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Page i Canyoneering HOW TO EXPLORE THE CANYONS OF THE GREAT SOUTHWEST

Page iii Also by JOHN ANNERINO PHOTO ESSAY APACHE The Sacred Path to Womanhood PEOPLE OF LEGEND Native Americans of the Southwest THE WILD COUNTRY OF MEXICO La tierra salvaje de Mxico CANYONS OF THE SOUTHWEST The Great Canyon Country from Colorado to Northern Mexico HIGH RISK PHOTOGRAPHY The Adventure Behind the Image WILDERNESS TRAVEL HIKING THE GRAND CANYON ADVENTURING IN ARIZONA NONFICTION RUNNING WILD An Extraordinary Adventure of the Human Spirit DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS Crossing America's Borderlands

Page v Canyoneering How to Explore the Canyons of the Great Southwest John Annerino

Page vi Published by STACKPOLE BOOKS 5067 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 www.stackpolebooks.com Copyright 1999 John Annerino Photographs Copyright 1999 John Annerino All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FIRST EDITION Front cover photograph and design by John Annerino Back cover photograph by Chris Keith All photographs by John Annerino, unless otherwise noted The author and publisher accept no responsibility for injury, loss, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Annerino, John. Canyoneering: how to explore the canyons of the Great Southwest/John Annerion.1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index. ISBN 0-8117-2700-9 1. CanyonsSouthwest, NewGuidebooks. I. Title. GB566.S68A54 1999 796.51'0979'09144dc21 98-43089 CIP

Page vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction Canyon Dreams xi 1. Canyon Country The World Beneath the Horizon Line 1 2. Physiography The Lay of the Land 21 3. Biogeography Merriam's Life Zones and Plant Distribution 29 4. Geology Reading the Rocks 39 5. Canyoneers Native Americans, Spaniards, and Anglos 55 6. Canyoneering Exploring the World Beneath the Horizon Line 85 Bibliography 139 About the Author 149 Index 151

Page viii For my love, Alejandrina, who has helped me forge a path of happiness and fulfillment in life, and to my son, who I hope will blaze his own.

Page ix Acknowledgments Thanks to those friends and canyoneers who accompanied me on my most memorable canyon adventuresand to the climbers, boatmen and -women, and the indigenous canyon dwellers like the Guarijo and Tarahumara who opened my eyes to the broad view of canyoneering: Michael St. Clair, Suzanne Jordan, Martha Clark, Robb Elliott, Louise Teal, Dave Ganci, George Bain, Jason Lohman, Tim Ganey, Craig Hudson, Chris Keith, Chris May, Tony Mangine, Casey Mangine, Rich Nebeker, Bob Farrell, Cilia McClung, and Bill Broyles. I'd also like to thank Linda Lotz, Dave Richwine, and Mark Allison at Stackpole Books.

Page xi Introduction Canyon Dreams I have not been there, but Colca Canyon in Peru is said to be the earth's deepest terrestrial canyon at -14,339 feet; nor have I been to Idaho and Oregon's Hells Canyon, which has been called the deepest canyon in North America at -7,900 feet. So I can only muse on whether they're truly the deepest canyons on their respective continents, as I've come to understand the word canyon, or whether they're the deepest mountain gorges. They are not included in this study of canyoneering, because I do not write about what I haven't personally researched and experienced. What I do discuss are the canyons I've studied and explored by foot, raft, rope, canoe, saddle, and camera. They are the canyons of the Great Southwesta vast and mythic region that encompasses the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It forms the heart of the most spectacular and rugged canyon country in North America, and it includes some of the largest, deepest, and narrowest canyons in the world. It was in the sublime depths of this stony domain that ancient canyon dwellers, explorers, surveyors, and river runners helped define the modern concept of canyoneering. And it was from this canyon realm that I gleaned lessons and perspectives that shaped my own concepts of canyoneering.

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