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Arizona Hiking: Urban Trails, Easy Paths & Overnight Treks

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Arizona Hiking: Urban Trails, Easy Paths & Overnight Treks from the publishers of Arizona Highways magazine superbly presents 67 hikes in Arizona's deserts, mountains, and canyons for hiker ranging in experience from beginner to seasoned. Directions for each hike, tips for physical conditioning, eye-catching color photographs, and more pack this recommended guide for dedicated outdoor enthusiasts in general, and anyone of any age or background planning outdoor excursions in Arizona's deserts, mountains, and canyons in particular.

I'll start by saying that anyone that has tried to follow Arizona Highways directions know that they have to use their imagination at some point so why should the AZ Highways book be any different? Granted you don't want everyone trampling over these beautiful areas on a regular basis, but it would be nice to be able to find a few spots. It seems that they publish easy directions to heavily accessed areas and vague directions to the really good ones. ...Or they're taking pictures somewhere else nearby. I do like how they start off with camping/hiking ethics and then continue with breaking down the hikes into levels of difficulty (ie: urban, family, overnight...). The pictures are beautiful as AZ Highways pictures always are and some of the hikes are definitely worth the time.

Instead of maps and detailed directions, this book contains useless glossy photographs and narrative.