Recreation Books

The geological scenery that brings Visitors to Utah's five national parks does not start and stop at the park boundaries. This richly illustrated book provides interested travelers with mile-by-mile insights into the geological and human history of the area between...

By: Ron Harris "Geology is the very essence of connecting with the land. It is the air we breath the water we drink, the materials we use to build...the energy resources we crave and the wilderness that takes our breath...

By: Dale and Michelle Bartlett Need a day away to relax, refresh, renew? Just get in your car and go! This first edition of Day Hikes from Salt Lake City is your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do,...

By: Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney Imagine seeing the varied landscapes of the Earth as they used to look throughout hundreds of millions of years of earth history. Tropical seas lap on the shores of an Arizona beach. Immense sand...

By: Steven L. Richardson and Benjamin M. Richardson Experience the Wasatch Mountains Like you've never seen them before! Explore the awesome topography of every ridge cliff, hiking trail and ski area from Salt Lake City to Park City to Provo....

By: Steven R. Simms and Francois Gohier Fremont is a culture first defined by archaeologist Noel Morss in 1928 based on characteristics unique to the Fremont River drainage. Initially thought to be a simple sociopolitical system, recent reassessments of the...

By: Michael R. Kelsey The newest and most comprehensive guidebook yet on the Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost country. This new 3rd Edition combines a hiking & travel guide to Utah’s Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost Country, an area made...

By: Bill Buss & Loie Belknaps A perfect guide for anyone venturing through Canyonlands National Park and beyond. This waterproof guide shows two starting points for river running. One starting point is located at the city of Green River and...

By: Greg Witt 3rd Edition The best way to experience Salt Lake City is by hiking it! Get outdoors with local author Greg Witt, with the full-color edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City. A perfect blend of popular...

By: Robert J. Kamilli & Stephen M. Richard This full color highway map shows the geology of Arizona. With a landscape dominated by layered rocks, this map tells the tale of the many colored and shaped rocks formed more than...

By: C.G. Yeager This practical, down-to-earth guide for surface collectors of arrowheads and stone artifacts is designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely and responsibly.With more than fifty new photographs...

By: James R. Mitchell Rockhounding - the popular term for the hobby of collecting rocks, and minerals. But beyond the possibility of making a new find or valuable discovery, rockhounding offers all ages the opportunity to learn about the nature...

By: Garret Romaine Rockhounding Idaho is a must-have book for anyone interested in collecting rocks, minerals, fossils, and gold in the Gem State. Completely up-to-date with over 200 GPS coordinates in ninety-nine collecting locales, it covers popular and widely known...

By: Michael R. Kelsey Introducing the new and updated Hiking and Exploring the Paria River 5th edition! In this full-color edition, Michael R. Kelsey has added an additional 96 pages of new hiking adventures, photographic tours, Indian ruins, and local...

By: Stephen L. Carr & Robert W. Edwards Enjoy finding and learning about the ghost rails of Utah with Utah Ghost Rails. Find spots where there used to be twin rails carrying hundreds of passengers. This book briefly outlines the...

By: Jeffrey Steadman If you subscribe to the opinion that televisions, Japanese lanterns, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, The Best in Tent Camping: Utah should be your constant companion. This guide includes a detailed campgrounds locator and...

By: Cynthia Larsen Bennett Anyone traveling through Utah's gorgeous landscape may be curious about the people who have lived there over time. Anyone who's ever heard of the Mormon Trail may be piqued to learn more about that extraordinary journey...

By Michael R Kelsey 2nd Edition. This is a guide to Utah’s best-known mountain & mountain hike, Mt. Timpanogos.  This book’s emphasis is on hiking and climbing to the mountains dozen or so peaks, and to the 7 high cirque basins....

By: Dave Hall Hiking Utah Features seventy-five of the finest trails Utah's remarkable backcountry has to offer- from day hikes to overnight adventures. This comprehensive guide will provide all the information you need to get the most out of hiking...

By: James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung A waterproof pocket guide to what a novice needs to know about field dressing game. This guide provides a simplified introduction to field dressing game and fish. Other Information: Published: 2010

By: Jeffrey & Brad Probst Best Easy Day Hikes Utah's High Uintas includes concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for thirty-one hikes through some of the most spectacular scenery in this backcountry wilderness. Featuring: GPS-compatible trail maps Trails within an hour's...

By: Stewart Aitchison In 1879, 230 settlers in southwestern Utah heeded the call from leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to pull up stakes and move to the distant Sand Juan River country of southeastern Utah....