Author: Peter Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780531202593
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Describes the geology, evolution, and beauty of the Grand Canyon by leading the reader down the Bright Angel Trail.
A Grand Canyon Journey
Author: Peter Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780531202593
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Describes the geology, evolution, and beauty of the Grand Canyon by leading the reader down the Bright Angel Trail.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780531202593
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Describes the geology, evolution, and beauty of the Grand Canyon by leading the reader down the Bright Angel Trail.
Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide
Author: James Kaiser
Publisher: James Kaiser
ISBN: 194075433X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Discover the best of Grand Canyon in this award-winning, full-color travel guidebook. From hiking to biking to river rafting, Grand Canyon National Park is filled with adventures. But without careful planning, a trip there can be overwhelming. Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide helps you make the most of your time in the park. Whatever your interests—hiking the Bright Angel Trail, riding mules to Phantom Ranch, watching sunset from Hopi Point, relaxing at a historic lodge—this gorgeous travel guidebook puts the best of Grand Canyon at your fingertips. Beautiful color photos showcase the park's best viewpoints and destinations. Fascinating chapters on Geology, History and Wildlife reveal the story behind the scenery. Detailed maps make travel planning easy. From Havasu Canyon's stunning waterfalls to incredible day hikes on the North and South Rims, Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide is the only guidebook you'll need. Filled with tips to save you time and money! Winner: Benjamin Franklin Award (Best Full-Color Travel Guide) Winner: Independent Publisher Book Award (Best Travel Guide)
Publisher: James Kaiser
ISBN: 194075433X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Discover the best of Grand Canyon in this award-winning, full-color travel guidebook. From hiking to biking to river rafting, Grand Canyon National Park is filled with adventures. But without careful planning, a trip there can be overwhelming. Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide helps you make the most of your time in the park. Whatever your interests—hiking the Bright Angel Trail, riding mules to Phantom Ranch, watching sunset from Hopi Point, relaxing at a historic lodge—this gorgeous travel guidebook puts the best of Grand Canyon at your fingertips. Beautiful color photos showcase the park's best viewpoints and destinations. Fascinating chapters on Geology, History and Wildlife reveal the story behind the scenery. Detailed maps make travel planning easy. From Havasu Canyon's stunning waterfalls to incredible day hikes on the North and South Rims, Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide is the only guidebook you'll need. Filled with tips to save you time and money! Winner: Benjamin Franklin Award (Best Full-Color Travel Guide) Winner: Independent Publisher Book Award (Best Travel Guide)
The Promise of the Grand Canyon
Author: John F. Ross
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143128957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
“A convincing case for Powell’s legacy as a pioneering conservationist.”--The Wall Street Journal "A bold study of an eco-visionary at a watershed moment in US history."--Nature A timely, thrilling account of the explorer who dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon—and waged a bitterly-contested campaign for sustainability in the West. John Wesley Powell’s first descent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 counts among the most dramatic chapters in American exploration history. When the Canyon spit out the surviving members of the expedition—starving, battered, and nearly naked—they had accomplished what others thought impossible and finished the exploration of continental America that Lewis and Clark had begun almost 70 years before. With The Promise of the Grand Canyon, John F. Ross tells how that perilous expedition launched the one-armed Civil War hero on the path to becoming the nation’s foremost proponent of environmental sustainability and a powerful, if controversial, visionary for the development of the American West. So much of what he preached—most broadly about land and water stewardship—remains prophetically to the point today.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143128957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
“A convincing case for Powell’s legacy as a pioneering conservationist.”--The Wall Street Journal "A bold study of an eco-visionary at a watershed moment in US history."--Nature A timely, thrilling account of the explorer who dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon—and waged a bitterly-contested campaign for sustainability in the West. John Wesley Powell’s first descent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 counts among the most dramatic chapters in American exploration history. When the Canyon spit out the surviving members of the expedition—starving, battered, and nearly naked—they had accomplished what others thought impossible and finished the exploration of continental America that Lewis and Clark had begun almost 70 years before. With The Promise of the Grand Canyon, John F. Ross tells how that perilous expedition launched the one-armed Civil War hero on the path to becoming the nation’s foremost proponent of environmental sustainability and a powerful, if controversial, visionary for the development of the American West. So much of what he preached—most broadly about land and water stewardship—remains prophetically to the point today.
The Man who Walked Through Time
Author: Colin Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780394718521
Category : Grand Canyon
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Colin Fletcher relates the experiences of his two month hike through the Grand Canyon and describes the awesome timelessness and vastness of this lonely region.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780394718521
Category : Grand Canyon
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Colin Fletcher relates the experiences of his two month hike through the Grand Canyon and describes the awesome timelessness and vastness of this lonely region.
Grand Canyon Wild
Author: John Annerino
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881505931
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Annerino takes readers beyond the handful of scenic vistas which have defined the popular concept of the Grand Canyon, opting for a visual and spiritual journey down into the land below the canyon's rims.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881505931
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Annerino takes readers beyond the handful of scenic vistas which have defined the popular concept of the Grand Canyon, opting for a visual and spiritual journey down into the land below the canyon's rims.
Down the Colorado
Author: Deborah Kogan Ray
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780374318383
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Chronicles the experiences of John Wesley Powell, who led the first scientific expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780374318383
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Chronicles the experiences of John Wesley Powell, who led the first scientific expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon.
The Emerald Mile
Author: Kevin Fedarko
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439159866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The epic story of the fastest boat ride in history, on a hand-built dory named the "Emerald Mile," through the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado river.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439159866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The epic story of the fastest boat ride in history, on a hand-built dory named the "Emerald Mile," through the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado river.
No Barriers
Author: Erik Weihenmayer
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 125008878X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Bestselling author Erik Weihenmayer, who Jon Krakauer calls “an inspiration,” tells the epic story of his latest adventures, including solo kayaking The Colorado River.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 125008878X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Bestselling author Erik Weihenmayer, who Jon Krakauer calls “an inspiration,” tells the epic story of his latest adventures, including solo kayaking The Colorado River.
The Hidden Canyon
Author: John Blaustein
Publisher: Studio
ISBN: 9780670370108
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Now updated and filled with Edward Abbey's dry humor, this classic journal in pictures and words captures the wonder of the Grand Canyon from the river level. Color photos throughout.
Publisher: Studio
ISBN: 9780670370108
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Now updated and filled with Edward Abbey's dry humor, this classic journal in pictures and words captures the wonder of the Grand Canyon from the river level. Color photos throughout.
The Grand Canyon: Unseen Beauty
Author: Thomas Blagden Jr.
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0789341115
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The majesty of the Grand Canyon is celebrated from the Colorado River as it continues to carve America's natural wonder from a mile below the rim. As one of the Wonders of the World and the most iconic national park in America, the Grand Canyon enthralls six million visitors each year. Only a small fraction of those people, however, have the privilege of experiencing the canyon by rafting down the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon captures and evokes the power of that journey from the drama of the rapids and the immeasurable scale of the canyon walls to the subtle rock patterns and varied life forms. What started as an exceptional opportunity for Tom Blagden to raft through The Canyon in 2006 with Rod Nash at the oars has evolved into a passionate photographic pursuit that still continues. The route--the River--is the same every time but the experience constantly variable and deeply profound. Rafters never tire of it and, if anything, feel more in awe of the Canyon's magnificence with each trip. Tom Blagden's images and Rod Nash's essay reveal the canyon from a different perspective portraying what it's like to be on the river and immersed a mile deep, surrounded by rock almost half the age of the earth. On the centennial of Grand Canyon National Park it seems only fitting that we journey together to this unique place through the pages of this astonishing book. The book weaves a wondrous adventure that will bring readers along on a journey while raising questions about the significance of a national park and an iconic American river and how to sustain them for generations to follow.
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0789341115
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The majesty of the Grand Canyon is celebrated from the Colorado River as it continues to carve America's natural wonder from a mile below the rim. As one of the Wonders of the World and the most iconic national park in America, the Grand Canyon enthralls six million visitors each year. Only a small fraction of those people, however, have the privilege of experiencing the canyon by rafting down the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon captures and evokes the power of that journey from the drama of the rapids and the immeasurable scale of the canyon walls to the subtle rock patterns and varied life forms. What started as an exceptional opportunity for Tom Blagden to raft through The Canyon in 2006 with Rod Nash at the oars has evolved into a passionate photographic pursuit that still continues. The route--the River--is the same every time but the experience constantly variable and deeply profound. Rafters never tire of it and, if anything, feel more in awe of the Canyon's magnificence with each trip. Tom Blagden's images and Rod Nash's essay reveal the canyon from a different perspective portraying what it's like to be on the river and immersed a mile deep, surrounded by rock almost half the age of the earth. On the centennial of Grand Canyon National Park it seems only fitting that we journey together to this unique place through the pages of this astonishing book. The book weaves a wondrous adventure that will bring readers along on a journey while raising questions about the significance of a national park and an iconic American river and how to sustain them for generations to follow.