This guidebook features 40 hikes located in the greater Phoenix area and within approximately on hour's drive from the edges of the city.

Bruce Grubbs is an avid camper, backpacker, hiker, mountain biker and cross-country skier who has been exploring the American desert for over 30 years. An outdoor writer and photographer, he has written nine previous FalconGuides. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.