Globe Pequot / Falcon Guides
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7627-3543-3 • Paperback • December 2006 • $15.95 • (£11.99)
Bruce Grubbs is an avid camper, backpacker, hiker, mountain biker, and cross-country skier who has been exploring the American desert for more than thirty years. A professional outdoor writer and photographer, he has written nine previous FalconGuides, including Hiking Arizona, and his photographs have been published in Backpacker and other magazines. An active charter pilot, he lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Introduction
How to use this Guide
Zero Impact
Make It a Safe Trip
Weather
Heat and dehydration
Hypothermia
Water purification
Old Mines
Cactus and Other Plant Hazards
Animal Hazards
Wildfires
History
Natives
Explorers
Miners and Ranchers
National Monument to National Park
Natural History
Why a Desert?
Geography and Geology
Two Deserts Meet
Sonoran - 1,000 to 3,000 feet
Mojave - 3,000 to 5,000 feet
Desert Adaptations
Plants
Animals
Joshua Tree National Park
Getting to the Park
Getting Around the Park
Visitor Centers and Amenities
Campgrounds and Picnic Areas
Scenic Drives
Desert Wildflowers
Stargazing
Bicycling the Park
Rockclimbing
Hiking Trails
Appendix A: For More Information
Appendix B: Resources
Index
About the Author
[Setting] -
Southern California