Author : National Geographic Society
Publisher :
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 20,37 MB
Release : 1980
Category :
ISBN : 9780870442865
A book that highlights the most famous mountains of North America.
Author : National Geographic Society (U. S.)
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 37,51 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780295959764
Journeys through the Sierra Nevadas, the Cascade range, Canada's Coast Mountains, the Colorado Rockies, Las Sierras in Mexico, the Great Smokies, and the northern Appalachians
Author : National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division
Publisher : Caxton Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,81 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Nature
ISBN :
You will join in a traverse of North America's mighty mountains, feel their lashing winds, bitter cold and blowing snow. In contrast, you may take lessons for water skiing in other places.
Author : Christopher Johnson
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781584654612
A sweeping environmental history of a quintessential American wilderness.
Author : Tim Palmer
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0847865428
Winner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award, this book is a hiker's inspirational bucket list embodied in a lavishly illustrated celebration of our nation's one hundred best mountain trails. America's mountain trails lure us to exquisite heights, from the Atlantic Coast in Maine to the Pacific edge in California and the Northwest. These rugged yet seductive pathways call to all who seek both solace and adventure, whether out for a day hike or an extended backpacking expedition. America's Great Mountain Trails introduces readers to one hundred hikes of a lifetime. The book covers some of our nation's most legendary trails and some that are scarcely known, but all can take us on journeys to remarkable places. Between the ancient Appalachians and the Pacific Coast's uplift lie the Rockies, Desert Range, Sierra Nevadas, Cascade Mountains, Olympics, and more. Beyond are the resoundingly wild terrain of Alaska and the islands of Hawaii and Puerto Rico, which ascend like dreamy visions from the sea. Readers get practical details about the length and difficulty of each hike, along with concise directions to each trailhead, tips about the best seasons to go, advice on permit requirements, and a selection of alternate routes. An appendix offers information about what must be done to protect these special places so they'll remain alluring and rewarding to all the generations ahead. With fascinating text and beautiful photography by Tim Palmer, America's Great Mountain Trails is sure to become the definitive reference book to the most outstanding mountain trails in America.
Author : J. Q. Luo
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 2016-01-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781364430443
In this photo book, you will see different mountains in different states. Some of the mountains are very famous and world-known, such as the Grand Canyon in Arizona and the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee. This book also covers Mount Shasta in California, and other notable mountains located in the Utah national parks. This book will show you some of the best and beautiful mountains in the United States.
Author :
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 24,23 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Frank J. Staub
Publisher : Mondo Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,68 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Mountains
ISBN : 9781590348703
Nothing is more awe-inspiring than a majestic mountain crowned with snow. From Alaska's towering Mt. McKinley to Hawaii's fiery volcanoes to Tennessee's rolling Appalachians, America's mountains are breathtaking. In America's Mountains you will learn about different types of mountains, how they are created, and how they are gradually broken down. You can also find out about the abundant plant and animal life that survives even on our coldest, windiest, and harshest peaks. Book jacket.
Author : Timothy Silver
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 35,2 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN :
Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America
Author : Craig H. Jones
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 47,59 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0520289641
From ski towns to national parks, fresh fruit to environmental lawsuits, the Sierra Nevada has changed the way Americans live. Where there was gold to be mined (and where there was not) redefined land, mineral, and water laws. Where rain falls (and where it doesn’t) determines whose fruit grows on trees and whose appears on slot machines. All this emerges from the geology of the range and how it changed history, and in so doing, changed the country. The Mountains That Remade America combines geology with history to show how the particular forces and conditions that created the Sierra Nevada have effected broad outcomes and influenced daily life in the United States in the past and continue to do so today. Drawing connections between events in historical geology and contemporary society, Craig H. Jones makes geological science accessible and shows the vast impact this mountain range has had on the American West.
