Stone Canyons of the Colorado Plateau - Softcover

Bowden, Charles

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9780810929920: Stone Canyons of the Colorado Plateau

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ISBN 10: 0810929929 ISBN 13: 9780810929920

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2001

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“�This landscape is remarkable. . . . The heart of canyon country may be stone, but its soul, which Dykinga reveals so well, is as alluring as it is enduring.” —Nature’s Best

Now in paperback, this volume explores two little-known canyon systems just north of the Grand Canyon National Park. Jack W. Dykinga’s glorious photographs reveal stunning desert vistas and sheer, slick, red rock, while Charles Bowden’s tales of the stark region make clear why early Spanish explorers called the land “Sal Si Puedes”—“Get Out If You Can.” Together, the author and photographer of Abrams’ The Sonoran Desert have produced a dramatic tribute to one of the most desolate and beautiful natural wildernesses remaining in North America.

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About the Author:

JACK W. DYKINGA’s photographs have been published in many magazines and are frequently featured in the literary and photographic journal Arizona Highways. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1971.

CHARLES BOWDEN is the author of three notable books of essays about the desert and desert life.

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Straddling the Utah/Arizona border, the Escalante River system and Paria Canyon were among the last areas of the continental United States to be mapped. Dykinga and Bowden, who have teamed up before (The Sonoran Desert, LJ 10/15/92), work well together. Both are residents of Tucson and share a love of the desert Southwest. Dykinga's spectacular color photographs and Bowden's overview of the natural history of the remote and rugged area make for a stunning coffee-table book on a little-known area. Also included is a brief but very beneficial annotated bibliography, most welcome because there is such a dearth of information on the region. Highly recommended for all regional collections.?Tim J. Markus, Evergreen State Coll. Lib., Olympia, Wash.
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