Arizona & the Grand Canyon 2011
By Karl Samson
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Front cover photo: Scenic view of the rocks of Sedona through the branches of a bristlecone pine tree George Oze/Alamy Images
Back cover photo: Left: A man in a slot canyon, Navajo Nation, Arizona Whit Richardson/Getty Images; Middle: Rafters brave the class 8 waters of Granite Rapid, one of the largest on the Colorado, USA, Arizona, Grand Canyon NP Blickwinkel/Alamy Images; Right: Saguaro cactus, Red Rock State Park Theo Allofs/Corbis
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About the Author
Karl Samson lives in Oregon, where he spends his time juggling his obsessions with traveling, gardening, outdoor sports, and wine. Each winter, to dry out his webbed feet, he flees the soggy Northwest to update the Frommers Arizona & the Grand Canyon guide. Karl is also the author of Frommers Seattle and Frommers Washington State .
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Chapter 1: The Best of Arizona
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Cowboys and Indians, the Grand Canyon and gigantic cacti, red rocks and golf course greensArizona is all these things and much more. The state encompasses landscapes as diverse as the surprisingly lush Sonoran Desert, the vast ponderosa pine forests of the Colorado Plateau, and the dizzying depths of the Grand Canyon, which is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Combining aspects of Native American, Hispanic, and European cultures, Arizona is also one of the most culturally diverse states in the country. Whether you dream of riding the range like a cowboy or living like an Indian, in balance with the natural world, you can pursue your dreams here in Arizona. If its a winter golf vacation you need, countless fairways await you, and hikers, mountain bikers, bird-watchers, and rafters will all find dream vacation destinations here in the Grand Canyon State.