Four Corners: Including Navajo and Hopi Country, Moab, and Lake Powell

by Julian Smith

The first edition of Moon Handbooks Four Corners was the winner of the 2004 Lowell Thomas Gold Award for Best Guidebook from the Society of American Travel Writers. This wind-swept, sun-punished heart of the Southwest is where you'll encounter valleys strewn with thousand-foot mesas, the thundering rapids of the Colorado River, the living heart of the Navajo and Hopi nations, and sublime scenery found nowhere else. Julian Smith's award-winning guide helps you have a truly personal experience. Suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights provide you with real insights so you can decide where you should go, stay, and eat—without hassles or regrets. Julian details where to trek, climb, mountain bike, and raft between slot canyons or vast canyon walls. Complete with maps, photographs, illustrations, and special emphasis on leading destinations such as Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Anasazi cliff dwellings, the Colorado and Greene Rivers, Lake Powell, and the Grand Staircase, Moon Handbooks Four Corners has the tools you need to create your own unique trip.

Genres: Travel

250 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Julian Smith is an award-winning writer specializing in travel, science, conservation and history. His articles and photographs have appeared in Esquire, Smithsonian, Wired, Outside, National Geographic Traveler, New Scientist, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

[Clayton Chase · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the perfect guide for a recent trip with the kids to four corners area. It had great recommendations and info on all the places we visited, including Grand Canyon (south rim), Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelley, Four Corners monument, and Mesa Verde National Park. They are all part of what is known as "The Grand Circle" and I feel blessed to be so close to these many natural wonders.