New Mexico's Wilderness Areas: The Complete GuideThis comprehensive guide to New Mexico's wild lands includes not only such well-known areas as the Gila and Pecos wildernesses, but also lesser-known regions such as Latir Peaks, Apache Kid, and Bisti De-na-zin wildernesses. It also provides an inventory of the state's more than 50 "wilderness study areas" -- the wilderness areas of the future. With text by New Mexico author Bob Julyan and illustrated with pictures by Tom Till, one of the Southwest's finest outdoor photographers, the book provides a richly colored portrait of New Mexico's wilderness heritage, including suggestions for hikers and insights into each area's unique natural and human history. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Native Americans in New Mexico | 19 |
How to Use This Guide | 32 |
829 | 72 |
The Jemez Mountains | 80 |
12 | 92 |
14 | 102 |
The Central Rio Grande | 108 |
29 | 165 |
35 | 183 |
38 | 206 |
The East Central Region | 238 |
White Sands National Monument | 256 |
The South Central Desert Region | 260 |
56 | 268 |
The Desert Southeast | 288 |
17 | 114 |
25 | 137 |
Western New Mexico | 148 |
28 | 158 |
Rawhide Canyon Proposed Wilderness | 305 |
Glossary of Spanish Words | 311 |
Common terms and phrases
acres Albuquerque Aldo Leopold Wilderness Apache backcountry bears begins BEST SEASONS Black Blue boundary Campground camping Canyon Cave climbs continues Creek Crest cross designated dirt road drive east easy ELEVATION RANGE explore fall feet feet Difficulty follows Forest Road Forest Service Fork GETTING Gila grassland Guadalupe heads high elevations Highway hike hikers Indians interesting Lake land lava leading LOCATION Low and high maintained Malpais marked meadows mesas Mexico miles miles Low MILES OF TRAILS Mountains National Forest natural One-way length Park Pass Peak Pecos pine ponderosa Pueblo Range Ranger reach region ridge River rock route runs Sandia side southern southwest species Spring steep stream summer summit Trail trailhead TRAILS ECOSYSTEMS USGS Valley village visitor volcanic White wild Wilderness Alliance Wilderness Study Area wildlife