Wear Yak Trax cleats for safety on snow and ice. These cleats are handy for travel in areas where it might ice up or snow while you are traveling. Reasonably priced, you can purchase these from Amazon.com
Explorer’s Guide to Yosemite and the Southern Sierra Nevada region
The second edition of David T. Page’s Explorer’s Guide to Yosemite and the Southern Sierra Nevada (Countryman Press) is an encyclopedic collection of information about the entire Southern Sierra Nevada (Snowy Range) and adjacent desert valleys. If you like to know history and culture of places to which you travel, this book needs to be in your backpack.
New kids’ activity book with fun facts about Arizona
Thinking about a family trip to the Southwest? If you have grade-school children, hustle to your nearest book store (or the Internet) for a copy of Arizona Way Out West & Wacky. This fun-filled activity book highlights Arizona’s history with true but humorous, interesting, gross, and wacky facts about the Grand Canyon state.