This boldly illustrated and painstakingly organized expedition through the Grand Canyon "puts in" at River Mile 278 and muscles its way up the Colorado River, disembarking every few miles to examine the rocks and to consider the ways of the Canyon’s denizens, both living and ghostly: the mountain lion, the giant ground sloth, the slender scorpion, the century plant, the Havasupai, the explorers and the hermits. Hutchinson, a geologist, expertly guides the reader through the corridors of deep time as well as up the big side canyons of the Big Ditch. The text and gorgeous illustrations progress in an orderly way, passing upstream through the Canyon’s morphological segments: the Esplanade (Miles 278-143), Kaibab (143-77), Chuar (77-53), and Marble Canyon (53-0). Every one of the 120 photographic subjects and every topographic feature mentioned in the book is plotted on a splendid four-color map of Grand Canyon National Park specially commissioned for this book.
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ROBERT HUTCHINSON is the author of a dozen books on natural history and editor of BrownTrout's Wild & Scenic book series. He was an earth scientist at the American Museum of Natural History.
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS whose work is shown in this book are Willard Clay, Carr Clifton, Kathleen Norris Cook, Jack Dykinga, Jeff Foott, Jeff Gnass, Fred Hirschmann, David Muench, Marc Muench, Steve Mulligan, William Neill, Randy Prentice, James Randklev, Tom Till, and Larry Ulrich.
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Grand Canyon National Park,
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Wow! This is not just your normal big photo book to set on the coffee table for an occasional browse through. This is a book to savor, page by page, slowly and with thoughtful contemplation of the stunning images presented both by the photographers and the author. From the first paragraphs of the introduction, I realized this book offers an unusual journey, as the author explains, in elegant prose, his reasoning for taking the reader UP the Colorado River rather than down. Here is a book worthy of being used as a reference in any historical geography or geology class, yet read from cover to cover for its literary appeal. Even those who have not visited the Grand Canyon in person will gain an awesome appreciation for this wonder of nature by traveling with the author and photographers through the pages of this masterpiece.
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Wish I had this treasure when I visited the Grand Canyon,
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Take this wonderful guide to the Grand Canyon. Not only is it informative and visually beautiful it enhances your spiritual understanding and love for the natural beauty of this magical place. Robert Hutchinson's text takes you on an awesome adventure.
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I bought this for my husband the year we MULED down the Grand Canyon (I don't recommend that BTW) and it was so beautiful we bought it for my brother-in-law for Christmas
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UNEASILY, we eye the huge raptorial birds suspended overhead on thermal drafts lifting off cliffs fired by the desert sunset. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Marble Canyon, Kaibab Limestone, Havasu Creek, Kaibab Plateau, Muav Limestone, Redwall Limestone, Havasu Canyon, Bright Angel Canyon, Walhalla Plateau, Coconino Sandstone, Marble Platform, Colorado Plateau, Hermit Shale, Supai Group, Esplanade Sandstone, Bright Angel Shale, Rampart Cave, Shivwits Plateau, Toroweap Formation, Butte Fault, East Kaibab Monocline, Grand Wash Cliffs, Tapeats Sandstone New!
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UNEASILY, we eye the huge raptorial birds suspended overhead on thermal drafts lifting off cliffs fired by the desert sunset. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Marble Canyon, Kaibab Limestone, Havasu Creek, Kaibab Plateau, Muav Limestone, Redwall Limestone, Havasu Canyon, Bright Angel Canyon, Walhalla Plateau, Coconino Sandstone, Marble Platform, Colorado Plateau, Hermit Shale, Supai Group, Esplanade Sandstone, Bright Angel Shale, Rampart Cave, Shivwits Plateau, Toroweap Formation, Butte Fault, East Kaibab Monocline, Grand Wash Cliffs, Tapeats Sandstone New!
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- John Wesley (Great Men) by Ladybird Books in Front Matter
- Grand Canyon (World 100 Years Ago) by Burton Holmes on page 89
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