Name: 60 hikes within 60 miles, Phoenix
ISBN: 9780897326889

Charles Liu

including Tempe, Scottsdale, and Glendale

60 hikes within 60 miles,  Phoenix

Michael Springer

We've done a few of these hikes, which is enough for me to tell you a little about this book. First, the directions are accurate and up to date. This is quite important when you want to hike in a desert. (We've already gotten lost once because of crappy directions we found online. Getting lost in the desert is a little more problematic than getting lost in the forest back in Indiana.) 

Also, the book has awesome directories: if you want a good hike for pets, you can see a complete list of them at the front of the book. There are lists for easy trails, rugged trails, handicap accessible trails, trails with a good chance for seeing wildlife, trails with rock climbing, trails with a good chance of solitude, etc. I find these super-cool since we usually hike with a dog, and since we like rugged hikes.

If the Phoenix volume is any indication, this is a really handy series to check out if you're into hiking and don't want to trust some random trail someone's posted online, since some random person might secretly want you to wander off into the wilderness and DIE. Or they might just suck at giving directions.

60 hikes within 60 miles, Phoenix including Tempe, Scottsdale, and Glendale