Publisher's Synopsis
INTRODUCTION
This book provides you, the reader with the hundreds of sites and sights along the dozens of Federal, State, and local highways the crisscross the New Mexico portion of the American Southwest.
Time for each road's drive along with the estimated mileage is provided along with 'cautions' on possible road hazards, closings, weird turns, and most needed the Public Restrooms. The text provides the user with starting and ending points, intermediate stops at attractions of interest, estimated travel time and mileage, and estimated total time for the trip, which can be from a few hours to several days in length. Example of one of the road descriptions:
"Time and Distance
"This trip will take 1 hour and 42 minutes to cover the 107 miles without stops. You will be traveling through the Navajo Nation off Reservation Trust Land, and unfortunately you will find very few services; thus be sure to have water with you and a full tank of fuel in the vehicle." SUITABLE FOR READERS
This tourist file has an assortment of touring spots that should be suitable for singles, couples, and families, it contains Aerospace, Native Americans, caverns, waterfalls, parks, missiles, petroglyphs, lava fields, cliff dwellings, museums, Spanish missions, alien creatures, and even a small choo-choo. NATIVE AMERICA
When visiting Native American Reservations there are a series of rules, regulations, and laws that for which you must comply and if you do not, you may be arrested and tried in a Native American court. This touring manual covers much of the information you will need. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
There are several appendix that prove important information as follows:
- Appendix C - Medical Facilities. 119
- Appendix D - VA Hospitals 125
- Appendix E - Driving in the American Southwest 125
- Appendix F - GPS Use & Helpful tips.......... 130
- Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979
The Table of Contents provides the road or highway name, and the Index the provides the names of the attractions. When using a mapping program like Google Maps tm, you can enter the names into their 'Search' box and easily find the GPS coordinate and the road where you can visit the selected attraction. NOT INCLUDED IN BOOKS
Personal preferences for places to stay, things to do, and items to eat are just that, personal preferences and this author does not pretend to know yours. Hotels and Restaurants are varied and numerous in the New Mexico area and you should not have trouble finding the facilities that are suitable to your taste. Hotels and Restaurants go in and out of business, change ownerships and staff, and what may be great one day may be poor the next. Therefore this author does not include these in any of his many touring manuals. Enjoy
