Several of the recent revisions of my hiking guides recommend the National Geographic Trails Illustrated map layer in Gaia GPS. Unfortunately, Gaia GPS no longer features this layer.
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Revised and Updated- Grand Canyon Tips
July 2025 Entrance lines several miles long? Hours-long wait to get into the park? No place to park ? Viewpoints mobbed? Lodges booked up ? Campgrounds full? Don’t
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Newly Revised- Exploring with GPS
July 2025, now in full color Exploring With GPS presents a practical approach to using the Global Positioning System in the outdoors using mapping GPS receivers, digital topographic
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Just Revised- Exploring Grand Canyon
Revised and updated July 2025 and now in full color This book was written by a local author with decades of experience exploring the Grand Canyon. Whether you
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Just Revised- Exploring Great Basin National Park
Revised and updated July 2025 and now in full color Exploring Great Basin National Park is a guide to both the national park and the adjacent Mount Moriah
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New Website
After much procrastination, I’ve finally updated my websites to a more modern look!
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On Solo Hiking
Backpacking—in particular my solo trips—changed my life. And it all started when, at 15, I talked a couple of friends into checking out the local Explorer Scout post.
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New! 101 Classic Hikes of the Southwest
Focusing on the best hikes in the four corner states, 101 Classic Hikes of the Southwest will take readers on an adventure across Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and New
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Revised and Updated- Camping Arizona
Now in it’s 4th edition, Camping Arizona is a complete guide to Arizona’s many and varied public campgrounds. Buy on Amazon
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Hiking Northern Arizona, 4th edition, 2021
Hike 21 SP Crater SP Crater is closed to public access from January through May to protect golden eagle nesting sites. Hike 22, Colton Crater, doesn’t appear to