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Backpacking Arizona presents 32 carefully crafted backpacking trips to some of the most magnificent landscapes in the state, providing vital information, photographs, and trail maps.
List of contents
SAFETY NOTICE
FEATURED TRIPS OVERVIEW MAP
MAP LEGEND
FEATURED TRIPS SUMMARY CHART
INTRODUCTION
How to use this guideGENERAL TIPS ON BACKPACKING IN ARIZONA- Water and Heat
- Mountains and Snow
- The Mexican Monsoon
- Rattlesnakes, Scorpions, and Other Critters
- Cactus and Other
- Interesting Plants
- Permits and Regulations
- Hunting Seasons
WILD AREAS OF ARIZONA- Colorado Plateau
- Slickrock Canyons
- Grand canyon
- Rim Country
- Mogollon Rim
- White Mountains
- Central Mountains
- Mazatzal Mountains
- Superstition Mountains
- Sky Islands
- Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains
- Galiuro Mountains
- Chiricahua Mountains
- Santa Rita Mountains
FEATURED TRIPSCOLORADO PLATEAU- Slickrock Canyons
- Paria Canyon
- Rainbow Bridge
- Grand Canyon
- South Bass Trail to Hermit Trail
- Tanner Trail to Kaibab Trail
- Kanab Canyon Loop
- Powell Plateau Loop
- Nankoweap-Bright Angel Loop
RIM COUNTRY- Mogollon Rim
- Sycamore Canyon
- Historic Cabin Loop
- White Mountains
- Mount Baldy Loop
- KP-Grants Creek Loop
- Strayhorse Loop
- WS Mountain Loop
- Central Mountains and Mazatzal Mountains
- Wet Bottom Loop
- Midnight Mesa Loop
- Deadman Creek Loop
- Y Bar-Rock Creek Loop
- Superstition Mountains
- La Barge-Boulder Canyon Loop
- Red Tanks Divide Loop
- Fish Creek Loop
- Campaign Creek Loop
- Deer Creek-Y Bar Loop
SKY ISLANDSOTHER BACKPACKING TRIPSOVERVIEW MAP- Keet Seel
- Boucher Trail to Bright Angel Trail
- Highline Trail
- Apache Railroad Trail
- Sabino-Lemmon Rock Loop
- Rincon Crest Loop
- Cave Creek Loop
INDEX
About the author
Bruce Grubbs is an avid hiker, mountain biker, paddler, and cross-country skier who has explored the American West for over 30 years and has written 14 outdoor guidebooks. Backpacking remains his first backcountry love, and he makes time for several lengthy trips each year. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Summary
The world-famous Grand Canyon is only one of Arizona's spectacular natural features. Arizona encompasses over 90 wilderness areas, more than 15 national parks and monuments, and the largest national forest in the country. Expansive mesas, high peaks, and snaking canyons create a dynamic landscape and reflect a rich geologic and human history. Backpacking Arizona is the only guide devoted to overnight trips in the state. You'll discover the maze of side canyons and hidden grottos in the Grand Canyon's untrammeled backcountry, historic pioneer trails on the Mogollon Rim, the little-traveled Blue Range, and the legendary Superstition Mountains in the Sonoran Desert.
