Customer Reviews

Favorite Hikes Flagstaff & Sedona

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This is a great guide! It's information is accurate and directions are very good. I have taken 8 of these hikes and found the book an invaluable reference and fun to read.

Haven't been out west yet to try out Ray's advice, but I have really enjoyed the book. His sense of humor is engaging and the books is casually written, but interesting and informative.

This is my third copy of the Cosmic Ray book; the other copies have been "borrowed" and not returned. The maps are amusing, and it fits into a jacket pocket pretty easy...Good book if you like a cartoon type picture.

This is the third one I have bought because my dog ate the other two! This one will be kept out of reach. This is a very good guide to the trails in Sedona. I can't comment on Flagstaff as we have not been on those trails. We go to Sedona often and use this book to help us pick a hike for the day. It is not at all dry and it's fun to read. My only criticism is that it's a little dated and could use some updating.

The highlight of our Arizona vacation was using Cosmic Ray's guide to Sedona and Flagstaff. He sent us in the right direction at every turn. Each hike was a winner. We tried six of them and each was better than the one before, from the top of the San Francisco Peaks to the red rock of Oak Creek Canyon. This little guide gives the low down on only the best of the best hikes in the area, about 50 in all. You can choose the level of difficulty. Ray includes a semi-humorous verbal description for each hike, contour profile, distance, time, elevation gain and an easy to comprehend cartoony map. He also includes hiking directions to some of Sedona's vortex sites and a "critter foot finder" that helps identify paw and hoof prints found on the trail. Great little book.

Just got back from Arizona- and we used this book extensively as it was easy to read, the maps accurate, and the book is quite entertaining. My 6 year old son stated that the Lava River Cave trail "changed his life" (in a good way). The trail trips turned out to be the highlight of our trip!! The authors advise is excellent and the designation of level of difficulty is on target.

Cosmic Ray is a fun guy. You get the feeling he could make anything sound interesting. Lucky you! He chose to publish his favorite hikes in the Flagstaff - Sedona region! Trail maps are wacky. Most certainly fun to look at, just keep in mind they're not 100% accurate. Each trail includes information such as distance, time, effort and such. I've hiked all the Sedona trails listed. It kind of surprised me to find out Marg's Draw would make anybody's list of favorite trails. Then again that's my personal opinion. It's still a cool book. I've used the book on several outings to the area. The elevation profiles are rough but very much appreciated! This is a nice book to get you interested in hiking.

This is it...look no further...

Trail maps and information as well as local business area beta....covers all the well-known hikes and even some of the lesser known...

A must hiking guide for Northern Arizona.

Both Sedona and Flagstaff are covered....the book is stout and put together very well; this sturdiness provides needed protection in your pack!!

As a transplanted Montanan, I don't trust much advice on hiking in Arizona. I thank you for the Favorite Hikes book. I used to hike in the Glacier and Bozeman area but have been out of the action for a few years since moving to Flagstaff and having a baby. I have found this guide to be accurate and reliable when planning hikes with my son and/or dog. Thanks again. Buying this book is the best 10 bucks I ever spent.

I love Cosmic Ray's guidebook to Flagstaff and Sedona hiking. I found the directions to the trailhead to be accurate and easy to find. The contour profiles made it easy to pick our hikes before we left home. His descriptions are humorous, accurate and helpful. He does not list ALL the hikes in the Flag-Sedona area as there are hundreds, but choses to stick to the 50 best of the best. I wish he would come to Scotland and publish one for here!