Bruce Grubbs

Best Easy Day Hikes Palm Springs and Coachella Valley includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow hikes within an hour's drive of this year-round desert playground. Discover top-notch trails and preserves in the foothills of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains, the Indian Canyons, and Big Morongo Canyon, as well as hikes reached from the Palms to Pines Highway. Look inside for: ; One-hour strolls to half-day adventures...

Just east of the greater Phoenix area, the Superstition Mountains are a wild, rugged range of volcanic peaks, mesas, and canyons. A network of trails covers this wilderness, reaching into Sonoran desert canyons, pine forested valleys, mysterious volcanic rock formations, and jagged peaks. North of the Superstitions and still only a two-hour drive from Phoenix, the Mazatzal Mountains are one of Arizona's largest and most remote wilderness areas. You...

The world-famous Grand Canyon is only one of Arizona's spectacular natural features. Arizona encompasses over 90 wilderness areas, more than 15 national parks and monuments, and the largest national forest in the country. Expansive mesas, high peaks, and snaking canyons create a dynamic landscape and reflect a rich geologic and human history. Backpacking Arizona is the only guide devoted to overnight trips in the state. You'll discover the maze of...

“Best Hikes Near Phoenix” details 40 of the best hikes within an hour's drive of the greater Phoenix area, including outings near Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Chandler, and Apache Junction. Ranging from easy nature walks to strenuous multiday backpack trips, the routes in this guide offer something for every hiker-within easy reach of the city. Each featured hike includes a brief route description, at-a-glance data including the length and difficulty...

Contains 40 hikes within an hour's drive of Las Vegas, Nevada from easy nature walks to overnighters in the Spring Mountains, Valley of Fire and Red Rock Canyon. Each hike contains full color photos, brief route description, and directions to the trailhead with GPS coordinates as well as a full color trail map.

This fully updated and revised guide to nearly 500 public campgrounds in Southern California is perfect for tent and RV campers alike. Within each campground listing is vital information on location, road conditions, fees, reservations, available facilities, and recreational activities. The listings are organized by geographic area, and thorough site maps will simplify the search for the perfect campground. Southern California offers a surprising...