Frommer's National Parks of the American West - Don Laine [4]
Wind Cave National Park . . . . . . . . .81
Bryce Canyon National Park . . . . . .99
Canyonlands National Park . . . . . .121
Capitol Reef National Park . . . . . .135
Carlsbad Caverns National Park . .149
Channel Islands National Park . . .163
Anacapa Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Santa Cruz Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Santa Rosa Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
San Miguel Island . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Santa Barbara Island . . . . . . . . . . .175
Crater Lake National Park . . . . . . .181
Death Valley National Park . . . . . .193
Mojave National Preserve . . . . . . .207
Devils Tower National Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Glacier National Park . . . . . . . . . .221
Grand Canyon National Park . . . .248
Grand Canyon Village . . . . . . . . . .255
Grand Teton National Park . . . . . .290
Great Basin National Park . . . . . . .319
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
Guadalupe Mountains National Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Joshua Tree National Park . . . . . . .348
Lassen Volcanic National Park . . . .365
Mesa Verde National Park . . . . . . .375
Archaeological Sites of the Four Corners Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Mount Rainier National Park . . . .391
North Cascades National Park . . . .412
Olympic National Park . . . . . . . . .430
Petrified Forest National Park . . . .453
Point Reyes National Seashore . . .463
Redwood National Park . . . . . . . . .474
Rocky Mountain National Park . . .487
Saguaro National Park . . . . . . . . . .509
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .522
Theodore Roosevelt National Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .551
Yellowstone National Park . . . . . . .560
Old Faithful Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . .575
Little Bighorn Battlefield National
Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .597
Yosemite National Park . . . . . . . . .600
Yosemite Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .604
Zion National Park . . . . . . . . . . . .638
Authors
Residents of northern New Mexico since 1970, Don and Barbara Laine have traveled extensively throughout the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest, spending as much time as possible in the outdoors. They have written Frommer's guides to Utah, Colorado, and Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks. The Laines have also authored Little-Known Southwest and Best Short Hikes in Arizona for The Mountaineers; and The New Mexico Guide for Fulcrum Publishing.
A Denver-based freelance writer, Eric Peterson has written and contributed to numerous Frommer's guides covering the American West, from Montana to Texas. He has also recently written several coffee-table books and Ramble: A Field Guide to the USA (www.speckpress.com). He likes to hike in the Rockies, ride his cruiser around Denver, and walk his faithful mutt, Giblet.
Jack Olson, a longtime resident of Denver, wanders the Rockies and the entire country as a freelance photographer and writer. He writes travel articles and supplies photographs for AAA magazines, and his photos can be seen in such publications as Backpacker, Audubon, Sierra, and National Geographic Books.
Shane Christensen, a California native, has written extensively about the United States, South America, and Western Europe for the Berkeley Guides, Fodor's, and the Wall Street Journal. He is also a coauthor of Frommer's South America and Frommer's Argentina & Chile.
Acknowledgments
The authors offer sincere thanks to all the rangers and other employees of the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, state agencies, and various businesses who have reviewed chapters, provided information and tips, answered questions, and generally helped us assure the accuracy of this book.
An Invitation to the Reader
In researching this