A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Stephenr Whitney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1996

Comprehensive guide to Grand Canyon's natural history, including geology, and species illustrations on over 480 plants and animals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 269 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2 Sub edition (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898864895
• ISBN-13: 978-0898864892
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best all-around field guide to Grand Canyon., March 4, 1999

By 

Charles L Fremont (Webster Groves, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon (Hardcover)

This is the most thorough traditional field guide to the Canyon, complete with pictures of flora and fauna for identification in the field. It's perfect for day hikes along the rim or packed on raft trips, but if you're going on a long canyon trek on foot you may find it a bit heavy to pack. The great number of pages devoted to an overview of history, basic geology, trails, etc. are not really necessary on the trail and I have even considered cutting all that extraneous material out, as the field guide portions are excellent, but I shrink from slicing up a good book! Steve, how about a two-volume set next time, one for the armchair and one for the trail? Though there is information about Canyon hiking routes, this is not a trail guide; you'll want to get Scott Thybony's or Sharon Spangler's book for that, or one of several others that are available. But it is valuable reading for anyone planning to spend time in one of our most magnificent parks, and certainly worth tossing into your suitcase, if not into your backpack.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, and yet thorough, January 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I agree with everything the previous reviewer said, except that I really like the overviews of Canyon geology and so on, and don't feel that those make to book too heavy to be useful as a field guide. This is probably the best and most informative guide for a hiker or visitor to the Grand Canyon to take along.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best available guide to plants and wildlife, April 13, 2005

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William Kemsley "BackpackerBill" (Northern New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Handy easy-to-use guide to birds, flowers, cacti, wildflowers, reptiles, mammals, geology of the grand canyon. Nothing like it anywhere.