In Search of Lehi's Trail, Lynn M. Hilton and Hope Hilton, Photography by Gerald W. Silver, Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976.
Lynn and Hope Hilton traveled Lehi's Trail based on the writings of Hugh Nibley. They wanted to see for themselves where Lehi traveled and see if they could pin point any locations. Lehi and his family followed more or less the Frankincense Trail. This group actually traveled in reverse order, but wrote their journey in the correct order, starting in Jerusalem. Because it was written in 1976 it predates much of the later research which has been done where the altar of Nahom was discovered as well as a good prospect for the Land Bountiful.
The story starts in Jerusalem and Lehi and his family lived in this area. Water is life in the desert, and so the trail follows the water; likely the Frankincense Trail. Frankincense was prized in part of the formula for burning incense in the temple. The greatest contribution of this book is giving information on the culture of the Arabian Peninsula--food, shops, fishing, shig building etc.
There are locations where using the word bountiful is applicable at the end of the peninsula. Water is key again. This is a very good introduction to the idea of Lehi in the Arabian Peninsula.
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