The American Southwest

Comprehensive guide to the national parks, national monuments and natural landscapes of West and Southwest USA; on the web since 1994

ARIZONA - Destinations in Arizona, from the cactus-filled Sonoran Desert to the Mogollon Rim, the Colorado River and the deep canyons of the Colorado Plateau; Grand Canyon, Sedona, Lake Mead, Route 66, Apache Trail, Canyon de Chelly, Petrified Forest, Saguaro National Park, Meteor Crater and many more

CALIFORNIA - The varied desert, mountain, forest and coastal scenery of the golden state of California, including the national parks of Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Lassen Volcanic, Redwood, Sequoia and Yosemite, and the attractions of Lake Tahoe, Palm Springs and the California Missions

IDAHO - Selected locations in south Idaho; eroded granite formations in the City of Rocks, the varied volcanic features of Craters of the Moon, and the volcanic canyons of Thousand Springs State Park

NEW MEXICO - National parks, national monuments, ancient sites, eroded badlands and volcanic remains in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment; Bandelier, Bisti, Capulin Volcano, Carlsbad Caverns, Chaco Culture, Gila Cliff Dwellings, White Sands and more

OREGON - From the ocean, across the Coast Range and the Cascades, to the deserts and grassland of the east, sites in Oregon include the Pacific coastline, Crater Lake, Newberry Volcano and the John Day Fossil Beds

TEXAS - State of vast landscapes with two national parks (Guadalupe Mountains, Big Bend), and attractions ranging from the Chihuahuan Desert at Big Bend Ranch, the canyons of Palo Duro and Caprock, the rock art at Hueco Tanks, and the Gulf of Mexico at Padre Island

UTAH - Multicolored land of mountains, canyons, deserts and arches. Utah has some of the most well known US parks - Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Dinosaur, Glen Canyon (Lake Powell), Natural Bridges and Zion, plus Monument Valley and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Less known but still very scenic places include Antelope Island, Flaming Gorge, Goblin Valley and Golden Spike

WYOMING - Dominated in the west by the Rocky Mountains and in the east by the high desert, Wyoming has two world famous attractions in the Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, plus state parks like Boysen, Hot Springs, Independence Rock and Sinks Canyon

Slot Canyons - Beautifully colored and sculptured narrow canyons in the sandstone rocks of Arizona and Utah, explorable by hiking and canyoneering; such locations as the San Rafael Swell, Escalante River and Zion National Park.

Travelogue - Four week RV road trip from Phoenix, Arizona across New Mexico and Texas to the Gulf Coast at Corpus Christi

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