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Here’s a list of the books in my ever-growing library collection. Not only will this list help me keep track of the books that I already have, hopefully it can help you find some books that you may enjoy to read as well.

Books Alphabetized by Title

123…

• The 1859 Macomb Expedition Into Utah Territory – F.A. Barnes
• 40 Grand Trails from Deadhorse Point Road – Jack Bickers
• 4WD Adventures: Colorado – Peter Massey

A…

• A Guide to Rock Art Sites – David S. Whitley
• A Guide to Southern Utah’s Hole-In-The-Rock Trail – Stewart Aitchison
• A Hiking and 4-WD Guide to the Arches of the San Rafael Swell – Chris Moore
• A Hiking Guide to Cedar Mesa – Peter Francis Tassoni
• A History of San Juan County – Robert McPherson
• A Naturalists’ Guide to the White Rim Trail – David B. Williams
• A Newer World – David Roberts
• A Recreation Guide to the Book Cliffs – Thompson, Sego, Sagers and Crescent Canyons – Chris Moore
• A Story of Life at Wolfe Ranch – Maxine Newell
• Above and Beyond Slickrock – Todd Campbell
• “Advised Them to Call the Place Escalante” – Jerry C. Roundy
• Ancient Ruins of the Southwest – David Grant Noble
• Archaeology of Clear Creek Canyon – Joel C. Janetski
• Arches of the Escalante Canyons and Kaiparowits Plateau – Jens Munthe
• Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails (2nd Edition) – Charles Wells
• Arizona Journey Guide – Jon Kramer
• Arizona’s Rock Art – Robin Scott Bicknell
• Art on the Rocks – Bruce Hucko
• ATV Trails Guide Moab, UT – Charles Wells

B…

• Backcountry Adventures Colorado – Peter Massey
• Backcountry Adventures Utah – Peter Massey
• Beyond the Great Divide – Abbott Fay
• Boater’s Guide to Lake Powell – Michael Kelsey
• Brave New West: Morphing Moab at the Speed of Greed – Jim Stiles
• Buena Vista’s Tales from the Past – Suzy Kelly
• Butch Cassidy Was Here – James H. Knipmeyer

C…

• Cameo Cliffs Biking, Hiking & Four-Wheeling – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon de Chelly: Its People and Rock Art – Campbell Grant
• Canyon Country Arches & Bridges – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Dinosaur Tracks and Trackers – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Explorer #1 – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Exploring – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Footprints on the Shores of Time – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Geology – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Hiking and Natural History – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country La Sal Mountains – Jose Knighton
• Canyon Country Mountain Biking – F. A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Off-Road Vehicle Trails: Arches & La Sals Areas – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Off-Road Vehicle Trails: Canyon Rims & Needles Areas – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Off-Road Vehicle Trails: Canyon Rims Recreation Area – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Off-Road Vehicle Trails: Island Area – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Off-Road Vehicle Trails: Maze Area – Jack Bickers
• Canyon Country Prehistoric Indians – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Prehistoric Rock Art – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Country Slickrock Hiking & Biking – F.A. Barnes
• Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau 1st Ed. – Michael Kelsey
• Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau 4th Ed. – Michael Kelsey
• Canyon Rims Recreation Area – F.A. Barnes
• Canyonlands National Park – Early History and First Descriptions – F.A. Barnes
• Canyonlands National Park Favorite Jeep Roads & Hiking Trails – David Day
• Canyonlands River Guide – Buzz Belknap
• The Chaco Handbook – Gwinn Vivian
• The Cliff Dwellings Speak – Beth & Bill Sagstetter
• Colorado 4-Wheel Drive Roads – Outdoor Books & Maps
• Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer
• Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails – Charles Wells
• Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails (2nd Edition) – Charles Wells
• Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails (3rd Edition) – Charles Wells
• Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails Vol. 2 – Charles Wells
• Colorado Journey Guide – Jon Kramer
• Colorado Place Names – Geo Eichler
• Colorado’s Canyon Country – Mark Pearson
• Colorado’s Incredible Backcountry Trails – David Day
• Comb Ridge and It’s People – Robert S. McPherson
• Cowboys & Cave Dwellers – Fred M. Blackburn
• Coyote’s History of Moab – Jose Knighton
• Cross-country Skiing & Snowshoeing Ouray County – Jorg Angehrn
• Crystal… What Really Happened – Roger A. Neal

D…

• Dark Canyon Trail Guide – Canyonlands Natural History Association
• The Desert Cries – Craig Childs
• Desert Solitaire – Edward Abbey
• Devils Gate – David Roberts
• The Dominguez Escalante Journal: Their Expedition Through Colorado Utah Arizona and New Mexico in 1776 – Ted J. Warner
• Down the Great Unknown – Edward Hillerman

E…

• Entrada Sandstone Canyon Country Dead Zone – F.A. Barnes
• The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons – John Wesley Powell
• Exploring the Historic San Juan Triangle – P. David Smith

F…

• Famous Coloradans – Abbott Fay
• Finders Keepers | A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession – Craig Childs
• Finding Everett Ruess – David Roberts
• Four Corners (Moon Handbooks) – Julian Smith
• Fruita Fat Tire Guidebook – Troy Rarick

G…

• Geology of the Moab Area – F.A. Barnes
• Ghost Towns of Colorado – Philip Varney
• Ghosts of the San Juans: Volume 1 – John K. Aldrich
• Grand Canyon Stories: Then & Now – Craig Childs
• Grand Canyon Wild – John Annerino
• Grand Canyon’s North Rim and Beyond – Stewart Aitchison
• Grand Junction Hiking Guide – Steve Kolarick
• Grand Junction Trail and Camping Guide – Nattana Johnson
• Grand Mesa: Island in the Sky – Muriel Marshall
• Grand Mesa Country: Stories from Mesa & Delta Counties in Colorado – Abbott Fay
• Great Exploration Hoaxes – David Roberts
• Guide to Prehistoric Ruins of the Southwest – Norman T. Oppelt
• Guide to Rock Art of the Utah Region – Dennis Slifer

H…

• Hayduke Lives! – Edward Abbey
• Hiking Biking and Exploring Canyonlands National Park – Michael Kelsey
• Hiking and Exploring the Paria River – 4th Ed. – Michael Kelsey
• Hiking and Exploring the Paria River – 5th Ed. – Michael Kelsey
• Hiking and Exploring Utah’s San Rafael Swell – Michael Kelsey
• Hiking Colorado’s Weminuche & South San Juan Wilderness Areas – Donna Ikenberry
• Hiking in the Sand Flats Recreation Area – F.A. Barnes
• Hiking Grand Canyon National Park – Ron Adkison
• Hiking Grand Canyon Loops – George Steck
• Hiking Grand Staircase – Escalante & the Glen Canyon Region – Ron Adkison
• Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen – Dave Wilson
• Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado – Paul Pixler
• Historic Remnants: Bits and Pieces of the Past – F.A. Barnes
• Hiking the Historic Route of the 1859 Macomb Expedition – F.A. Barnes
• Hole in the Rock – David Miller
• Horned Snakes and Axle Grease – Jerry D. Spangler
• House of Rain – Craig Childs

I…

• I Never Knew That About Colorado – Abbott Fay
• Images in Stone – David Muench
• In Search of the Old Ones – David Roberts
• Indian Rock Art of the Southwest – Polly Schaafsma
• Insight Guides: Colorado – Discovery Channel

J…

• Jeep Trails to Colorado Ghost Towns – Robert Brown
• John Otto: Trials and Trails – Alan J. Kania

K…

• Kokopelli: Flute Player Images in Rock Art – Dennis Slifer
• Kokopelli’s Trail: The Utah-Colorado Mountain Bike Trail System: Moab to Loma – Peggy Utesch

L…

• The Labyrinth Rims 60 Accesses to Green River Overlooks – Jack Bickers
• Last of the Robbers Roost Outlaws – Tom McCourt
• Legacy on Stone – Sally Cole
• Legacy on Stone (Revised Edition) – Sally Cole
• Lies, Legends & Lore of the San Juans – Roger Henn

M…

• Memories of St. Elmo – Charlotte Merrifield
• Men Met Along the Trail – Neil M. Judd
• Mining Camps Speak – Beth Sagstetter
• Moab Country Day Hikes – F.A. Barnes
• Moab: Cow Pokes to Bike Spokes – Tom McCourt
• Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails – Charles Wells
• Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails (2nd Edition) – Charles Wells
• The Monkey Wrench Gang – Edward Abbey
• More Moab Country Day Hikes – F.A. Barnes
• Mountains of Silver: Life in Colorado’s Red Mountain Mining District – P. David Smith
• My Canyonlands – Kent Frost

N…

• Native Roads – Fran Kosik
• The Natural Arches of Rattlesnake Canyon -Chris Moore
• Non-Technical Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau 5th Ed. – Michael Kelsey
• Non-Technical Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau 6th Ed. – Michael Kelsey
• Natural Arches of Arches National Park – Chris Moore
• Natural Arches of the Moab Area (North) – Chris Moore
• Natural Arches of the Moab Area (South) – Chris Moore
• New Mexico Journey Guide – Jon Kramer
• Northern Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails – Charles Wells

O…

• On the Trail of Spider Woman – Carol Patterson-Rudolph
• Ouray Hiking Guide – Kelvin B. Kent
• Outlaw Tales of Colorado – Jan Murphy
• Outlaw Tales of Utah – Michael Rutter

P…

• Pass Patrol: In Search of the Outlaw Trail (Vol. 5) – Larry E. Heck
• Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Utah / Volume One – Kenneth B. Castleton
• Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Utah / Volume Two – Kenneth B. Castleton
• Photographing the Southwest: Volume 1 – Southern Utah – Laurent Martres
• Photographing the Southwest: Volume 2 – Arizona – Laurent Martres
• Photographing the Southwest: Volume 3 – Colorado & New Mexico – Laurent Martres
• The Pueblo Revolt – David Roberts

R…

• Red Hole in Time – Muriel Marshall
• Re-tracing the Old Spanish Trail North Branch – Ron Kessler
• Richard Wetherill: Anasazi – Frank McNitt
• River Guide to Canyonlands National Park and Vicinity (1st Ed.) – Michael Kelsey
• River Guide to Canyonlands National Park and Vicinity (2nd Ed.) – Michael Kelsey
• Roads to Center Place – Kathryn Gabriel
• Roadside Guide to Indian Ruins & Rock Art of the Southwest – Gordon and Cathie Sullivan
• Rock Art of the American Southwest – Fred Hirschmann
• The Rock Art of Arizona – Ekkehart Malotki
• The Rock Art of Utah – Polly Schaafsma
• Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest – Alex Patterson
• Rock City: Trails & Scenes of the Moab Outback – Jack Bickers

S…

• Sacred Images – Leslie Kelen
• San Juan River Guide – Lisa Kearsley
• San Juan Solution – R.E. Derouin
• Sandstone Spine – David Roberts
• The Secret Knowledge of Water – Craig Childs
• Seeing Capitol Reef National Park – Ward J. Roylance
• The Serpent and the Sacred Fire – Dennis Slifer
• Signs of Impact! in Canyon Country – F.A. Barnes
• Silver and Sawdust: Life in the San Juans – Ken Reyher
• Slickrock – Edward Abbey & Philip Hyde
• Soul of Nowhere – Craig Childs
• The Split Sky – Tom McCourt
• Stone Chisel and Yucca Brush – Ekkehart Malotki

T…

• Tales of the Bachelor Mine – Jane Bennett
• Tales, Trails, and Tommyknockers: Stories from Colorado’s Past – Myriam Friggens
• Tomboy Bride – Harriet Backus
• The Towers of Hovenweep – Ian Thompson
• Tenmile! Nearby Canyon of Mystery – Jack Bickers
• Traces of Fremont – Steven R. Simms

U…

• Uncompahgre: A Guide to the Uncompahgre Plateau – Muriel Marshall
• The Undaunted – Gerald N. Lund
• The Untold History of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument – Maxine Newell
• Utah Atlas and Gazetteer
• Utah Canyon Country – Kathy & Craig Copeland
• Utah Place Names – John W. Van Cott
• Utah’s Incredible Backcountry Trails – David Day
• Utah’s Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide – Lynna & Leland Howard
• Ute Mountain Tribal Park – Jean Akens

W…

• Waterfalls of Colorado – Marc Conly
• The Wetherills Friends of Mesa Verde – Fred Blackburn
• White Canyon – Tom McCourt
• The Wild Bunch at Robbers Roost – Pearl Baker

Z…

• Zion & Bryce (Moon Handbooks) – W.C. McRae

If you have any suggestions of books that you think I may like, please feel free to let me know in the comments below!