Download or read book Home Waters written by George B Handley and published by University of Utah Press. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People who flyfish know that a favorite river bend, a secluded spot in moving waters, can feel like home—a place you know intimately and intuitively. In prose that reads like the flowing current of a river, scholar and essayist George Handley blends nature writing, local history, theology, environmental history, and personal memoir in his new book Home Waters: A Year of Recompenses on the Provo River. Handley’s meditations on the local Provo River watershed present the argument that a sense of place requires more than a strong sense of history and belonging, it requires awareness and commitment. Handley traces a history of settlement along the Provo that has profoundly transformed the landscape and yet neglected its Native American and environmental legacies. As a descendent of one of the first pioneers to irrigate the area, and as a witness to the loss of orchards, open space, and an eroded environmental ethic, Handley weaves his own personal and family history into the landscape to argue for sustainable belonging. In avoiding the exclusionist and environmentally harmful attitudes that come with the territorial claims to a homeland, the flyfishing term, “home waters,” is offered as an alternative, a kind of belonging that is informed by deference to others, to the mysteries of deep time, and to a fragile dependence on water. While it has sometimes been mistakenly assumed that the Mormon faith is inimical to good environmental stewardship, Handley explores the faith’s openness to science, its recognition of the holiness of the creation, and its call for an ethical engagement with nature. A metaphysical approach to the physical world is offered as an antidote to the suicidal impulses of modern society and our persistent ambivalence about the facts of our biology and earthly condition. Home Waters contributes a perspective from within the Mormon religious experience to the tradition of such Western writers as Wallace Stegner, Terry Tempest Williams, Steven Trimble, and Amy Irvine. Winner of the Mormon Letters Award for Memoir.
Download or read book Beehive Ice written by Nathan Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-20 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Standing in a River Waving a Stick written by John Gierach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers. With his inimitable combination of wit and wisdom, John Gierach once again celebrates the fly-fishing life in Standing in a River Waving a Stick and notes its benefits as a sport, philosophical pursuit, even therapy: “The solution to any problem—work, love, money, whatever—is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.” After all, fly-fishing does teach important life lessons, says Gierach—about solitude, patience, perspective, humor, and the sublime coffee break. Recounting both memorable fishing spots and memorable fish, Gierach discusses what makes a good fly pattern, the ethics of writing about undiscovered trout waters, the dread of getting skunked, and the camaraderie of fellow fishermen who can end almost any conversation with “Well, it’s sort of like fishing, isn’t it?” Reflecting on a lifetime of lessons learned at the end of a fly rod, Gierach concludes, “The one inscription you don’t want carved on your tombstone is ‘The Poor Son of a Bitch Didn’t Fish Enough.’” Fortunately for Gierach fans, this is not likely to happen.
Download or read book Lake Bonneville written by Grove Karl Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Runs Through This Book written by Nancy Bo Flood and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of: 2015 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) Through photographs, verse and narration, this book celebrates the most essential ingredient to life: water. Author and educator, Nancy Bo Flood and award-winning photographer, Jan Sonnenmair, combine imagination and information to explore this ever-changing and mysterious element. Water Runs Through This Book teaches how water runs through all aspects of our lives. Including everyday tips to help conserve, it will inspire children and adults to value water resources and to become better global citizens.
Download or read book Trout Unlimited s Guide to America s 100 Best Trout Streams Updated and Revised written by John Ross and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised, with more than thirty new streams and up-to-date maps, this is the best guide to the best trout fishing in America.
Download or read book Flyfisher s Guide to Utah written by James B. DeMoux and published by Wilderness Adventures Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Trout Bum written by John Gierach and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trout Bum is a fresh, contemporary look at fly fishing, and the way of life that grows out ofa passion for it. The people, the places, and the accoutrements that surround the sport make a fishing trip more than a set of tactics and techniques. John Gierach, a serious fisherman with a wry sense of humor, show us just how much more with his fishing stories and a unique look at the fly-fishing lifestyle. Trout Bum is really about why people fish as much as it is about how they fish, and it is ultimately about enduring values and about living in a harmony with our environment. Few books have had the impact on an entire generation that Trout Bum has had on the fly-fishing world. The wit, warmth, and the easy familiarity that John Gierach brings to us in Trout Bum is as fresh and engaging now was when it was first published twenty-five years ago. There's no telling how many anglers have quit their jobs and headed west after reading the first edition of this classic collection of fly-fishing essays.
Download or read book Refuge Recovery written by Noah Levine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Noah Levine adapts the Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path into a proven and systematic approach to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction—an indispensable alternative to the 12-step program. While many desperately need the help of the 12-step recovery program, the traditional AA model's focus on an external higher power can alienate people who don't connect with its religious tenets. Refuge Recovery is a systematic method based on Buddhist principles, which integrates scientific, non-theistic, and psychological insight. Viewing addiction as cravings in the mind and body, Levine shows how a path of meditative awareness can alleviate those desires and ease suffering. Refuge Recovery includes daily meditation practices, written investigations that explore the causes and conditions of our addictions, and advice and inspiration for finding or creating a community to help you heal and awaken. Practical yet compassionate, Levine's successful Refuge Recovery system is designed for anyone interested in a non-theistic approach to recovery and requires no previous experience or knowledge of Buddhism or meditation.
Download or read book Fishes of Utah written by William F. Sigler and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A species by species account of all fish known to occur in Utah, their life histories, descriptions, and management including detailed information on feeding habits, range, growth increments, breeding habits, longevity, and limiting factors such as predators, disease, and habitat loss.
Download or read book 50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast written by Bob Mallard and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where it all began in the States! From the owner and operator of the Kennebec River Outfitters, this where-toguide highlights the best fly-fishingdestinations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, with each chaptercontributed by the author, an expert outfitter, or guide for the featured water. And it's not all trout destinations (though there are plenty),covering multiple speciesfrom brookies and browns tosmallmouth, steelhead and salmon tosaltwater stripers (think Montauk!) - thebest fishing in the northeast!Includesdetailed GIS maps highlighting each body of water, with accessroads and points.Also includes suggestions for gear, lodging, and dining for each location, recommended flies, and over200 4-color location photos throughout.
Download or read book Guide to the Colorado and Green Rivers in the Canyonlands of Utah and Colorado written by Tom Martin and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook for whitewater boating on the Green and Colorado rivers in the Canyonlands region of eastern Utah and Colorado.
Download or read book Utah History Encyclopedia written by Allan Kent Powell and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedic form, with entries from Anasazi to ZCMI!
Download or read book Climbing and Exploring Utah s Mt Timpanogos written by Michael R. Kelsey and published by Kelsey Pub. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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