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Photo Guides

Photographer's guides to some of the best scenic and wildlife areas in North America

Comprehensive guides and planned itineraries to exceptional scenic areas compiled from previous issues of Photo Traveler Newsletter, updated and expanded. The guides are lustrated with maps, spiral bound, and in 8-1/2"x11" format.

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Arizona
Covers the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, Petrified National Forest, Havasupai, Wupaki and Sunset national monuments, Tucson area including Saguaro National Park, Organ Pipe, slot canyons and more. 1997, 53 pages, $15.95.
For the Monument Valley or Tucson excerpt from this guide.
For more information on this guide.
Autumn in New England
Fall foliage tours of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and western Connecticut. Planned itineraries and 17 area tours. 1995, 29 maps and 38 pages. $11.95
For more information on this guide.

New! Black Hills & Badlands of South Dakota
Devils Tower, Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park, Wind Cave and Badlands national parks and south Dakota's Black Hills. 2001, 37 pages $13.95.
For more information on this guide.
 
Canadian Rockies
Covers Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay national parks including the Icefields Parkway and Mount Robson Provincial Park. Best wildlife locations and scenic areas in all seasons. 44 pages. 1996, $13.95. 
For an excerpt on Banff National Park from this guide.
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Channel Islands National Park & California Central Coast
Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Point Lobos, Big Sur, Morro Bay, Santa Ynes Valley, Santa Barbara, Spanish missions, lighthouses, Pinnacles National Monument and more. 1999, 50 pages. $15.95.
For more information on this guide.

Colorado Rockies
Covers Rocky Mountain National Park, Mount Evans, Maroon Bells, Great Sand Dunes, Toltec/Cumbres and Silverton/Durango Scenic Railroads, Yankee Boy Basin, San Juan Skyway, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado National Monument, Rattlesnake Canyon, Mesa Verde, Silverthread Byway and more. 1997, 48 pages. $13.95.
For more information on this guide.


Death Valley, Joshua Tree and the California Deserts
Covers Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks, Mojave Desert including the Mojave National Preserve and Antelope Valley, Palm Springs area, Salton Sea Wildlife Refuges, Colorado Wildlife Refuges, Imperial Sand Dunes and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. 1998, 54 pages. $15.95
For more information on this guide.


Denali National Park
Covers the paved road and the limited access interior. Also covered are the areas around the park including George Parks Highway, Denali State Park and the Denali Highway, 1998, 31 pages. $11.95.
For more information on this guide.


 
Glacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks and Western Montana
Covers Glacier and Waterton Lakes national parks and the best areas in western Montana including wildlife viewing areas such as the National Bison Range, Red Rock Lakes and prime sites for photographing bighorn sheep and elk. Also the best ghost towns and other worthwhile photo stops.1995, 33 pages. $11.95.
An excerpt from the Glacier National Park section of this guide.
For more information on this guide.

Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park in all seasons. Includes a photo tour of the park plus a special section on finding wildlife and on the National Elk Refuge just outside the park. 23 pages. $7.95.
For more information on this guide.

New! Great Smoky Mountains & Shenandoah National Parks
Complete guide to Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah national parks. 2001, 47 pages. $15.95.
For more information on this guide.
 
Maine
Covers the spectacular coast of Maine from Portland to Canada, including Acadia National Park. Also covers moose locations, four national wildlife refuges, Machias Seal Island and fall foliage tours. 1994, 34 pages. $11.95.
For more information on this guide.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula
A tour of the scenic upper peninsula of Michigan including Pictured Rocks National Seashore. Special emphasis on areas with outstanding fall color. Also includes information on finding moose and Seney National Wildlife Refuge. 1994, 21 pages. $7.95
For more information on this guide.

Mount Rainier & Mount St. Helens National Park
A photo guide to these two nearby parks in Washington State. Also covers the waterfall areas south of Mount St. Helens. 1999, 26 pages. $9.95
For more information on this guide.
 
New Mexico
Covers Albuquerque, pueblos, Santa Fe, Taos, Bandellier National Monument, Taos Pueblo, Chaco, El Malpais, El Morro, White Sands Nat'l Monument, Bosque del Appache and more. 1997, 46 pages. $13.95.
For more information on this guide.

Nova Scotia
A photo tour of the entire province including Cape Breton National Park. 1999, 40 pages. $13.95.
For more information on this guide.

Olympic National Park
An excellent destination for wildlife and scenic photography. This guide covers the entire park including the alpine areas, the rain forests and the rugged coast. 1997, 24 pages. $7.95
For the Hurricane Ridge excerpt from this guide.
For more information on this guide.

Oregon
A tour of the scenic coast of Oregon, the covered bridges and waterfalls of the Willamette Valley, Crater Lake National Park, Hells Canyon and northeastern Oregon, and wild horses of southeast Oregon. 1996, 53 pages. $15.95.
For more information on this guide.

Redwoods National Park & California's North Coast
From San Francsico to the Orgon border. Includes Roint Reyes, Sonoma and Mendocino Cost, and the northern redwood parks. 1999, 32 pages. $11.95.
For an excerpt from the Redwoods National Park guide
For more information on this guide..

 
Slot Canyons of the Southwest
Covers 23 beautiful slot canyons--how to find them and the best sections for photography. Includes Upper/Lower Antelope Canyon, Bell Canyon, Brimstone Gulch, Buckskin Gulch, Bull Valley Draw, Chute Canyon, Cottonwood Narrows, Crack Canyon, Devils Canyon, Dry Fork of Coyote Gulch, Kabito, Little Death Hollow, Little Wildhorse Canyon, Mineral Gulch, Paria Canyon, Parunuweap Canyon, Peek-a-boo Gulch, Round Valley Draw, Spooky Gulch, Virgin River Narrows, Waterholes Canyon, Willis Creek Narrows. Numerous maps.1994, 31 pages. $11.95
For more information on this guide.

South Florida
Covers Everglades and Biscayne national parks, Big Cypress National Preserve, Fakahatchlee Strand, Rookery Bay, Corkscrew Swamp, Sanibel Island (including "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge), Myakka State Park, Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. 1995, 34 pages. $11.95
For more information on this guide.

Southeast Utah
Covers Monument Valley, Natural Bridges, Hovenweep, Canyonlands, Moab area, Arches, Dead Horse Point, Goblin Valley, slot canyons and more. 1997, 50 pages, $15.95.
For the excerpt from the Monument Valley section of this guide
For more information on this guide.

 
Southwest Utah
Covers Zion, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reek national parks, the new Grand Staircase-Escalante national Monument, Cedar Breaks and more. 1998, 54 pages, $15.95
For excerpts from this guide see Bryce Canyon Amphitheater and the Hole-in-the-Wall Road.
For more information on this guide.

Wildlife 2
Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin, Bighorn Sheep in Colorado, Shorebirds of Bowerman Basin in Washington, Brown Bears on the McNeil River in Alaska, Bombay Hook in Delaware, Machias Seal Island in Maine, Lower Colorado River in Arizona and California, Elephant Seals in California, Black Hills of South Dakota, Bird Migrations at DeSoto in Iowa and Nebraska. 1993, 36 pages, $11.95.
For more information on this guide.

Yellowstone National Park
Covers the best scenic views and where you can find wildlife. Includes a photo tour of the park and special coverage on finding wildlife and winter in Yellowstone. Also covers the Beartooth Highway coming into Yellowstone. 1994, 28 pages. $9.95.
For an excerpt from the Yellowstone National Park guide.
For more information on this guide.

 
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Covers Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks, California Gold Country along historic Route 49, Lake Tahoe, and the Eastern Sierra Nevada area (including Mono Lake, Bodie, Bristlecone Pines, Devils Postpile National Monument and more). 1998, 50 pages. $15.95
For more information on this guide.