Arizona traveler's handbook

480 Pages·1987·62.941 MB·English

by  Bill Weir

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BILLWEIR
MOON PUBLICATIONS
722 Wall Street
ARIZONA TRAVELER'S HANDBOOK Chico, CA 95928, USA
Publishedby
Moon Publications
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Chico, California 95928, USA
tel. [phone]
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Colorcraft Ltd., Hong Kong
© Copyright 1987 BillWeir
Libraryof Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Weir, Bill, 1951-
[Arizona handbook] PRINTING HISTORY
Arizonatraveler'shandbook/ BillWeir. SEPTEMBER 1986
Bibliography: p.425 AUGUST 1987
Includesindex. MARCH 1988
ISBN 0-918373-16-6
1. Arizona—Descriptionandtravel—1981- —- Guide-books.
I.Title.
F809.3.W44 1987 87-19994
917.9r0453-dc19 CIP
Printed in Hong Kong
Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthisbookmaybetranslatedorreproducedinanyform,exceptbriefex-
tractsbyareviewerforthepurposeofareview,withoutwrittenpermissionofthecopyrightowner.
Althoughtheauthorand publishershavemadeeveryefforttoensuretheinformationwascorrectat
thetimeofgoingtopress,theauthorandpublishersdonotassumeandherebydisclaimanyliabilityto
anypartyforanylossordamagecausedbyerrors,omissions,oranypotentialtraveldisruptiondueto
labororfinancial difficulty,whethersucherrorsoromissionsresultfromnegligence,accidentorany
othercause.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Manythanksgotothehundredsofpeoplewhoassisted inmakingtheArizonaTraveler's
Handbookascompleteandaccurateasitis. IamespeciallyindebtedtotheNational Park
Service people, whose high standards make Arizona's national parks and monuments
such wonderful placestovisit. Staffatthe U.S. Forest Service, Bureauof Land Manage-
ment,andU.S. FishandWildlifeServicegavemeconsiderablehelpinvisitinglandsunder
theircare. Stategovernmentofficialshelpedtoo,andextrathanksgotoCarolDowneyof
theresearchlibraryintheCapitolandtostaffoftheFortVerdeandJeromeStateHistoric
Parksforgeneroususeoftheirhistoricphotos.Chambersofcommerce,inthetiniestcom-
munities as well as the cities, supplied valuable maps, ideas, and advice. The Arizona
Traveler's Handbook manuscript showed some dramatic improvements from the first
draftstothelast,thankstotheenthusiasmandeditorialskillsofDekeCastlemanatMoon
Publications, whoalso proofreadthefinal version; Dr. Thomas Kreiderat Berea College,
Kentucky; and my mother, DorisWeir. MostoftheArizonaanimalsand birdsthatgrace
thesepagesweredrawn byfellowFlagstaffhiker KayStephenson. Diana Lasichalsoput
her brush to work when 9additional drawingswere needed atthe last moment. Barton
Wright kindlygavepermissiontousehisexcellentHopi Reservation map.Theothertop-
notchmapscamefromthesteadyhandsofDaveHurstandLouiseFooteatMoonPublica-
tions. LouiseShannontypesetthetextonamad-hatterschedulesoDaveHurstandAsha
Johnsoncoulddotheproduction. Muchofthecreditforgettingthisbooktoyougoesto
Sales Manager Donna Galassi. And lastly, appreciation is due my publisher, Bill Dalton,
whoinspiredArizonaTraveler'sHandbookandhelpedbringittoasuccessfulcompletion.
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ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOS
frontcover: ViewofHowlandsButteintheGrandCanyon;takenbytheauthorfronnEast
TontoTrail, blackandwhitephotos-: ArizonaOfficeofTourism—pages39,78,94,139,
222,244,321;ArizonaStateArchives pages9(right),13, 14,19,34(bottom),87,89,108
(bottom),109,207(right),233,318,351 (left&right),404,405(top),407,411,414,417,422
(right),423(top); FlagstaffChamberofCommerce-pages24,29,93, 119, 125(top), 126,
131, 132, 137, 138, 164, 165, 169, 173 (U.S. Forest Service); Fort Verde State Historic
Park—pages 11, 163, 176 (National Archives), 177 (Mearns Collection, Library of
Congress),178(left:MearnsCollection,LibraryofCongress),181,243(right:CarterCollec-
tion,NationalArchives),315,335(CarterCollection,NationalArchives);GrandCanyonNa-
tionalPark-pages3(neg.#2784),33(neg.#5117),35(neg.#826),41 (neg.#3121),45(neg.
#5130), 52 (neg. #2361), 58 (neg. #5563), 59 (neg. #7080); Jerome State Historic
Park-pages 185, 186(left&right), 187(top&bottom), 188, 189, 190; MetropolitanTuc-
son Convention andVisitors Bureau, Inc.—pages365, 366,373,380(top&bottom),381
(bottom),391,408;MohaveCountyHistoricalSociety(Kingman)-pages68(top),201,205
(left&right),206,207(left),208,216,219(top),229;PhoenixGazette(reprintedwithper-
mission)—page 253; Pimeria Alta Historical Society (Nogales)—pages 110, 396 (Rochlin
Archives), 397 (Ellen Underwood Collection), 399 (Rochlin Archives), 401 (left & right);
TonyRose-pages63,64; BillWeir-pages6(right),7(top),9(left), 1 (right), 17,21,22,
23,44,48,49,56,57,65,66,67,68(bottom),69,73,77,79,86,90,92,96,98,99,100(left&
right), 101, 103, 105, 106, 125(bottom), 127, 129, 133, 135, 141, 142, 143, 144, 148, 149,
161, 170, 171 (left&right), 175, 178(right), 179, 195,198,200(left&right),209,212,213,
214(left&right),215,217,218,219(bottom),220,224,225,230,234(top&bottom),236,
238,240, 247,251, 252, 254(top &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(leftErright),350,359,360,361&
363(topa-bottom),367,370,371,375,378,381 (top),385,386,387,388,389,392(left
right),394,395,400,402,405(bottom),409,412,415(topEfbottom),416,418,419,420,
412517,,412583,(1b5o9t,to1m6)0,;4A2n4d,y44M9o.siielrl,usctarrattoioonniss:t—DipaangaesLa5s,i7ch(-bopttaogme)s,3307,7;32Ka(lyefSttEje-prihgehtn)s,o1n5—4,
titlepageand pages6(left),8(left),31 (leftEfright),62,97(leftEfright), 117(leftEfright),
130,204,221 (left&right),239,243(left),266,267,273,284,285,326,328,340,341,384,
390, 403. major sources of historic illustrations: The Marvellous Country; or Three
YearsinArizona andNewMexico, theApache'sHome by Samuel Cozzens—pages 10
(left),12,121,241,299,302,313,329,334,353,357,393,422(left); TheExplorationofthe
ColoradoRiverandItsCanyons,formerlytitledCanyonsoftheColorado, byJ.W. Powell;
reprintedbyDoverPublications-pages1,27,34(top),42,47,51,60,61,71,72,75,81,82,
83, 85, 91, 107, 114, 115, 316; DecorativeArtofthe Southwestern Indians by Dorothy
Smith Sides, Dover Publications-pages 104, 112, 136, 156, 246, 271, 352.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
TheLand 1
Floraand Fauna 5
History 8
Events 15
Transport 15
AccomnnodationsandFood 18
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Money, Measurements,andCommunications 20
Healthand Help 21
GRAND CANYON ANDTHE ARIZONASTRIP 27
Introduction 27
VisitingtheGrandCanyonNationalPark 35
HavasupaiandHualapaiIndianReservations 65
TheArizonaStrip 69
NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA 83
Introduction 83
WesternNavajoCountry 89
NorthernNavajoCountry 91
EasternNavajoCountry 96
HopiCountry 107
HopiKatsinam 112
NORTHCENTRALARIZONA 115
Introduction 115
Flagstaff 119
EastofFlagstaff 137
NorthofFlagstaff:TheSanFranciscoVolcanicField 139
WestofFlagstaff 152
SouthofFlagstaff 157
SedonaandtheRedRockCountry 164
AlongtheVerdeRiver 176
Prescott 191
WESTERN ARIZONA 201
Introduction 201
TheNorthwestCorner 208
LakeMeadNationalRecreationArea 217
WestcentralArizona 222
TheSouthwestCorner 231
SOUTHCENTRALARIZONA 241
Introduction 241
PhoenixandtheValleyoftheSun 244
PhoenixSights 247
Scottsdale 255
Tempe 257
Mesa 262
ValleyoftheSunAccommodations 264
ValleyoftheSunRestaurants 267
ValleyoftheSunEntertainment 272
ValleyoftheSun Recreation 274
OtherValleyoftheSun Practicalities 279
NortheastofPhoenix 285
EastofPhoenix:TheApacheTrail Loop 293
SouthofPhoenix 304
SouthwestofPhoenix 307
NorthwestofPhoenix 308
EASTERN ARIZONA 313
Introduction 313
TheHigh Desert 317
PetrifiedForestNationalParkandthePaintedDesert 321
TheWhiteMountains 326
EastoftheWhiteMountainApacheIndianReservation 337
TheLowDesert 346
SOUTHERN ARIZONA 353
Introduction 353
Tucson 354
WestofDowntown 364
NorthofDowntown 366
EastofDowntown 370
TucsonAccommodations 372
TucsonRestaurants 375
OtherTucsonPracticalities 377
WesttoOrganPipeNational Monument 384
SouthfromTucsontoMexico 391
PatagoniaandVicinity 402
CochiseTrail(SoutheastofTucson) 404
BOOKLIST 425
INDEX 433