Blind Springs, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Cookbook while the facing page is

while the facing page is a color aerial photograph

John Veranth has hiked all over these mountains and has written a comprehensive guidebook for both the beginner and the expert hiker

and Recreation Areas

relatively unknown to the public—each one an adventure

Blind Springs, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Cookbook while the facing page isThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes