Maps & Guides
Four Corners Complete Guide to Parks Monuments Museums
This guidebook will help you explore the world of the Northern San Juan people - villages with towers, astronomical alignments, water control systems, and great kivas. Their world is brought to life by museums of the highest quality. The book contains specialized information on geology, plants and animals, archeoastronomy, accessibility, biking, short walks, moderate hiking and material not found on websites. With easy-to-follow maps, activities, and local information it will make your visit to the Southwest much more rewarding.
Map Colorado Plateau
The Colorado Plateau spreads over Utah, western Colorado, Northern Arizona and New Mexico and is the home to the greatest collection of National Parks on earth! This unique guide and map features over 40 National Parks, Monuments, Recreation Areas and millions of acres of public lands. Each park is discussed with visitor services, activities, web sites and reservation phone numbers listed. The 26" X 36" shaded relief map reflects the commitment of Time Traveler Maps to "take maps to new dimensions" and offers a new folding method allowing its reader the ability to read both sides of the map without flipping it over.
Map Four Corners Trail of the Ancients
This waterproof, tear-resistant, travel map strikes the perfect balance between map and guidebook and is ideal for a wide range of travelers. At the center of the map is the Four Corners Monument, where visitors can stand on the only spot in the United States where four states meet. The map includes a detailed road network and areas of interests including; Indian Reservations, National Parks, Forests, and Monuments, recreation areas, archaeological and historic sites, museums, scenic areas, geotourism locations, and other points of interest. The map also features important travel tips and beautiful photographs showcasing some of many ways travelers can experience this enchanted landscape.
Map size; folded 4.25" x 9.25", unfolded 26" x 38"
Map scale 1:758,930
Mesa Verde/Yucca House Complete Guide
Two former Mesa Verde Park Rangers collaborated to provide visitors with the most comprehensive guide to both Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument. This guide book is intended to help visitors explore the park and monument to their maximum; intellectually, spiritually, physically and photographically. It contains easy-to-follow maps, schedules and information designed to make your stay at Mesa Verde more pleasurable at any time of the year. Additionally, the information on hiking trails, natural history and archaeological sites will be invaluable to all visitors.
Top spiral bound for ease of use. 8 x 5.5
Photography Night Sky
Learn to shoot the night sky like a pro
In this handbook, awardwinning photographers Jennifer Wu and James Martin share their tips for taking stunning photographs in the dark and overcoming the unique issue--such as equipment limitations and cold--that confront nighttime photographers. Wu reveals her innovative methods for:
Wu and Martin also delve into finishing images on the computer, explaining the settings and procedures that elevate your image from mundane to striking, as well as how to best utilize the latest software programs. With additional chapters on equipment and preparation, this practical guide will help photographers of all levels portray the dazzling spectacle of the night sky.
Pocket Guide Edible Wild Plants
Some wild edible plants have poisonous look-alikes, and it is important to know the difference when harvesting. Edible Wild Plants is a simplified guide to familiar and widespread species of edible berries, nuts, leaves and roots found in North America. This beautifully illustrated guide identifies over 100 familiar species and includes information on how to harvest their edible parts. It also includes a section on dangerous poisonous plants to avoid that have contact poisons that can blister skin. This convenient guide is a portable source of practical information and ideal for field use. Made in the USA.
Rocky Mountain Field Guide
An engaging, instructive, and comprehensive field guide to the natural wonders of the Rockies
Naturalist and writer Daniel Mathews delivers immersive natural history. With humor, pathos, and verbal elegance, he covers the central core of the Rockies: Glacier National Park, western Montana, and eastern Idaho; all of Colorado's mountains; the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico; the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains in Utah; and the Bighorns, Laramie, and Medicine Bow Ranges in Wyoming. This essential guide to the region is perfect for hikers, campers, naturalists, students, teachers, and tourists--everyone who wants to know more about this stunning and expansive mountain range.