Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen: A Guide To 36 Sites Across The Southwest [Paperback]

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/1229goodread1229.htmlNo road to these ruins Dec. 29, 2005 12:00 AM The world is full of guidebooks. Some people like them, some don't, preferring to find their own adventures.Some take the middle road, acquiring a few books and a passing familiarity with them. Taking this approach will lead you to appreciate some books more than others.Dave Wilson's Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen (Falcon, 1999, $14.95) is one such book. You won't find these hikes in a Chamber of Commerce brochure. Many of the hikes are near Phoenix but require serious effort to accomplish. They range from bushwhacks to trails, Sonoran Desert to southern Utah, Hohokam to Anasazi. Not all of the ruins are spectacular - that's why they are not tourist attractions - but a few are impressive. At Grand Gulch, for instance, you'll find hikes long enough to weed out the tourists. They also give you a real feel for the place. If you must have a guidebook, it may as well be one about ruins that one does not usually spot by looking at a map. Give this one a try. - Ron Dunganif(ScriptsLoaded) stInit();Contains maps and detailed directions to the remote sites, provides water availability information, and points out hazards on the way to some of the most spectacular areas of the Southwest.Information on 37 archaeological sites in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.Dave Wilson is a longtime journalist and an avid hiker and explorer whose articles and photographs have appeared in Arizona Republic, Mesa Tribune, and East Valley Magazine. Visit him at DaveWilsonImages.comThere are ancient treasures hidden across the American Southwest. Tucked away in remote canyons are hundreds of ruins, cultural treasures that provide a wealth of information about the pastand most people never visit them. This fully updated and revised edition of Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen is your ticket to these enchanted sites. Dave Wilson leads hikers of all abilities on day hikes and overnightló0