Death Valley--few places on Earth conjure as palpable a sense of the forbidden;few places on Earth are as much a part of American lore. Once considered a place to avoid, today Death Valley beckons to bold travelers, attracting the curious and those who would test themselves against one of the most challenging landscapes in North America. Stewart Aitchison's heartfelt essay reveals this apparently desolate land of sand dunes, salt flats, and sun-struck mountains and valleys for what it is: a magnificent desert world of ususal plants and curious denizens that has as colorful a human history as any in America. Richly illustred by America's leading landscape photographers. "Death Valley: Splendid Desolation reveals the park in breathtaking, timeless imagery.
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Stewart Aitchison has been exploring, studying, and writing about the deserts of the southwest for almost 40 years. When not writing, he escorts natural history trips on the Colorado Plateau, Southeast Alaska, and Mexico's Baja Peninsula. He makes his home in Flagstaff, Arizona, with his wife Ann and daughter Kate.
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In the cool dark, I drive up the road in the Black Mountains first graded back in the 1920s to provide tourists with a startling view of Death Valley. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Death Valley, Furnace Creek Ranch, Salt Creek, Mesquite Flat, Stovepipe Wells, Saratoga Springs, Telescope Peak, Timbisha Shoshone, Lake Manly, Panamint Range, Spanish Trail, Badwater Basin, Black Mountains, Golden Canyon, Great Basin, Mojave Desert, Panamint Valley, Dantes View, Grapevine Mountains, Mosaic Canyon, Eureka Valley, Great Depression, Keane Wonder Mine, North America, Panamint City New!
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In the cool dark, I drive up the road in the Black Mountains first graded back in the 1920s to provide tourists with a startling view of Death Valley. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Death Valley, Furnace Creek Ranch, Salt Creek, Mesquite Flat, Stovepipe Wells, Saratoga Springs, Telescope Peak, Timbisha Shoshone, Lake Manly, Panamint Range, Spanish Trail, Badwater Basin, Black Mountains, Golden Canyon, Great Basin, Mojave Desert, Panamint Valley, Dantes View, Grapevine Mountains, Mosaic Canyon, Eureka Valley, Great Depression, Keane Wonder Mine, North America, Panamint City New!
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- Death Valley (Natural Wonders) by Jason Cooper in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Death Valley National Park by Randi Hirschmann on page 26, and page 59
- Death Valley: Includes an Original Mystery Story, "the Secret of Scotty's Castle" - Teacher's Guide (Carole Marsh Interactive Multimedia Titles) by Carole Marsh on page 34, and page 55
- Death Valley: The Story Behind the Scenery by Bill Clark in Back Matter
- Exploring Death Valley by Ruth Kirk in Back Matter
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