A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country - Softcover

David B. Williams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560447834 ISBN 13: 9781560447832

Publisher: Falcon Pr Pub Co, 2000

Synopsis

Comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside refernce to plants, animals, and geology of an area that includes nine national parks and monuments

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country is the perfect companion if you plan to explore the northern Colorado Plateau, that vast province that encompasses eastern Utah, far western Colorado, and sections of northern Arizona and New Mexico. It is a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside refernce to plants, animals, and geology of an area that includes nine national parks and monuments. With this guide in hand, you will gain a sympathetic understanding of the desert ecosystems that make up the region. You will learn about the battle between uplift and erosion that has sculpted the sandstone fins of Arches National Park and the needles of Canyonlands. You will learn to differentiate between prickly pear and claret cup cacti and between the tracks of striped and spotted skunks. You will find out how the lizard uses its tail as a first line of defense. In short, you will learn to appreciate this remarkable land as you never did before.

About the Author:

David is a freelance writer and naturalist. His books include Cairns: Silent Messengers on the Trail, Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology, and The Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from the City. He lived in Moab for nine years, where he worked as a park ranger at Arches National Park and as a program coordinator and instructor for Canyonlands Field Institute.  www.geologywriter.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Falcon Pr Pub Co
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1560447834
• ISBN 13: 9781560447832
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Illustrator: Gloria Brown