<p>This is the 2006 3rd printing and updated reprint edition of Harvey Buthcart's original book, Grand Canyon Treks: 12,000 Miles Through the Grand Canyon which was edited and reviewed by Harvey Butchart in 1996, professional geologist and NAU alum Andy Zdon (author of Geology of the Las Vegas Region, published by the American Institute of Professional Geologists) and the Grand Canyon NPS Backcountry office. It is the first time the Yosemite Decimal system was applied to Butchart s routes. When Harvey Butchart arrived in Flagstaff, Arizona from Iowa just after the end of World War II, he had only seen pictures of the Grand Canyon in books. Soon, he made his first trip there and was hooked. For 40 years, the mathematics professor from NAU, later called the undisputed king of extreme and obsessive Grand Canyon hiking by Backpacker Magazine, hiked more than 12,000 miles into remote and previously uncharted Canyon territory recording his routes on detailed maps and in journal entries. From Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead, Harvey Butchart was credited with finding more than 116 new approaches to the Colorado River and with summiting 83 of the 138 named peaks in the Canyon, 35 of those being first ascents. In <b>Grand Canyon Treks</b>, Butchart shares his pioneering explorations with entirely new generations of Grand Canyon adventurers.</p>

Grand Canyon Treks

Sports & Outdoors

Butchart, Harvey

Hiking & Camping

Spotted Dog Press (CA)

Out From Las Vegas: Adventures A Day Awayis America's favorite guide to the great getaways and scenic trips just a day or less away from downtown Las Vegas. Author Florine Lawlor, a third-generation Nevadan, was born to write about the Silver State. Daughter of a gold miner who once worked at the now abandoned ghost town of Delamar, FlorineÕs grandfather, a pioneer Nevada railroad man, worked for Union Pacific.  Geologist Andy Zdon, (Desert Summits A Climbing & Hiking Guide to California and Southern Nevada, Geology of the Las Vegas Region) joined Florine on the update of this new edition. Listen to the wind in the spires of Cathedral Gorge or is that the voice of Mrs. GodbeÕs ghost riding over the hill from Bullionville? Look for lost diamonds in the McCulloughs or follow the old road to Alamo. Are there really unidentified flying objects in the evening skies above the remote Extra Terrestrial Highway or are those just members of the mysterious Groom Lake Flying Club?  Pack the car, a cooler, and a copy of Out From Las Vegas and be prepared for an adventure for the entire family. ÒItÕs hot! Take a look a this gem of a book and begin planning at least a yearÕs worth of day or weekend trips in and around Nevada. I can guarantee youÕll be pleasantly surprised.ÓNancy Gott, freelance writer/adjunct  professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Ò. . . Lawlor put her lifelong love of the desert to work. . . to give Nevadans a greater appreciation of the beauty and history that exists here.ÓLas Vegas Review Herald "Out From Las Vegas: Adventures A Day Away by travel writer Florine Lawlor is an intriguing, informative, and "user friendly" guide to a wealth of interesting landmarks, getaways and scenic geographical significants within a day from Las Vegas, Nevada. Packed from cover to cover with fun and peculiar findings, Out From Las Vegasintroduces the reader to a landscape and entity-based landmark world of Nevada never before known or recognized. Out From Las Vegas is very strongly recommended to all readers interested in travel to the Las Vegas area, or those already living in the area wishing to instill a new atmosphere or experience on their free days. Out From Las Vegas showcases the fact there there's more to do than visit the gaming tables of downtown casinos!"Midwest Book Review

Out from Las Vegas

Lawlor, Florine

Travel

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