Hiking Grand Canyon National Park » (2ND)

Ron Adkison, an avid hiker and backpacker, began his outdoor explorations at age six. Since then he has logged more than 12,000 trail miles in ten western states. He has walked every trail in this guide multiple times, to provide precise, firsthand information about the trails, as well as features of ecological and historical interest. When he's not on the trail, Ron and his wife, Nancy, live in the Rocky Mountains of southwest Montana. He is the author of several FalconGuides.

Other guidebooks by Ron Adkison include
Hiking Northern California
Hiking Washington
Exploring Beyond Yellowstone
Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range
Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Canyon
Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region
Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region
Hiking Southern California
Best Easy Day Hikes Northern Sierra
Wild Northern California
Best Easy Day Hikes Southern Sierra
50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks
Utah's National Parks

This comprehensive guide features detailed descriptions all of the park's developed trails, which number fifteen hikes on the South Rim and thirteen hikes on the North Rim.

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Fine, detailed guide to all the recognizable trails in the park (most are not maintained, some barely perceptible). Introduced by warnings, geology, maps, camping, planning. The section begins with a general description, distance, difficulty, hiking time, condition, elevation change, water availability, water cache spots, best season, camping regulations, map's, mileage of key points, and elevation profile. The hike description covers quality of trail, general route, intimate view of obscure places, plants, geology, camp sites realistic hiking times. Falcon has released four other ... guides recently: , and , as well as . Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.