Arizona Handbook

484 Pages·1986·78.533 MB·English

by  Bill Weir

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Arizona Handbook
Bibliography: p. 425
Includesindex.
1. Arizona—Descriptionandtravel—1981- —
Guide-books. I. Title.
F809.3.W44 1986 917.91'0453 86-16377
ISBN 0-918373093
Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthisbookmaybetranslatedorreproducedinanyform,exceptbriefex-
tractsbya reviewerforthepurposeofa review,withoutwritten permissionofthecopyrightowner.
Althoughthepublishershavemadeeveryefforttoensuretheinformationwascorrectatthetimeof
goingtopress,thepublishersdonotassumeandherebydisclaimanyliabilitytoanypartyforanyloss
ordamagecausedbyerrors,omissions,oranypotentialtraveldisruptionduetolabororfinancialdif-
ficulty,whethersuch errorsoromissionsresultfrom negligence,accidentor anyothercause.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many thanks go to the hundreds of people who assisted in making theArizona Hand-
bookascompleteandaccurateasitis. IamespeciallyindebtedtotheNationalParkServ-
ice people, whose high standards make Arizona's national parks and monuments such
wonderful placestovisit. Staffatthe U.S. Forest Service, Bureauof Land Management,
and U.S. FishandWildlifeServicegavemeconsiderablehelpinvisitinglandsundertheir
care. Stategovernmentofficialshelpedtoo,andextrathanksgotoCarol Downeyofthe
research library in the Capitol and to staff of the Fort Verde and Jerome State Historic
Parksforgeneroususeoftheirhistoricphotos. Chambersofcommerce,fromthetiniest
communities to the big cities, supplied valuable maps, ideas, and advice. TheArizona
Handbookmanuscriptshowed some dramatic improvementsfromthefirstdraftstothe
last, thanks to the enthusiasm and editorial skills of Deke Castleman at Moon Publica-
tions, who also proofread the final version. Dr. Thomas Kreider at Berea College, Ken-
tucky, and my mother, Doris Weir. Most of the Arizona animals and birds that grace
thesepagesweredrawnbyfellowFlagstaffhiker KayStephenson. Diana Lasichalsoput
her brush to work when additional drawings were needed at the last moment. Barton
WrightkindlygavepermissiontousehisexcellentHopi Reservationmap.Theothertop-
notch maps came from the steady hands of Dave Hurst and Louise Foote at Moon
Publications. Louise Shannon typeset the text on a mad-hatter schedule so Dave Hurst
could do the production. Much of the creditfor getting this bookto you goesto Sales
Manager Donna Galassi.And lastly,appreciationisduemypublisher. Bill Dalton,whoin-
spiredArizona Handbookand helped bring it to a successful completion.
ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOS
front cover: View of Howlands Butte in the Grand Canyon; taken by the author from
EastTontoTrail, blackandwhitephotos: GrandCanyonNational Park—pages3(neg.
#2784), 33(neg. #5117),35(neg.#826),41 (neg. #3121),45(neg.#5130),52(neg.#2361),
58(neg. #5563), 59 (neg. #7080); Bill Weir-pages6(right), 7 (top), 9(left), 10(right), 17,
21,22,23,44,48,49,56,57,65,66,67,68(topandbottom),69,73,77,79,86,90,92,96,
98,99, 100(leftandright), 101, 103, 105, 106, 127, 129, 133, 135, 141, 142, 143, 144, 148,
149, 161, 170, 171 (leftandright), 175, 178(right), 179, 195, 198,200(leftand right),209,
212, 213, 214 (left and right), 215, 217, 218, 219 (bottom), 220, 224, 225, 230, 234 (top
and bottom),236,238,240,247,251,252,254(topand bottom),256,260,261,262,263,
274, 275, 276, 279, 280, 282, 283, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, 298, 303,
305, 306, 307, 311, 322, 323, 325, 331, 332, 333, 339, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349 (left
and right), 350, 359, 360, 361, 363 (top and bottom), 367, 370, 371, 375, 378, 381 (top),
385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 392 (left and right), 394, 395, 400, 402, 405 (bottom), 409, 412,
415 (top and bottom), 416, 418, 419, 420, 421, 423 (bottom), 424; Arizona State Ar-
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chives pages9(right),13,14, 19,34(bottom),87,89, 108,109,207(right),233,318,351
(leftand right), 404,405(top), 407,411,414,417,422(right), 423(top); FortVerde State
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Historic Park pages 11, 163, 176(NationalArchives), 177(Mearns Collection, Libraryof
Congress), 178 (left: Mearns Collection, Libraryof Congress), 181, 243(right: Carter Col-
lection, National Archives), 315, 335 (Carter Collection, National Archives); Flagstaff
ChamberofCommerce—pages24,29,93, 119, 125(topandbottom), 126, 131, 132,137,
138, 164, 165, 169, 173 (U.S. Forest Service); Arizona Office ofTourism-pages 39, 78,
94, 139, 222, 321; Tony Rose-pages 63, 64; Pimeria Alta Historical Society
(Nogales)-pages 110, 396 (Rochlin Archives), 397 (Ellen Underwood Collection), 399
(Rochlin Archives), 401 (leftand right); Jerome State Historic Park—pages 185, 186 (left
and right), 187 (top and bottom), 188, 189, 190; Mohave County Historical Society
(Kingman)-pages 201, 205 (left and right), 206, 207 (left), 208, 216, 219 (top), 229;
Phoenix Gazette (reprinted with permission)—page 253; Metropolitan Tucson Conven-
tion and Visitors Bureau, Inc.—pages365, 373, 380(topand bottom), 381 (bottom),391,
408. illustrations: Andy Mosier, cartoonist—pages 5, 7 (bottom), 377; Kay Stephen-
son-title page and pages 6 (left), 8 (left), 31 (left and right), 62, 97 (left and right), 117
(leftand right), 130, 204, 221 (leftand right), 239, 243(left),266, 267, 273(leftand right),
284, 285, 326, 328, 340, 341, 384, 390, 403; Diana Lasich-pages 30, 32 (leftand right),
157, 158, 159, 160. majorsourcesofhistoricillustrations: TheExplorationoftheCol-
orado RiverandIts Canyons, formerly titled Canyons ofthe Colorado, by J.W. Powell;
reprinted by Dover Publications-pages 1, 27, 34(top), 42,47, 51, 60, 61, 71, 72, 75,81,
82,83,91, 114, 115; TheMarvellousCountry;orThree YearsinArizonaandNewMexico,
the Apache's Home by Samuel Cozzens-pages 10 (left), 12, 121, 241, 299, 302, 313,
329, 334, 353, 357, 393, 422 (left); Decorative Art of the Southwestern Indians by
Dorothy Smith Sides, Dover Publications-pages 104, 112, 156, 246, 271, 352
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
TheLand 1
FloraandFauna 5
History 8
Events 15
Transport 15
Accommodationsand Food 18
Money, Measurements,andCommunications 20
Healthand Help 21
GRAND CANYON ANDTHEARIZONASTRIP 27
Introduction 27
VisitingtheGrandCanyonNational Park 35
Havasupaiand HualapaiIndian Reservations 65
TheArizonaStrip 69
NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA 83
Introduction 83
Western NavajoCountry 89
Northern NavajoCountry 91
Eastern NavajoCountry 96
HopiCountry 107
HopiKatsinam 112
NORTHCENTRALARIZONA 115
Introduction 115
Flagstaff 119
EastofFlagstaff 137
NorthofFlagstaff:TheSan FranciscoVolcanicField 139
WestofFlagstaff 152
SouthofFlagstaff 157
SedonaandtheRed RockCountry 164
AlongtheVerdeRiver 176
Prescott 191
WESTERN ARIZONA 201
Introduction 201
TheNorthwestCorner 208
LakeMead National RecreationArea 217
WestcentralArizona 222
TheSouthwestCorner 231
SOUTHCENTRALARIZONA 241
Introduction 241
PhoenixandtheValleyoftheSun 244
PhoenixSights 247
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Scottsdale 255
Tempe 257
Mesa 262
ValleyoftheSunAccommodations 264
ValleyoftheSun Restaurants 267
ValleyoftheSun Entertainment 272
ValleyoftheSun Recreation 274
OtherValleyoftheSun Practicalities 279
NortheastofPhoenix 285
EastofPhoenix:TheApacheTrailLoop 293
SouthofPhoenix 304
SouthwestofPhoenix 307
NorthwestofPhoenix 308
EASTERN ARIZONA 313
Introduction 313
TheHigh Desert 31
Petrified ForestNationalParkandthePaintedDesert 321
TheWhiteMountains 326
EastoftheWhiteMountainApacheIndianReservation 337
TheLowDesert 346
SOUTHERN ARIZONA 353
Introduction 353
Tucson 354
WestofDowntown 364
NorthofDowntown 366
EastofDowntown 370
TucsonAccommodations 372
Tucson Restaurants 375
OtherTucsonPracticalities 377
WesttoOrgan PipeNational Monument 384
SouthfromTucsontoMexico 391
PatagoniaandVicinity 402
CochiseTrail(SoutheastofTucson) 404
BOOKLIST 425
INDEX 433