MLA 2006 Local Assistance Committee: Phoenix

Good preparation for visiting Arizona can be acheived by perusing that fascinating tome, Gila Monsters Meet You At the Airport . This guide to Arizona discusses such hazards as rattlesnakes, outlaws and desperate thirst. In order to deal with these dire possiblities, we recommend that all visitors bring a few essential items:

• Broadbrimmed hat (not baseball caps and visors)
• Sunscreen
• Water bottle
• Sunglasses
• And maybe a parasol, too, just in case it does rain.

Now, maybe some of you can recommend a better guide to Arizona than Gila Monsters Meet You At the Airport. We'd like to see some suggestions for guidebooks, web pages or places that you have visited.