Your Complete Guide to the Arizona National Scenic Trail by Nelson, Matthew J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover Overview Map Title Page Copyright Page Contents Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction to the Arizona National Scenic Trail

History Arizona Trail Association Use at Your Own Risk Planning Your Trip When to Go Permits Fences and Gates Backcountry Safety

Water Contaminated Water Dehydration Heat Exhaustion Hypothermia Flash Floods Lightning Animals, Reptiles, and Insects Mine Shafts Snags

Leave No Trace

Plan Ahead and Prepare Backcountry Etiquette Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces Equestrians Leave What You Find Use Fire Responsibly Conserve Water Pack It In, Pack It Out Waste Disposal Wilderness Areas

The Botany of Diversity

South Region (Passages 1–15) Central Region (Passages 16–27) North Region (Passages 28–43) Ongoing Observations

Welcome to the Geology of Arizona

Geological Time Scale Plate Tectonics Rock Classifications The Rock Cycle Physiographic Provinces

Basin and Range Province (Passages 1–18) Transition Zone Province (Passages 19–27) Colorado Plateau Province (Passages 28–43)

The AZT: South, Central, and North

AZT SOUTH SECTION: Passages 1–15

1 Huachuca Mountains 2 Canelo Hills: East 3 Canelo Hills: West 4 Temporal Gulch 5 Santa Rita Mountains 6 Las Colinas 7 Las Cienegas 8 Rincon Valley 9 Rincon Mountains 10 Redington Pass 11 Santa Catalina Mountains 12 Oracle Ridge 13 Oracle 14 Black Hills 15 Tortilla Mountains

AZT CENTRAL SECTION: Passages 16–27

16 Gila River Canyons 17 Alamo Canyon 18 Reavis Canyon 19 Superstition Wilderness 20 Four Peaks 21 Pine Mountain 22 Saddle Mountain 23 Mazatzal Divide 24 Red Hills 25 Whiterock Mesa 26 Hardscrabble Mesa 27 Highline

AZT NORTH SECTION: Passages 28–43

28 Blue Ridge 29 Happy Jack 30 Mormon Lake 31 Walnut Canyon 32 Elden Mountain 33 Flagstaff (Resupply Route) 34 San Francisco Peaks 35 Babbitt Ranch 36 Coconino Rim 37 Grand Canyon: South Rim 38 Grand Canyon: Inner Gorge 39 Grand Canyon: North Rim 40 Kaibab Plateau: South 41 Kaibab Plateau: Central 42 Kaibab Plateau: North 43 Buckskin Mountain

Gateway Communities (South to North)

Sierra Vista Patagonia Sonoita Vail Tucson Summerhaven Oracle Mammoth San Manuel Central Copper Corridor: Dudleyville, Winkelman, Hayden, Kearny, and Kelvin and Riverside Globe Florence Superior Roosevelt and Tonto Basin Payson Pine and Strawberry Mormon Lake Flagstaff Tusayan and Grand Canyon Village North Rim to Jacob Lake Page Fredonia, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah

Geology Features of the AZT

The Karst of Colossal Cave The Mighty Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains Supervolcanoes of the Superstition Mountains Amazing Mazatzals Elden Mountain: A Volcano Unlike the Others The San Francisco Peaks’ Violent Past The Grand Canyon: A Geological Masterpiece

Appendix 1: Water Sources Along the AZT Appendix 2: Land-Management Agencies Appendix 3: Trail Resources Profile: Executive Director, Arizona Trail Association Back Cover