The Southwest is amazing and this book does not dissapoint. The book has high quality full-page photos, is labeled very well, and the text by Ruth Rudner was very enjoyable to read. The photos are amazing--I can sit down and spend an hour from cover to cover. I'll pick it up a week later, and enjoy it all over again. David Muench has captured some magic moments in just the right lighting as well as his creative near-far compositions. Some of my favorite images are Angel Arch, the Window at Canyon de Chelly, Delicate Arch winterscape, Limestone keyhole in Grand Canyon, plus many more. This is an excellent collection of arches and natural bridges and I really like the creative touch of using other shapes such as the picture through an "arch" tree of the Tetons. David Muench also incorporates other areas besides the Southwest in the book, including Tennessee to Antarctica, but the main focus is the American West. There are quite a few places I didn't know about before getting this book, and it has helped to point out places for me to seek out to see in person one day. This is one of my favorite books--if you love landscape photography, and in particular, in the southwest, I would 100% recommend this book.