Photographs and simple text explain how water formed a canyon, from its journey down a moutainside to its formation of a raging river that carved the canyon out of rock.

Everyone in the Never Summer Mountains knows about the ancient Indian curse on Skull Canyon. That's why most folks stay clear of the forbidding chasm that sits up in the highest, remotest reaches of the range, not far from the ranch young Lonnie Gentry shares with his mother and infant half-brother. Lonnie finds himself near Skull Canyon one day, working cows. A man's agonized wail lures him into the canyon, where he finds a youth only a few years...

This guide provides descriptions, recommendations, and directions for more than forty of the best hikes in the American desert Southwest. Includes information on distance, difficulty, elevation gain, class rating, permits, lodging and camping, and GPS waypoints.