A Family Guide to the Grand Circle National Parks: Covering Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Arches, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon

by Eric Henze

Overview

The Grand Circle is an area of remarkable majesty, holding the largest concentration of national parks in the United States. The lands within it contain the very definition of the American Southwest. There are few family vacations as incredible as a journey within the Grand Circle. Made for families, A Family Guide to the Grand Circle National Parks takes you through seven national parks, including Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Arches, Mesa Verde and Grand Canyon National Parks. Each park is diverse, but when seen together, they create a once in a lifetime escape. The book is aimed at working families with limited time to spend who are looking for a one stop travel guide for this must do vacation. The book includes rich details of where to stay, what to do, plus park history and geology. The book also contains sections on visiting Las Vegas with children, help on deciding whether to do the trip in an RV, plus rich stories of humor and reflection. Refreshing and informative is what A Family Guide is all about.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780989039291
Publisher:	Gone Beyond Guides
Publication date:	01/23/2016
Series:	Second Edition
Edition description:	Maps, Updated Hikes and Park Prices ed.
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xv
Preface xvii
Introduction to the Grand Circle 1
First Stop Las Vegas 7
Just Park It Anywhere 16
Considering an RV Rental 23
Oh Blackwater 44
Zion National Park 51
The Triple H 77
Bryce Canyon National Park 85
Where's Bryce? 99
Capitol Reef National Park 107
The Speed Queen 125
Canyonlands National Park 135
The Photographer's Wife 170
Arches National Park 175
Hopi Prophecy 195
Mesa Verde National Park 203
The Challenge of Fuzzling 225
Grand Canyon National Park 229
Welcome to the Colorado 259
Conclusion 269
Sources and Recommended Readings 271
Photo Attributes 273

Editorial Reviews

"A Family Guide to the Grand Circle National Parks is a fun, easy read and excellent guide for anyone wanting to tour the Southwest USA, good guide book with or without an RV." - Rich P. "Loved it! We were planning a trip to three of the parks, but after picking up A Family Guide.. we added on two others. Really helpful information and definitely helped us plan out a better vacation.. and the stories were a welcome plus! I want to do this trip again!" - Tanya and Trevor L. "What a fresh approach to travel guides, I actually read it cover to cover!" - Ernest D. "I absolutely love it!!! The pictures are beautiful and to be honest, what he wrote actually made me cry at one point. We all get so caught up with TV, Facebook, gadgets, etc that we forget to live our lives and enjoy what God has truly given us. It makes me want to change my life completely." - Heather S. "A Family Guide to the Grand Circle National Parks made my once in life time vacation a once in a lifetime vacation! Awesome travel guide, great stories, a great book!" - Jenn H. "Meticulously and exquisitely written, very informative, beautifully illustrated with photographs." - Terry T. "You have a terrific guidebook here!" - Michael M. "Bought it, read it, and decided to just follow the author's route. This book was perfect for us! Really streamlined our planning, great coverage, I could just pick up the book and decide what to do each day." - Eric B.

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