Name: US National Parks West Insight Guide von Jeffery Pike
SKU: 9789814120159
Price: 6.99 EUR
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US National Parks West Insight Guide Zusammenfassung

US National Parks West Insight Guide Jeffery Pike

This 416-page guidebook to the National Parks of the western United States presents the highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 27 maps. The key features include: places: region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; essay features: incisive essays on history, people and culture, from ancient origins to the current trend for radical recreations; photo features: magazine-style full-colour features on some of the parks' most exotic sights, including Yosemite's Half Dome and Yellowstone's famous geysers; and travel tips: practical listings section, including Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Maps: - California; Yosemite; Redwood; Lassen; Sequoia and Kings Canyon; Death Valley and Joshua Tree; Pacific Islands; The Southwest; Great Basin; Zion; Grand Canyon; Capitol Reef; Canyonlands; Arches; Big Bend; The Rocky Mountains; Yellowstone and Grand Teton; Glacier; Rocky Mountain; The Pacific Northwest; Olympic; North Cascades; Mount Rainier; Crater Lake; Alaska. Introduction & History: Spirit of the Parks; Pioneers and Protectors; Geology; Flora of the West; Wildlife; Radical Recreation; Park Rangers. Places: General Introduction; California and the Pacific; Introduction; Yosemite; Redwood; Lassen; Sequoia and Kings Canyon; The Californian Desert; Channel Islands; The Pacific Islands; The Southwest; Introduction; Great Basin; Zion; Grand Canyon; Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon; Canyonlands; Arches; Petrified Forest; The Sonoran Desert; Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns; Big Bend; The Ancient Ones; Rocky Mountains - Introduction; Yellowstone; Grand Teton; Glacier; The Dakotas; Rocky Mountain; The Pacific Northwest; Introduction; Olympic; North Cascades; Mount Rainier; Crater Lake; Alaska. Picture Stories: Plants of the Desert; The Hidden Grand Canyon; Native American Art; Wildlife of the Rockies. Information Panels: National Treasures; John Muir; Photography; Maintaining the Balance; Yellowstone's Wolves; Roughing It; Ancient Forests; Grizzly Bears. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Hiking & Camping; California & the Pacific; The Southwest; The Rocky Mountains; The Northwest; Historic & Scenic Sites; Further Reading.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR003579895

ISBN 13

9789814120159

ISBN 10

9814120154

Titel

US National Parks West Insight Guide Jeffery Pike

Autor

Jeffery Pike

Serien

Insight Guides

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

APA Publications

Datum

20050624

Anzahl der Seiten

300

Preise

N/A

Begleitschreiben

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Hinweis

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