THE ANIMAL DIALOGUES tells of Craig Childs' own chilling experiences among the grizzlies of the Arctic, sharks off the coast of British Columbia and in the turquoise waters of Central America, jaguars in the bush of northern Mexico, mountain lions, elk, Bighorn Sheep, and others. More than chilling, however, these stories are lyrical, enchanting, ...
The greatest 'unsolved mystery' of the American Southwest relates to the Anasazi, the native peoples who in the 11th century converged on Chaco Canyon (now New Mexico) and built a flourishing cultural center that attracted pilgrims from far and wide, a vital crossroads of the prehistoric world. The Anasazis' accomplishments - in agriculture, in ...
Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West - as an adventurer, a river guide, and a field instructor in natural history - has developed a keen appreciation for these forbidding landscapes: their beauty, ...
Childs answers the call of fierce places; the more desolate the landscape, the more passionately he is drawn to it. For Childs, these are the types of terrain that sharpen the senses, and demand a physicality the modern civilized world no longer requires. Includes black-and-white photos and pen-and-ink drawings by the author.
Craig Childs is lost. In a labyrinth of canyons in the American Southwest where virtually nothing else is alive - barely any vegetation, few signs of wildlife, scant trace of any human precursors in this landscape - Childs and his friend Dirk undertake a fortnight's journey. With as much food and gear as they can carry, and little else but their ...
the natural world in these stories of his encounters with wild animals--such as mountain lions, sharks, horned owls, pronghorns, and rainbow trout--in the most remote places of the West.
Art Wolfe has photographed many of the wild places of Colorado. As a climber and hiker, he is willing to search out special and remote views that aren't accessible by vehicles or airplanes. That dedication to getting the shot is fully reflected in this magnificent book of landscape and wildlife photography. Wolfe's aesthetic eye makes his ...
Flash floods spread violence and anger over the land. And yet, they sometimes bring peace and grace. If you have never seen a flash flood, you will in this book. Meet the survivors whose stories explain such a paradox. The Desert Cries tells gripping stories of five flash floods that raged in the Grand Canyon and elsewhere in Arizona within a two ...
In the 130 years since John Wesley Powell first navigated the rampaging Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, countless adventurous souls have responded to the canyon's call. Now, in stories spanning two centuries, historian Leo Banks delves into the characters of myth and legend, and writer/naturalist Craig Childs explores contemporary issues ...
Months of hiking, climbing, and camping in the Grand Canyon have produced a book that is both majestic in its photography and gripping in its storytelling. Among "Parade" magazine's top fifteen new millennium gift books, "Grand Canyon: Time Below the Rim" has also won the 2000 Benjamin Franklin Award for best nature book.
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