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Peter Massey grew up in the outback of Australia, where he acquired a life-long love of the backcountry. Jeanne Wilson was born and grew up in Maryland. Read more about the driving force behind Adler Publishing and 4WDBooks.com.
Welcome to AdlerPublishing.com!

Welcome! You’ve arrived at the home of America’s Best Travel Guides to the western states’ backcountry.

Venture into America’s Backcountry on breath-taking four wheel drive trails and explore extensive recreational areas with guides from the Adler Publishing collection. The award-winning Backcountry Adventure and Trails series are easy-to-use handbooks to Arizona, California, Colorado, and Utah’s scenic and historic roads less traveled. Just hop in your SUV with one of our guides and hit the road!

You’ll find some of the country’s best biking, hiking, camping, fishing, boating, and hunting spots revealed in the Outdoor Books series. This collection of detailed books and maps allows easy navigation of the state’s recreation spots and National Forests to find the perfect site for your next outdoor adventure.

The Ultimate Guides

Backcountry Adventures Series

"I already bought the Northern and Southern California books about a year ago and these books are simply amazing. I am really eager to buy Utah and Arizona books now."
-Sebastien B.
Our Backcountry Adventures guides contain meticulously detailed trail directions and maps for every trail and region covered in the book.

Trails Series

"I have used Backcountry Adventures: Northern California a lot, and have really enjoyed using it."
-Subir S.
Trails guides contain routes that are found in the Adventures series in a more compact format at a very competitive price.

Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlas Series

"Landscape Maps, so three-dimensional you feel every bump in the road...more listings and a complete and seemingly infallible index."
-The San Francisco Chronicle
Adler Publishing is pleased to announce that we now distribute the full series of Benchmark Road & Recreation Atlases. This award-winning series is distinguished by the exclusive Benchmark Landscape Maps, which combine vivid gradient color tints with 3-D terrain shading to reveal landforms with impressive clarity and detail.

Colorado Outdoor Books

"This was the Colorado I had moved out west to see. I think the book did a great job getting me out into the country. We all had a great time. What's even better now that I've driven my first trail is that I have 68 more to go. Definitely a great book!"
-A reader
Focusing specifically on each national forest throughout the state, these Colorado Recreation Guides provide information on a broad range of activities, ranging from hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, snowmobiling, ATV riding, camping, and more.

Colorado National Forest Recreation Guide Series

Focusing specifically on each national forest throughout the state, these Colorado Recreation Guides provide information on a broad range of activities—ranging from hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, snowmobiling, ATV riding, and more.

Recreation Maps

These easy-to-use maps provide detailed information about specific outdoor activities. They are ideal as companions to the Outdoor Books & Maps guidebooks.

Colorado DVDs

Visit the most remote areas of the Colorado Rockies, ride over the highest mountain passes, explore silver and gold mines that are more than a century old, and watch Colorado wildlife in its natural habitat all from your favorite arm chair! Created by David and Cheryl Showalter.
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