Yellowstone: Land of Fire and Ice (Genesis) - Softcover

Ehrlich, Gretel; Clay, Willard; Clay, Kathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062585592 ISBN 13: 9780062585592

Publisher: Collins Pub San Francisco, 1996

Synopsis

It is Yellowstone, the world's first national park. Forged by fire and ice, it is a land of contradictions, of exquisite beauty and stark extremes: geysers spew and hot springs boil - bearing witness to the molten lava a mere two miles below the surface - in a land of year-round frost; delicate flowers bloom perilously close to pools belching clouds of sulfur and steam; dense forests, lush meadows, vaulted canyons, and plentiful lakes, rivers, and creeks are alive with moose, elk, deer, buffalo, ravens, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, river otters, and native trout.
Essayist and naturalist Gretel Ehrlich traverses Yellowstone on foot and on horseback. In vividly eloquent prose, she shares her experiences in Yellowstone's wildest country, explores its diverse, seemingly incongruous attractions, and chronicles its violent, volcanic birth and dramatic, continuing transformation.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A lavishly photographed and wonderfully informative exploration of the diverse, seemingly incongruent attractions of the Yellowstone Plateau by the acclaimed author of A Match to the Heart and The Solace of Open Spaces.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins Pub San Francisco
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0062585592
• ISBN 13: 9780062585592
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 132