Arizona is rugged and gorgeous and historic and weird and funny and utterly magnificent. It’s full of surprises, not what most people expect at all. And with this book, Naylor piles up the evidence.

In Awesome Arizona, Naylor has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state. He captures the essence of Arizona from its wild and wooly past to its breathtaking scenery to its startling geology to its incredible diversity of cultures and terrain. This is the encyclopedia that lovers of Arizona have been craving.

Cost: $15

Rating: 1

Transportation: Self-drive

Speaker: Roger Naylor Author

Roger Naylor is Arizona’s premier travel writer and a member of the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame. His two previous books, Arizona Scenic Roads and Hikes and Arizona State Parks, were both chosen as best Arizona Travel Books by the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards in 2020 and 2021.

Naylor is the official narrator of Verde Canyon Railroad. His work appears most weeks in the Arizona Republic. He has also written for The Guardian, USA Today, The Week, Country Magazine, Arizona Highways, and dozens more. He is the author of several books including The Amazing Kolb Brothers of Grand Canyon, Boots & Burgers: An Arizona Handbook for Hungry Hikers, Arizona Kicks on Route 66, and Crazy for the Heat: Arizona Tales of Ghosts, Gumshoes, and Bigfoot. For more information, visit www.rogernaylor.com.

Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival