sebb@pyuxss.UUCP (S Badian) (07/03/84)
I just picked up 2 wonderful books. The series is called The Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks. The 2 I bought are the guide to the Desert Southwest(parks included are Arches, Big Bend, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Carlsbad Caverns, Grand Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, Mesa Verde, Pertrified Forest, and Zion) and the Pacific Southwest and Hawaii (includes Channel Islands, Halelakala, Hawaii, Kings, Sequoia, Lassen, Redwood, and Yosemite). The books give natural, human and geological history, hiking trails, backpacking, maps, and facilities within each park. And, of course, gorgeous pictures. For anyone interested in exploring the National Parks, these books are the best around. Three more books are planned: Pacific Northwest(which will probably include Alaska), the Rockies, and the Midwest and East. The books are not cheap, but worth every penny. The Desert Southwest, which is probably the biggest book costs $12.95. The Pacific South- west cost $11.95. I can't wait to find the rest of the books in the series. I love looking at the pictures and reading about all the beautiful things to see. Sharon Badian