A Guide to Prescott and Central Highlands Trails [Paperback]

Ronald H. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1999

The author presents his personal trail journals for mountain hikes in the Central Highland region of Arizona. Trail descriptions include maps, trail specifications, elevation profiles, and Latitude/Longitude coordinates as convenience to GPS users. This is a guide for hikers, horseback riders, and bicyclists. Most trips can be completed in one day and average six to 12 miles in length.

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About the Author

Ron Smith is semi-retired, after a 30-year career as wildlife biologist with the Arizona Game and Fish Department. This career has taken him throughout Arizona's diverse biological regions. His skills as keen observer, writer, and back country traveler have helped to make this guide more than just a technical reference. It also reflects a long cultivated sensitivity to the value of wild places and the need to protect them for ourselves and those who follow us.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Castle Rock Pub (December 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964030853
• ISBN-13: 978-0964030855
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,860,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice and Simple Central Arizona Compendium, May 17, 2000

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This review is from: A Guide to Prescott and Central Highlands Trails (Paperback)

This is a nice collection of 70 hikes in the central arizona area, for Sedona, Prescott, the Bradshaw mountains, Sierra Prieta, Juniper Mesa, Mingus Mountain, and Grantite Mountain areas. The presentation is simple and direct. Each hike has a road-to-trailhead map and description as well as a trail map and trail description. Each also has an interesting altitude profile diagram. B&W photos are included for many hikes. Also includes latitude and longitude for tailheads so you can feed it into a GPS. If you are planning some hiking time in the Prescott, Verde Valley, or Sedona area, this is a good book to have.

1.0 out of 5 stars No Help!, February 8, 2009

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Darren Dailey "Ui' Dalaigh" (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Guide to Prescott and Central Highlands Trails (Paperback)

This book seemed good at first until I actually tried to find some sites listed in the book. Often the streets names were not the same or have been changed... the distances were not true, not correct! I wasted gas and my time searching for some of these places. I wonder if the author has actually hiked these sites... I threw the book away.