Including Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Utah and Southwest Colorado; Let LasVegas transform its bit of desert into billion-dollar resorts-they aren't covered in this book. This guide is happy to focus on the natural attractions, authentic historical sites and outdoor activities spread all across the arid Southwest. The guide leads travellers on a journey through an amazing landscape like no other-uncovering old ghost towns, frontier missions, regional festivals, lost redrock canyons, American Indian trading posts, hiking trails and whitewater rivers. Over 65 new maps; Unique lodging including a monastery, a tepee, a 200-year-old adobe hacienda, a former bank building circa 1882, a floating mobile home, and a fire lookout tower; Wild West 5 dude ranches, 6 ghost towns, 52 places to horseback ride, 64 places to buy Indian crafts; Camp out: 76 campgrounds, 3323 campsites, 96 parks, 185 hiking trails, 39 places to boat; Dine out- 47 Southwest cuisine and 25 authentic Mexican restaurants