MOON ARCHES & CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARKS
Avalon Travel
a member of the Perseus Books Group
1700 Fourth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
Editor: Kathryn Ettinger
Series Manager: Sabrina Young
Copy Editor: Christopher Church
Graphics Coordinator: Tabitha Lahr
Production Coordinator: Tabitha Lahr
Cover Designer: Tabitha Lahr
Map Editor: Mike Morgenfeld
Cartographers: Chris Henrick, Andrea Butkovic
Indexer: Greg Jewett
eISBN-13: 978-1-61238-562-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-61238-513-6
ISSN: 2325-9523
Printing History
1st Edition—April 2013
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Text © 2013 by W. C. McRae & Judy Jewell.
Maps © 2013 by Avalon Travel.
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Some photos and illustrations are used by permission and are the property of the original copyright owners.
Front cover photo: sandstone fins glowing in the light of the setting sun, Arches National Park © Alan Majchrowicz/Getty Images
Title page photo: Morning Glory Natural Bridge, Negro Bill Canyon, outside of Moab © Paul Levy
Color section photos: click here, evening light at Arches National Park © Paul Levy; click here, cactus flower © Paul Levy; click here (icon), cactus flower © Paul Levy; click here (bottom), Tapestry Arch © Judy Jewell; click here (top left), San Juan River © Judy Jewell; click here (top right), Fiery Furnace © Paul Levy; click here (bottom left), columbine flower © Paul Levy; click here (bottom right), Fiery Furnace © Paul Levy; click here © Don Fink/www.123rf.com; click here © Mark Smith/www.123rf.com; click here © Judy Jewell; click here © Judy Jewell; click here © Paul Levy; click here © gary718/www.123rf.com; click here © Paul Levy
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