This is the Southwest chapter from Lonely Planet’s Western USA guidebook.

Breathtaking beauty and the allure of adventure merge seamlessly in the Southwest, a land of mountains, deserts and wide-open spaces. Hike past red rocks, cycle beneath mountain skies, raft through canyons and roll the dice under the mesmerizing Vegas lights.

•    ponder up to two billion years of geologic history at Grand Canyon National Park
•    maps
•    live your own John Wayne Western in northeastern Arizona’s Monument Valley
•    transportation
•    gallery-hop and jewelry-shop on the stylish streets of Santa Fe
•    restaurants and accommodations

Coverage includes: Nevada, Las Vegas & around, Western Nevada, Nevada Great Basin, Arizona, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Central Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park & around, Northeastern Arizona, Western Arizona, Tucson & around, Southeastern Arizona, Utah, Salt Lake City, Park City & the Wasatch, Mountains, Northeastern Utah, Southeastern Utah, Southwestern Utah, New Mexico, Albuquerque, Along I-40, Santa Fe & around, Taos, Northwestern New Mexico, Northeastern New Mexico, Southwestern New Mexico and Southeastern New Mexico.