Arizona's Best Wildflower Hikes: The High Country [Paperback]

Christine Maxa (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: Arizona's Best Wildflower Hikes | Publication Date: May 2002

Discover the special world of Arizona's high country wildflowers on these 48 hikes--scenic and special even without flowers. In this companion book to Arizona's Best Wildflowers Hikes - The Desert, author/photographer Christine Maxa takes you from the high desert to subalpine mountains to view the state's most bountiful blooms. With a more consistent wildflower season than the desert's, and a longer-lasting one, don't miss the beautiful display awaiting you each year.

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About the Author

Christine, an award-winning (Lowell Thomas Gold and International Regional Magazine Association) author and publisher, has written for Arizona Highways, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, and National Geographic Traveler among other national and regional publications and has been featured on National Public Radio and Phoenix TV. She wrote the Hike of the Week column for the Arizona Republic for more than two years, and is on the Advisory Committee for the Arizona State Committee on Trails. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565794281
• ISBN-13: 978-1565794283
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,789,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars attractive, especially for the serious wildflower lover, August 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Arizona's Best Wildflower Hikes: The High Country (Paperback)

Many not that familiar with Arizona do not know that it is much more diverse than just desert. it is also forests and alpine mountains full of trees and flowers equal to any western state.

like the other two volumes in this series, christine maxa provides extensive detail about what flowers you will see on a good selection of hikes. in fact, she tells you step by step as you go along the trail what specific flowers you will see and exactly where to look. 75% of the pictures are small flower closeups rather than panoramic pictures of flowers in the larger context of a scenic wildplace (a mild disappointment). the guide also has simple directional hiking maps and trail following notes, detail about elevation, the best season, directions to the trailhead, etc. the overall production quality of this Westcliffe published book is very high, with use of high photo grade paperstock and added graphic design work that makes this guide very colorful.

Recommended.