Everett Ruess--a bold teenage adventurer, artist, and writer--tramped around the Sierra Nevada, the California coast, and the desert wilderness of the Southwest between 1930 and 1934. At the age of 20, he mysteriously vanished into the barren Utah desert. Ruess has become an icon for modern-day adventurers and seekers. His search for ultimate ...
I loosed the burros across the rivulet, and had a glorious bath while the sun was sinking behind a saffron cloud. I had a fire and some supper while the sun set, and thanked my soul profusely and unrestrainedly for such beauty and delight". Driven to the beauties of Nature, yet both enraptured and tormented by what he saw and felt, young Everett ...
This is the telling of Powell's famous 1869 expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers, with photographs, engravings and excerpts from his journals.
Lee's Ferry, the most historic point on the Colorado River, is the subject of this fascinating book, now revised, expanded, & updated by the authors. All river trips down the Grand Canyon begin at Lee's Ferry, & the site was critical in Colorado River explorations by Major John Wesley Powell. Lee's Ferry has served as the vital river crossing ...
9X12 In, 96 Pp, 45 Black & White Illustrations We Are Proud To Introduce This Handsome Commemorative Edition of On Desert Trails With Everett Ruess (First Introduced In Our 60, 000 Copy A Vagabond For Beauty), Which Was Originally Published In 1940 and Has Since Become A Collector's Item. The Poetry, Letters, and Artwork Contained In This Book ...
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