* Formerly America's National Parks For Dummies, this guide now focuses exclusively on the most popular parks in the system-those west of the Mississippi * Covers Arches, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Mount Rainer, Olympic, Sequoia/King's Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion * 65 percent of Americans surveyed said they had taken a trip of 50 miles or more in the last year to visit a state or national park or forest
* Formerly America's National Parks For Dummies, this guide now focuses exclusively on the most popular parks in the system-those west of the Mississippi * Covers Arches, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Mount Rainer, Olympic, Sequoia/King's Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion * 65 percent of Americans surveyed said they had taken a trip of 50 miles or more in the last year to visit a state or national park or forest
Kurt Repanshek, a misplaced Easterner, has been roaming the Rocky Mountains since 1985, when he arrived in Wyoming as state correspondent for The Associated Press. A freelance writer now based in Park City, Utah, he has managed to find his way to the top of the Grand Teton; paddled portions of the Green, Colorado, and the Middle Fork of the Salmon rivers, as well as Yellowstone's Shoshone and Yellowstone lakes, hiked to Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon, climbed Half Dome in Yosemite, and cross-country skied in the predawn cold to catch sunrise on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, all in the pursuit of stories. He is the author of Hidden Utah and Hidden Salt Lake City & Beyond (both from Ulysses Press), and his work has appeared in Audubon, Sunset, National Geographic Traveler, and Hemispheres, among other publications.
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Introduction
Part I: Introducing the National Parks of the American West
Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of the National Parks of the West
Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into the National Parks of the American West
Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go
Part II: Planning Your Trip to the National Parks of the American West
Chapter 4: Managing Your Money
Chapter 5: Getting to the Parks and Getting Around
Chapter 6: Booking Your Accommodations
Chapter 7: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests
Chapter 8: Taking Care of the Remaining Details
Part III: Exploring the National Parks of the American West
Chapter 9: Arches National Park
Chapter 10: Death Valley National Park
Chapter 11: Grand Canyon National Park.6
Chapter 12: Grand Teton National Park
Chapter 13: Mount Rainier National Park
Chapter 14: Olympic National Park
Chapter 15: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Chapter 16: Yellowstone National Park
Chapter 17: Yosemite National Park
Chapter 18: Zion National Park
Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Incredible National Park Vistas
Chapter 20: Ten Reasons a National Park Is Better Than a Theme Park
Chapter 21: Ten Incredibly Cheap Ways to Enjoy a National Park
