Do you want to know more about the famous Grand Canyon?

I present this natural geological museum through the three main hiking trails of the Southern Rim.

Would you like to learn about other geological marvels?

Twenty-five other national parks, memorials, state parks, scenic byways, and many more amazing places await you!

Are you hesitant to get on a plane, but it is your heart’s desire to go to the Southwest?

This volume holds a surprise for you too: while the hand holding the book remains supported by the same armrest, your mind, enriched by the adventures in this book, waits for your swift return from the land of the canyons to your own home, in just a glance, whenever you want.

Do you simply love short stories and photos taken in extraordinary places?

This landscape carries the legacy of millions of years, so it is no wonder that there are stories about everything—and their interconnectedness. For the most part, these are contemplative rather than amusing stories. I can only hope that there will be a moment when you feel like you have actually felt the touch of the red sandstone, the scorching heat of the desert, or the shivering cold winds of the Rocky Mountains, if only for a moment.

But beware, because if, while reading, you see the landscape come to life in the pictures of this book—you are lost! The peace in your soul will be gone—until you feel the caressing touch of the last rays of sunset on one of the balsam-scented trails of Arches, Zion, or Mesa Verde!

Short films to help you get to know the book …

2 decades, more than, 20 multi-day-trip, 5 states, 26 parks, 22 trail description, several stories, plenty of information and more than 300 pictures