If you are exploring the high plateaus and mountains of southeastern Utah, the edge of southwestern Colorado, or the adjoining corners of Arizona and New Mexico, this wildflower guide is the one to carry. Its comprehensive, easy to use format provides concise descriptions and clear photographs of each species¿ flower, leaf, and plant, making identification fun and easy. The original Sandstone Country Wildflowers book covers the canyons, cliffs, and mesas of the region; this companion edition is the guide to the foothills, montane, and alpine zones. Whether you are walking through a mountain meadow, meandering along a forest path, summiting a peak, or taking a scenic drive, this guide will serve you well in learning about the amazing flowers you will see.

"If you are travelling the Four Corners area, and you only want to carry one wildflower guide, this is the most comprehensive available. From the National Parks & Monuments of southeastern Utah (including Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, & Grand Staircase-Escalante), or into the corners of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado, this book offers a close look at the region's bounty of wildflowers. With a unique format using concise descriptions and clear photographs of each species' flower, leaf, & plant, it makes identification easy and fun."--Cover[page 4].

This easy-to-use guide features: a tough, water-resistant cover and extra-durable binding, made to withstand vigorous field use; detailed descriptions and color photos of more than 200 plants; an introduction to the habitats and ecology the Canyonlands region; a primer on plant characteristics; and a glossary of botanical terms.

This fourth edition of The Geography of Tourism and Recreation provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the interrelationship between tourism, leisure and recreation from geographical and social science perspectives. It still remains the only book to systematically compare and contrast in a spatial context, tourism and recreation in relation to leisure time, offering insight into the demand, supply, planning, destination management and impacts of tourism and recreation. Whilst retaining its accessible style and approach this edition has been significantly updated to reflect recent developments and new concepts from geography which are beginning to permeate the tourism and recreational field. New features include: Content on the most recent developments, climate change, sustainability, mobilities and crisis management in time and space as well as trends such as low cost airlines and the control of land transport by transnational operators in the EU such as Arriva. More attention to management issues such as innovation and the spatial consequences for tourism and leisure development. New case studies and examples to showcase real life issues, from both developed and developing countries, especially the US, China and South Africa. Completely revised and redeveloped to accommodate new, user- friendly features: case studies, insights, summary points and learning objectives. Written by leading academics, this is essential reading for all tourism, geography, leisure and recreation students.