Great Sand Dunes National Monument: The Shape of the Wind [Paperback]

Stephen Trimble (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

The complex interaction of wind and water has created huge, remarkably stable dunes in the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado. Photos by the author.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Western Natl Parks Assoc (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877856754
• ISBN-13: 978-1877856754
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,308,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen Trimble has received a broad range of awards for his photography, his non-fiction, and his fiction, including: The Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for photography and conservation; The National Cowboy Museum's Western Heritage "Wrangler" Award; and a Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater, Colorado College, honoring his efforts to increase our understanding of Western landscapes and peoples and his choice to remain a stubborn generalist. As writer, editor, and photographer Trimble has published twenty-two books, including: Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America * Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography * The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places (with Gary Paul Nabhan) * The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin * The People: Indians of the American Southwest * and * Talking With the Clay: the Art of Pueblo Pottery in the 21st Century. Trimble makes his home in Salt Lake City and in the redrock country of Torrey, Utah. Trimble's website is www.stephentrimble.net.