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Table of Contents Chapter 7 WESTERN NAVAJO NATION 111 Photographing in the Navajo Nation 112 Acknowledgements 5 The Little Colorado River Viewpoints 114 Coal Mine Canyon 115 Contributing photographers 6 Blue Canyon 117 The Hopi Mesas 119 White Mesa Arch 120 Chapter 1 STRIP 13 Navajo Stand Rock 121 Introduction 14 Eggshell Arch 123 The Virgin River Gorge 15 Ward Terrace (aka Adeii Eechii Cliffs) 124 Pipe Spring 16 The Echo Cliffs 128 Toroweap Overlook 16 Whitmore Canyon Overlook 19 Chapter 8 AROUND FLAGSTAFF 129 Kanab Point 21 Wupatki 130 Snake Gulch 21 131 Red Mountain Volcanic Area 132 Chapter 2 - NORTH RIM 23 The San Francisco Peaks 133 Introduction 24 Sycamore Canyon – North 134 Bright Angel Point 25 Mormon Lake 136 North Kaibab Trail 25 Walnut Canyon 137 Point Imperial 27 Grand Falls 137 Cape Royal 27 The Little Painted Desert 139 Point Sublime 28 Petrified Forest National Park 140 Western Viewpoints 30 Deer Creek/Thunder River Loop 31 Chapter 9 AROUND SEDONA 147 Kaibab National Forest Eastern Viewpoints 33 Introduction to Sedona 148 In Sedona 150 Chapter 3 GRAND CANYON - SOUTH RIM 35 Cathedral Rock 151 Introduction 36 Munds Mountain 153 Logistics & Orientation 37 Oak Creek Canyon 158 Mather Point & Yavapai Point 38 Red Rock - Secret Mountain 160 Hopi Point & Hermit Road 38 Yaki Point 39 Chapter 10 AROUND THE 165 Shoshone Point 40 The Mogollon Rim 166 Desert View Road Viewpoints 41 168 Day-hikes from the Rim 41 Fossil Falls 169 Bright Angel Trail & Plateau Point 42 West Clear Creek Wilderness 170 South Kaibab Trail 43 Montezuma Castle & Well 174 To Phantom Ranch 46 V-Bar-V Ranch Heritage Site 175 Rim to Rim 49 Wet Beaver Wilderness 176 Sycamore Canyon - South 177 Chapter 4 GRAND CANYON - THE COLORADO RIVER 57 Tuzigoot 178 Introduction to Rafting the Colorado River 58 Jerome 179 Equipment considerations 62 Watson Lake 179 Other gear considerations 69 Highlights of a Colorado River Trip 70 Chapter 11 AROUND PHOENIX 181 Marble Canyon to Phantom Ranch 72 Superstition Mountains - Lost Dutchman 182 Phantom Ranch to Tapeats Creek 80 Superstition Mountains - Peralta Canyon 184 Deer Creek 83 Superstition Mountains - Three Sisters 185 Deer Creek to Whitmore Canyon 84 Lower Salt River Canyon 186 Whitmore Canyon to Diamond Creek 86 Four Peaks 186 Diamond Creek To Pearce Ferry 87 The Apache Trail 187 188 Chapter 5 GRAND CANYON - HAVASUPAI 89 Cibecue Falls 188 Photographing the Falls 90 Boyce-Thompson Arboretum 190 Logistics for Havasupai 94 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 191 On Route 66 97 Aravaipa Canyon 192 Grand Canyon West 98 Chapter 12 SOUTHWEST ARIZONA 195 Chapter 6 GRAND CANYON - EAST RIM 99 Black Canyon of the Colorado 196 Introduction 100 Cibola NRW 198 Point Hansbrough Overlook 101 The Kofa Mountains 199 Tatahatso Point 103 Alamo Lake 201 The Little Colorado Confluence 104 Painted Rock State Park 202 Cape Solitude 107 10 Photographing the Southwest – Vol. 2 Table of Contents 11

Picacho Peak 202 Chapter 18 AROUND LAKE POWELL 293 Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 203 Logistics for Lake Powell 295 Pinacate & Grand Desierto del Altar 207 Antelope Canyon 297 Labyrinth Canyon 297 Chapter 13 AROUND TUCSON 211 Dominguez Butte 298 Tucson’s Barrio Viejo 212 Face Canyon 299 The Spanish Missions 214 Rainbow Bridge 301 Sabino Canyon 215 Anasazi Canyon 302 - Tucson Mountain District 216 Pool Canyon 303 Saguaro National Park - Rincon Mountain District 218 Fiftymile Canyon 303 Ironwood Forest National Monument 220 Cathedral in the Desert 304 Chiricahua National Monument 220 Hole in the Rock 304 Cave Creek Canyon 224 Reflection Canyon 305 Other 'Far Southeast' locations 225 The Big Pool 306 Cookie Jar Butte 307 Chapter 14 AROUND CANYON DE CHELLY 227 Canyon de Chelly 228 Chapter 19 COYOTE BUTTES NORTH 309 Introduction 228 Introduction 310 Canyon de Chelly (South Rim Road) 230 The Wave 311 Canyon del Muerto (North Rim Road) 231 Second Wave & Sand Cove 320 The Inner Canyon 231 Top Rock 324 Around Canyon de Chelly 236 The Teepees 326 Hope Arch 236 High Heel Arch 327 Window Rock 237 The Maze Rock Art Site 328 The Lukachukai Mountains 238 Cove Arch 240 Chapter 20 COYOTE BUTTES SOUTH 329 Introduction 330 Chapter 15 AROUND MONUMENT VALLEY 243 Paw Hole 332 Monument Valley 244 Cottonwood 334 The Scenic Drive 245 House Rock Clay Beds 339 Tear Drop Arch 251 Mystery Valley 252 Chapter 21 Paria Plateau - WHITE POCKET 341 Hunt's Mesa 252 Introduction 342 Around Monument Valley 256 At the White Pocket 346 Agathla Peak 256 Church Rock 256 Chapter 22 Paria plateau - sand hills 355 - Betatakin 257 Introduction 356 Navajo National Monument - Keet Seel 258 The Sand Hills - A Sample Itinerary 358 Chapter 16 AROUND PAGE 261 Stud Horse Point 262 Chapter 23 A FORAY INTO NEVADA 361 Thousand Pockets 263 The Gold Butte Byway 362 Dominguez Pass 264 Valley of Fire 365 Paria Canyon Overlook 265 Alstrom Point 266 RATINGS 371 Horseshoe Bend 268 Waterholes Bend 269 INDEX 377 The Little Cut 270 Marble Canyon & Lee's Ferry 271 A not so brief blip about the Author 383 Cathedral Wash 273 The Spencer Trail 274 Other titles in the series 384 Paria Canyon - Beyond the Confluence 275

Chapter 17 ANTELOPE & OTHER SLOT CANYONS 279 Introduction 280 Upper Antelope Canyon 282 Lower Antelope Canyon 286 Lower Waterholes Canyon 288 Upper Waterholes Canyon (aka Secret Canyon) 290 Canyon X 290 Other Slot Canyons 292