Glacier Bay: The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park [Paperback]

Erwin Bauer (Author), Peggy Bauer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2002

This beautiful and informative book offers an intimate look at a major cruise ship destination and one of the top-ranked parks in the country--Glacier Bay National Park.

Glacier Bay National Park is one of the most popular destinations in Alaska. And now, visitors will have the ideal keepsake in Glacier Baya dazzling collection of images by the countrys premier wildlife photography team. Erwin and Peggy Bauer have spent hundreds of hours in the field photographing the parks famous glaciers and ice, marine wildlife, and lush rainforests. An accompanying essay describes the parks creation, natural history, and recreation potential, making Glacier Bay a wonderful introduction to one of Americas most visited parks.

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Located 45 miles from Juneau, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park encompasses more than 3.3 million acres of wilderness land. Dominated by sheer 15,000-foot mountains, carved by swift rivers, and served by a single paved road, the park is remote and difficult to access--unless you're one of the 360,000-odd visitors who arrive there by cruise ship, touring the park's hundred-mile-long coast.

Noted wildlife photographers and prolific authors Erwin and Peggy Bauer go far beyond the docks in this portfolio and guidebook, which captures the place in several seasons and moods. Among their subjects are the park's landforms (including glaciers and mountains), its abundant and varied bird life, and indigenous mammals such as mountain goats, wolverines, sea lions, seals, killer whales, otters, and, as the authors cheerfully remark, "bears, bears, bears." Students of nature photography will find much to learn from in these pages, and visitors planning a trip by whatever conveyance into the area will get a good sense of what awaits them, as well as a fine keepsake volume. --Gregory McNamee

About the Author

The husband-and-wife team of Erwin and Peggy Bauer has produced more than 45 books on wildlife and the outdoors, including Denali. They live in Sequim, Washington

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books (February 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570612102
• ISBN-13: 978-1570612107
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,640,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Alaska pictures, June 16, 2008

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This review is from: Glacier Bay: The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park (Paperback)

The book size is smaller than most photo books, but there are some nice pictures of Glacier Park that I didn't take when I took my trip. The delivery time took longer than expected, but when I e-mailed seller to follow up on book, he immediately took care of it by sending out another book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice photo book, March 27, 2007

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This review is from: Glacier Bay: The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park (Paperback)

I purchased this book as a primer for a trip to Alaska that ended up getting postponed but I still consider it money well spent. There is a small amount of information and history but the star of the show is a fine collection of color photographs. Glaciers, wildlife, and plants/flowers are all depicted here in very high quality photos. Each time I turned the page, I was struck by the beauty of what I saw next.

The only criticism of the book is that it's awfully small. Less than 100 pages and its dimensions are quite small as well. This means that the photos are not presented to best advantage because they are so small (though they still look quite good) and they could have included a bit of information about the animals and others sights depicted so beautifully. Still, I would highly recommend the book if you're at all interested in getting an idea of what Glacier Bay has to offer.