Also available as an eBook/ePUB on Kindle and Apple Books. This richly illustrated guide to awe-inspiring landscapes of the American Southwest has been updated to include new geological discoveries in the Southwest and expanded resources for travelers––current contact info for 114 scenic attractions (plus seven new National Monuments) and a fortified, annotated list of 108 recommended books and websites.

The text blends travel tips, Native American legends, prehistoric and historic vignettes, and—as a unifying theme—explanations of earthly processes and events that have shaped land, people, and wildlife. The writing is informative without being academic. It covers the lands from west Texas to southern California and from northern Utah to northern Mexico. While the whole has continuity, each page-spread is self-contained for clarity and ease of use by travelers.

© 2001, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2025 Wild Horizons Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 978-1-879728-10-3
Size: 8.5×11 inches; 208pp
Over 300 color photographs & 33 drawings
Seven customized maps (including a 15”x19” folded map of the Greater Southwest)
Annotated List of Parklands
Annotated List of Recommended Books & Websites
Comprehensive Index

“. . . an encyclopedic treasure, even for veteran desert dwellers . . . .”
~ Lee Allen, ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

“Useful for the student as well as the tourist, this illustrated guide is highly recommended for all public libraries.”
~ LIBRARY JOURNAL

“This book is attractive, informative, well-written, and inspiring for all ages and interests . . . AMAZING book, one of a kind, sensational.”
~ John Nemerovski, Book Bytes/MYMAC.COM

“The authors have a pleasing knack for presenting surprising information that is automatically informative . . . . useful to travelers, and, most of all, a stunning visual delight.”
~ Martin Naparsteck, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“. . . travel tips, legends, history, prehistory, ecology, and geology in an enticing blend that is always interesting, always eye-catching.”
~ Hazel Wheaton, LAPIDARY JOURNAL