Moon National Parks Sampler

Avalon Travel

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Berkeley, CA 94710, USA

www.moon.com

eISBN: 978-1-63121-100-3

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Within photo credit information, page numbers correspond to photo placement in Moon print editions. Not all photos credited appear in this ebook.

Cover photo: Bryce Canyon National Park © Pierre Leclerc/123rf.com

Title page photo: Grand Canyon © Galyna Andrushko/123rf.com

MOON YOSEMITE

Fifth Edition

Title page photo: © Ann Marie Brown

Interior color photos: all © Ann Marie Brown

MOON GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

Fourth Edition

Title page photo: Highline Trail, Becky Lomax Front color photos: all Becky Lomax, except click here Snehit/123RF, and click here Jason Ross/123RF.

MOON CANADIAN ROCKIES

Seventh Edition

Title page photo: © Andrew Hempstead

Interior color photos: All © Andrew Hempstead, except page 9 and click here (inset) © 123rf.com

MOON YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETON

Sixth Edition

Title page photo: Horses at Triangle X Ranch in Grand Teton National Park, © Don Pitcher

All front color photos © Don Pitcher except: pg. 9 (top) © Kate Leigh/123RF; pg. 9 (bottom) © Sekar Balasubramanian/123RF; and click here (bottom), click here, & click here Photo Courtesy of Xanterra Parks & Resorts^® in Yellowstone.

MOON ZION & BRYCE

Fifth Edition

Title page photo: campground in Arches National Park © Paul Levy

Interior color photos: pages 8-9, click here bottom-left, click here left, click here, click here left: © Bill McRae; pages click here, click here top-right, click here, click here, click here left, click here, click here right, click here right, click here: © Paul Levy; click here top-left and bottom-right, click here right, click here, click here: © Judy Jewell

MOON GRAND CANYON

Fifth Edition

Title Page: from Toroweap Overlook, Lava Falls below © Kathleen Bryant

Interior color photos: p. 12 Lee’s Ferry at sunset © Kathleen Bryant; p. 13 (left) aspen leaves © Kathleen Bryant, (middle) Hedgehog cactus blooms © Kathleen Bryant, (right) the Desert View Watchtower © Kathleen Bryant, (bottom) South Rim view © Chee-Onn Leong/123rf.com; click here (inset) wild rose along North Kaibab Trail © Kathleen Bryant, (bottom) Yaki Point looking east to Vishnu Temple © Kathleen Bryant; click here (top left) Navajo weavings for sale at Hopi House © Kathleen Bryant, (top right) hiker on Cliff Spring Trail © Kathleen Bryant, (bottom left) Hopi House, designed by Mary Colter © Kathleen Bryant, (bottom right) Bighorn sheep in the Inner Gorge © Mark Lellouch, NPS; click here, click here, click here, click here, click here © Kathleen Bryant; click here © Richard Mayer; click here © Kathleen Bryant; click here

MOON FOUR CORNERS

Fourth Edition

Interior color photos: pages 4 © Kathleen Bryant; page 5 (top) © Kathleen Bryant, (bottom) © Natalia Bratslavsky/123rf.com; click here (inset) © Richard Mayer, (bottom) © Mike Stauffer, New Mexico Tourism Department; click here (top and bottom right) © Kathleen Bryant, (bottom left) © Dan Monaghan, New Mexico Tourism Department; click here © Kathleen Bryant; click here-click here © Kathleen Bryant; click here © Richard Mayer; click here-click here © Kathleen Bryant; click here © Richard Mayer; click here © Kathleen Bryant; click here © James Orr, New Mexico Tourism Department; click here (bottom left) © Sven Brunso, (bottom right) © Kathleen Bryant; click here Mike Stauffer, New Mexico Tourism Department; click here-click here © Kathleen Bryant; click here © Richard Mayer; click here © National Park Service; click here (top three) © Kathleen Bryant, (bottom) © Richard Mayer

MOON MOUNT RUSHMORE & THE BLACK HILLS

Second Edition

Other color photos: pages 4, 5 bottom, click here, click here, click here, click here, click here left, click here, click here: © www.travelsd.com; pages 5, click here: © shaday365/123rf.com; click here, click here bottom, click here, click here, click here, click here right, click here and click here © Laural Bidwell; click here top-left: © Jim Parkin/123rf.com; click here top-right: © Ralf Broskvar/123rf.com; click here and click here: © Liane Harrold/123rf.com

MOON BLUE RIDGE & SMOKY MOUNTAINS

First Edition

Other front matter photos: pages 4–5, click here bottom, click here top-left & bottom, click here–click here, click here–click here, click here, click here–click here, click here: © French C. Grimes; click here top, click here top-right, click here, click here–click here, click here, click here: © Deborah Huso

MOON ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

Fourth edition

Nangle

Front color photos: pgs. 6, 7 (bottom), click here (bottom), click here (top two), click here, and click here © Tom Nangle; pgs. 7 (top two), click here (top), click here (bottom two), click here, click here, click here, click here, and click here © Hilary Nangle; click here © Rick Skoglund, Sr.