What’s Inside
Written By Carol Kendrick
Table of Contents
Orientation
Fun Facts
Logistics
Filling Coach Time
The National Parks System
Federal Agencies and Organizations
How the West was won
The French, Spanish and Mexicans
Railroads
Mormons
State History
Arizona
Colorado
Nevada
Utah
Geology
Geology of the Southwest
Continental Plates
Rocks & Erosion
Sandstone
Colorado Plateau
Geology of the Grand Staircase
Rocky Mountain Geology
Regional Plants, Animals and Cacti
Sonoran Desert Plants
Cacti and Succulents
Desert Shrubs & Trees
Higher Elevation
Trees
Piñon Pine
Animals
Abert Squirrel
Bobcat
Coyote
Bald Eagle
Big Horn Sheep
Mule Deer
Elk
Fox
Ground Squirrel & Chipmunk
Kaibab Squirrel
Mountain Lion
Desert Rabbit
California Condor
Birds
Crow
Gambel’s Quail
Red Tailed Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Raven
Roadrunner
Turkey Vulture
People of Note
Angel Delgadillo
John D. Lee
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Wesley Powell
Butch Cassidy
Kit Carson
Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter
John Ford
John Wayne
Steve Wynn
Railroads and Route 66
Railroads and the Settlement of the West
Pony Express
Route 66
Seligman, AZ
Williams, AZ
Native American Nations
Trading Posts
Nations of the Four Corners Area
Gila River
Navajo
Ute
Paiute
Hohokam
Hopi
Apache
Phoenix, Scottsdale and the I-17 corridor
Phoenix
Scottsdale
I-17 Stops
Arizona Town Names along I-17
Arcosanti
Camp Verde
Montezuma Castle
Sedona
Oak Creek Canyon
Flagstaff area
Flagstaff
Sunset Crater National Monument
Wupatki Pueblo
Meteor Crater
Walnut Canyon
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Overview
South Rim
Logistics
Geology
History of the Park
Notable names
Fred Harvey
Ellsworth and Emery Kolb
El Tovar Hotel
Major Areas
Bright Angel Lodge
Mather Point
Desert View Tower
North Rim
Logistics
The Lodge and Cabins
Facts
Roaring Spring
Jacobs Lake and Inn
Point Imperial
Cape Royal
Lake Powell Area
Lake Powell
Glen Canyon Dam
Page, AZ
Peabody Coal Plant
Slot Canyons
Horseshoe Bend
Lee’s Ferry
Navajo Bridge
Four Corners Area
Cameron Trading Post
Painted Desert
Tuba City, AZ
Kayenta, AZ
Code Talkers
Four Corners Monument
Mexican Hat, UT
Fort Bluff, UT
Monument Valley
Logistics
The Gouldings
Human History
The View Hotel
Geology
Moab Area
Moab, UT
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Dead Horse State Park
Nearby Towns and Features
Mesa Verde/Cortez
Cortez, CO
Anasazi Heritage Center
San Juan Mountains:
Durango, CO
Silverton, CO
Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Telluride
Ouray
Mesa Verde National Park
Escalante Staircase Area
Kanab, UT
Pipe Springs National Monument
Mount Carmel Junction
Highway 12
Kodachrome State Park
Bryce National Park
Geology of Bryce
Virgin River Area
Zion National Park
Towns Near Zion
I-15 Corridor:
St. George, UT
Virgin River Gorge
Mesquite, NV
Between Hurricane and Las Vegas
Mojave Desert
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
The Strip
The Fremont Experience
Air Force Bases
WWII Atomic Testing
Area 51
Lake Mead
Hoover Dam
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