by-mile in this comprehensive travel guide. Along with fascinating facts and anecdotes, readers will learn of Yellowstone's geyser basins, out-of-the-way hikes, flora and fauna, and its mountains, rivers, and lakes. Easy-to-understand scientific explanations and ...
"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, ...
'Ralph Moody's books should be read aloud in every family circle in America"--Sterling North. "[Moody] has a splendid talent for bringing the ashes of the past into life' - "Chicago Sunday Tribune". This is a gallant book - from the first sentence until the last. It is a true story, written in the first person, written without sentimentality but ...
"Jam--packed. Besides the usual travel tips, this guide has a "best of" chapter that gives the scoop on beaches, restaurants, scenery, hikes and much more. Regional sections include comprehensive information on attractions, as well as honest, accurate evaluations of the hotel and restaurant scene." You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you ...
"Frommer's Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks" is packed with all the facts, tips and descriptions you need to have perfect park. Personally researched and meticulously updated, our author will guide you to the parks most memorable experiences, from Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs, to Snake River rafting, and the most off beat ...
In a lighthearted, uplifting, yet practical account, Golson details the year he and his wife spent building their dream house in Mexico for this first fun and informative chronicle of the new trend of retiring south of the border. Photos.
In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured into the Gulf of California to search for marine invertebrates along the beaches. This exciting, day-by-day account of their trip, drawn from the longer work, Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-speed adventure that provides a fascinating ...
In 1869, Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell and nine other men undertook a hazardous three-month excursion down the unmapped Colorado River. Three of them survived famine, Indian attacks, mutiny, and dangerous rapids, and Powell told their harrowing story in this 1874 account.
This comprehensive guide features detailed descriptions all of the park's developed trails, which number fifteen hikes on the South Rim and thirteen hikes on the North Rim.
From America's favorite traveler, "Along the Edge of America" recounts the sights, sounds, and people of America's Gulf Coast. The author explores the Florida Everglades, genteel southern homesteads, Cajun marshlands, and the Texas coastal cattle country. It's a riveting adventure by the author of "A Walk Across America". Photos.
The haunting experiences of a shy Pennsylvania woman who opened a tearoom in her adobe home that became a haven for neighboring nuclear scientists and Indians alike.
Thoroughly updated and revised, this guide covers fifty-six hikes in the two featured parks as well as the surrounding areas--Cedar Breaks National Monument, the Markagunt high country, and the Paunsaugunt area.
Through the eyes of an American who has become an insider, this work takes a panoramic view of contemporary Mexico City. Lida expertly captures the life of a city defined by pleasure and anger, joy and tragedy, and in limbo between the developed and developing worlds. Illustrated.
Novelist Tony Cohan and his wife fell for the laid-back pace of life in San Miguel de Allende in Central Mexico. Impulsively, they sold their California house and moved south. This is the chronicle of their move, and of how they managed--gradually, and not without trauma--to become integrated into the life of a Mexican town.
"Frommer's Cancun & the Yucatan 2010 with Tabasco & Chiapas" comes with a foldout map. Get up close and personal with the ancient Olmec in Tabasco. See chapter 9. This title features: a foldout map, plus detailed maps throughout; exact prices, directions, opening hours, and other practical information; candid reviews of hotels and restaurants, ...
The Unofficial guides are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each ...
In June 1846 Susan Shelby Magoffin, eighteen years old and a bride of less than eight months, set out with her husband, a veteran Santa Fe trader, on a trek from Independence, Missouri, through New Mexico and south to Chihuahua. Her travel journal was written at a crucial time, when the Mexican War was beginning and New Mexico was occupied by ...
With a large number of beautiful, high-quality colour photographs, this guide is as browsable as the best coffee table books but also supplies travellers with maps, travel tips, and extensive listings for lodging, camping, and sightseeing. From river rafting to scenic fly-overs, the "Grand Canyon" offers a plethora of potential activities - but ...
Colin Fletcher travels the 1700-mile length of the Colorado River, a six-month journey on a raft, in order to, in the author's words, "make me grateful, again, for being alive."
Volume 2 of two-volume set. Classic (1843) exploration of jungles of Yucatan, looking for evidences of Maya civilization. Extensive accounts of 44 Maya sites as well as of Yucatan folkways, manners, dress, ceremonies, amusements--all of which makes this a great travel book. Total in set: 127 engravings. 1 map.
Part gonzo misadventure, part cultural history, "God's Middle Finger" explores a fascinating land--the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico--where few outsiders are foolish enough to venture.
One of the world's greatest engineering achievements is now a major cruise destination. This comprehensive edition includes the dramatic history and unique geography of the Panama Canal with information on the ports of Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, the Mexican Riviera, and California. Full-color photos & maps throughout.
In 1996, Allan Weisbecker sold his home and his possessions, loaded his dog and surfboards into his truck, and set off in search of his long-time surfing companion, Patrick, who had vanished into the depths of Central America. In this rollicking memoir of his quest from Mexico to Costa Rica to unravel the circumstances of Patrick's disappearance, ...
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), "Frommer's Las Vegas" features lavish full-color photos of the spectacle that awaits you. This is simply the most frank, funny, outrageous guide you can buy and it's much more up-to-date and indepth than its competition. Our author is completely on top of the latest developments in ...
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