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Skiing the Enchanted Circle p303

Four Corners Cruise p35Motoring the Mother Road: Route 66 p45Rafting the Colorado p55A Green Chile Adventure p61Rim-to-Rim Canyon Hike p67Gunfighters & Gold Miners p73Dam Diving p79In Search of Georgia O’Keeffe p85Billy the Kid Byway p89Southwest by Train p95

Fantastic Canyon Voyage p193Trail of the Ancients p235Ice Caves & Wolf Dens on Highway 53 p255Fiber Arts Trail p271Take the High Road...and the Low Road p283Following the Turquoise Trail p315Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway p329

Steak-Lovers’ Arizona p115Grapes & Hops in the Desert p155Brewpub Crawl p251Farm to Table: Organic New Mexico p275Margarita Marathon p299New Mexico’s Wine Countries p323

Photographing Monument Valley p129Tiny Towns of Rim Country p139Southern Desert Wanderings p149Sedona Red Rock Adventure p165Flagstaff’s Northern Playground p175Hiking the North Rim p213Lazing on Lake Powell p219Written in Stone: Utah’s National Parks p227Mountain Biking Gallup p259Hiking the Jemez p293

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Cactus League Spring Training p107A Slice of Native America p119Arizona Architecture p135Arizona in Tune p145Tracing Arizona’s Cultures p171Ghosts of the South Rim p201South Rim Art p205Hualapai & Havasupai Journey p209Pueblo Life p263On Location in New Mexico p279In the Footsteps of DH Lawrence p289Rock It: A Geology Expedition p307

Big Skies & Weird Science p111Cowboy Time p125Into the Vortex p161Polygamy Country p223Albuquirky p247Out of This World p267

48 Hours in Greater Phoenix p10148 Hours in Las Vegas p18748 Hours in Santa Fe p241

ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO & THE GRAND CANYON TRIPSFrom stargazing retreats to Route 66 road trips, the Southwest is a breeding ground for epic adventures. But the trickiest part about vacationing here isn’t fig-uring out what to do, it’s deciding what to leave out. Even those of us who live in this magically lit land of sage-scented desert, snow-capped mountains, giant green succulents and the wildest cities in the west, get flustered when planning the perfect holiday. There are more ways to escape than days in the year.

We’re here to help you narrow down the options. Whether you’re on a quest for margaritas, spicy green chile or hidden hot springs, we’ve got a trip for you. Our authors have driven, paddled, walked and drank their way across the region to bring you their 58 favorite ways of reaching Southwestern nirvana.

These easy-to-execute adventures are diverse enough to excite everyone. Maybe you’ve seen the Grand Canyon a dozen times before. But have you checked out its wedding-cake layers on a rim-to-rim hike? Ex-perienced it in fast-forward motion, bucking down the Colorado’s rapids? From thematic to epic, offbeat to outdoorsy, historical to downright wacky, our trips dump you into the heart of the action and introduce the old Southwest from a new perspective.

HIKING THE NORTH RIM p213Outstanding views of the Grand Canyon from Tuweep, Arizona

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BECCA BLOND Becca has written 32 travel guides for Lonely Planet since 2003, including the last two editions of Lonely Planet’s Southwest USA. When in Santa Fe, be sure to visit the Loretto Chapel, where she married the love of her life and writing partner, Aaron Anderson, on October 18, 2008.

AARON ANDERSONAaron began his professional career making beer, not books, working as a microbrewer before becoming a travel writer. He’s since contributed to seven Lonely Planet guides, including Cycling in Britain, Thailand and Madagascar & Comoros.

SARA BENSONSara has contributed to dozens of Lonely Planet titles, including Las Vegas and Encounter Las Vegas. Her travel writing has featured in magazines and newspa-pers, both in print and online, including the Los Angeles Times and Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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LONELY PLANET AUTHORSWhy is our travel information the best in the world? It’s simple: our authors are in-dependent, dedicated travelers. They don’t research using just the internet or phone, and they don’t take freebies, so you can rely on their advice being well researched and impartial. They travel widely, to all the popular spots and off the beaten track. They personally visit thousands of hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars, galleries, palaces, museums and more – and they take pride in getting all the details right, and telling it how it is. Think you can do it? Find out how at lonelyplanet.com.

THE AUTHORS

JOSH KRISTIn Arizona, Josh Krist grew up; went to university; camped alone in the desert for three days when he was 14; worked on a firefighting airplane; rode rickety motorcycles; and reported for a few of the daily newspapers. He’s written about Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam and the Caribbean for Lonely Planet.

JENNIFER DENNISTONSince 1991 Jennifer has traveled the back roads and trails of north-ern New Mexico, falling in love with the region’s distinct landscape and culture, especially its green chile and acequias, and the smell of burning piñon in a kiva fireplace. As New Mexican folksinger Bill Hearne sang, “If I ain’t happy here, I ain’t happy nowhere.”

LISA DUNFORDIt was slot canyons and slickrock, ancient American ruins and rock art that first attracted Lisa to Utah. But tripping around talking about her great-great-great-grandfather Brigham Young turned out to be just as intrigu-ing. Lisa is the author of the Utah chapter of Lonely Planet’s Southwest USA guide.

WENDY YANAGIHARAThough her first experience of the Grand Canyon was typical – a family road trip, Dad posing for a photo pretending to fall over the edge (don’t do it!) – Wendy has since hiked from rim to rim, rafted the Colorado, and only begun to explore the wonders of the canyon.

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Dr Yemane Asmerom Yemane Asmerom directs the radiogenic isotope lab in the University of New Mexico’s department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and studies subjects ranging from Rio Grande Rift volcanics to Carlsbad Caverns stalag-mites. He lends his expertise to Rock It: A Geology Expedition p307.

Edward Borins and Nancy Rutland Edward Borins has been a bookseller since 1973. In 1979, he and his wife Eva opened Edwards Books & Art in downtown Toronto, and it soon grew to five stores. After moving to Santa Fe in 1997, they purchased Garcia Street Books, which has been consistently voted Santa Fe’s best independent bookstore. Nancy Rutland opened Bookworks in 1984 after receiving an MA in English from the University of Virginia. She lives in Corrales, and, when not reading, she enjoys walks along the Rio Grande with her husband and dogs. She can be reached at nancyr@bkwrks.com. They provided knowledgeable guidance on the In the Footsteps of DH Lawrence trip p289.

Blair Carl Blair Carl is an 11-year Sedona resident and tour guide (www.blairsedona.net) to some of the best spiritual spots in the area. He lent his expertise to the mind-bending Into the Vortex trip p161.

Ted Flicker Ted Flicker is the writer and direc-tor of the 1967 comedic classic The President’s Analyst, and the creator of the popular 1970s TV show Barney Miller, which gave him the getaway money to leave Hollywood, move to Santa Fe and learn to sculpt. To find out more, visit

www.tedflicker.com. He shares insider knowledge in On Location in New Mexico p279.

Richard Harris Richard Harris, a gourmet cook, has written 36 travel and history books, including many on the American West, and is president of the New Mexico Book Association. He lives in Santa Fe and provided valuable guidance on the Farm to Table: Organic New Mexico trip p275.

Fran Lightly Fran Lightly, Sonoita Vineyards’ wine-maker, worked for 10 years in California’s Livermore Valley before touring the country’s up-and-coming wine regions. Southern Arizona wines knocked his socks off, so he stayed. For a sip of his expertise take the Grapes & Hops in the Desert trip p155.

Cliff Ochser Cliff Ochser, founder of Evening Sky Tours, was instrumental in helping Lowell Observa-tory build the Discovery Channel Telescope, under construction in Happy Jack. He lent his stellar insights to the Big Skies & Weird Science trip p111.

Shipherd Reed Shipherd Reed hauls a copper-plated trailer around Arizona and New Mexico to record the stories of underground miners – a vanishing breed – for the University of Arizona’s Miners Story Project (www.minersstory.org). He shared his insights in the Gunfighters & Gold Miners trip p73.

William Reese Ranger William Reese has lived and worked on both rims of the Grand Canyon for more than 10 years and logged hundreds of canyon miles; he shares some favorite hikes in Hiking the North Rim p213.

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