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Originally published in 1995, soon after Death Valley National Park became the fifty-third park in the U.S. park system, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park was the first complete guidebook available for this spectacular area.
Now in its second edition, this is still the only book that includes all aspects of the park. Much more than just a guidebook, it covers the park's cultural history, botany and zoology, hiking and biking opportunities, and more. Information is provided for all of Death Valley's visitors, from first-time travelers just learning about the area to those who are returning for in-depth explorations.
Rewritten, reorganized, and revised, the book includes updated point-to-point logs for every road within and around the park, as well as new maps more accurate than those in any other publication. With extensive input from National Park Service resource management, law enforcement, and interpretive personnel, as well as a thorough bibliography for suggested reading, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Second Edition is the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive guide available for this national treasure.
"Everything one needs to know (but was afraid to ask) about Death Valley is included in this book: history, culture, geology, flora, fauna, and climate are more than adequately explained; visitor uses such as bicycling, hiking, backpacking, exploration, recreation, and educational needs are identified; and trip routes and road logs are included in minute detail for the reader. This excellent book is for the traveler to Death Valley, the frequent visitor to national parks, and the general reader interested in the rich and diverse heritage of the United States."
-Colonial Latin American Historical Review
| List of Maps | p. ix |
| List of Tables | p. xi |
| Foreword to the First Edition by Superintendent | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Introduction: An Introduction to Death Valley National Park and Vicinity | p. 1 |
| Geological, Human, and Natural History | |
| Geologic History | p. 9 |
| Native American Cultures | p. 21 |
| Explorers, Prospectors, and Miners | p. 27 |
| Tourism and the National Park | p. 39 |
| Plantlife | p. 47 |
| Wildlife | p. 65 |
| The Death Valley Environment | |
| The Desert Environment: Climate, Precautions, and Regulations for Explorers of Death Valley | p. 97 |
| Exploring Death Valley National Park by Foot and Bicycle | |
| Hiking and Backpacking in Death Valley | p. 107 |
| Bicycling in Death Valley | p. 123 |
| Trip Route Road Logs | |
| An Introduction to the "Trip Route" Road Logs | p. 131 |
| Southern Death Valley | p. 143 |
| Trip Route S-1-Jubilee Pass Road, Ashford Junction to Shoshone | p. 143 |
| Trip Route S-2-Harry Wade Road, Ashford Junction to Harry Wade Monument | p. 149 |
| Trip Route S-3-State Highway 127 South, Shoshone to Harry Wade Road | p. 160 |
| Trip Route S-4-Ibex Valley Road, State Highway 127 to Harry Wade Road | p. 164 |
| South-Central Death Valley | p. 169 |
| Trip Route SC-1-Badwater Road, Furnace Creek to Badwater | p. 169 |
| Trip Route SC-2-East Side Road, Badwater to Ashford Junction | p. 178 |
| Trip Route SC-3-West Side Road | p. 181 |
| Eastern Areas and Amargosa Valley | p. 201 |
| Trip Route E-1-State Highway 190 East, Furnace Creek to Death Valley Junction | p. 201 |
| Trip Route E-2-Dante's View Road, State Highway 190 to Dante's View | p. 214 |
| Trip Route E-3-Greenwater Valley Road | p. 217 |
| Trip Route E-4-Death Valley Junction to Devil's Hole | p. 225 |
| Trip Route E-5-State Highway 127, Death Valley Junction to Shoshone | p. 227 |
| Trip Route E-6-Lee Ghost Town | p. 229 |
| Trip Route E-7-Indian Pass Road | p. 231 |
| North-Central Death Valley | p. 235 |
| Trip Route NC-1-State Highway 190 Central, Furnace Creek to Stovepipe Wells Village | p. 235 |
| Trip Route NC-2-Beatty Cutoff Road | p. 245 |
| Trip Route NC-3-Mud Canyon Road and Daylight Pass Road | p. 249 |
| Trip Route NC-4-Monarch Canyon Road and Chloride Cliff Road | p. 254 |
| Trip Route NC-5-Titus Canyon Road | p. 257 |
| Western Areas, including the "Wildrose Country" | p. 263 |
| Trip Route W-1-Cottonwood Canyon Road | p. 263 |
| Trip Route W-2-State Highway 190 West, Stovepipe Wells Village to Darwin Road | p. 266 |
| Trip Route W-3-Emigrant Canyon Road and Wildrose Roads | p. 271 |
| Panamint Valley Areas | p. 287 |
| Trip Route PV-1-Panamint Valley Road and Trona-Wildrose Road | p. 287 |
| Trip Route PV-2-Indian Ranch Road | p. 292 |
| Trip Route PV-3-Wingate Road and Goler Wash Road | p. 295 |
| Northern Death Valley | p. 303 |
| Trip Route N-1-Scotty's Castle Road, Sand Dunes Junction to Scotty's Castle | p. 303 |
| Trip Route N-2-Bonnie Claire Road, Scotty's Castle to U.S. Highway 95 | p. 311 |
| Big Pine Road and Eureka Valley | p. 313 |
| Trip Route BP-1-Big Pine Road, Ubehebe Crater Road to Big Pine | p. 313 |
| Trip Route PB-2-South Eureka Road to Eureka Sand Dunes | p. 322 |
| Racetrack Valley and Hunter Mountain | p. 325 |
| Trip Route RH-1-Racetrack Valley Road and Hunter Mountain Road, Ubehebe Crater to State Highway 190 | p. 325 |
| Saline Valley Road, including Lee Flat | p. 345 |
| Trip Route SV-1-Saline Valley Road | p. 345 |
| Nevada Triangle | p. 365 |
| Trip Route NT-1-Phinney Canyon Road and Strozzi Ranch Road | p. 365 |
| Trip Route NT-2-McDonald Spring Road | p. 370 |
| Trip Route NT-3-Mud Summit Road | p. 373 |
| Appendixes | |
| Ghost Towns and Mining Camps | p. 377 |
| Railroads of Death Valley | p. 401 |
| Visitor Services and Activities | p. 415 |
| Suggested Reading | p. 433 |
| About the Authors | p. 437 |
| Index | p. 439 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780870819629
ISBN-10: 0870819623
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 454
Published: 1st December 2009
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Dimensions (cm): 15.5 x 23.0
x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.635
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