Download or read book Outdoors in the Southwest written by Andrew Gulliford and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More college students than ever are majoring in Outdoor Recreation, Outdoor Education, or Adventure Education, but fewer and fewer Americans spend any time in thoughtful, respectful engagement with wilderness. While many young people may think of adrenaline-laced extreme sports as prime outdoor activities, with Outdoors in the Southwest, Andrew Gulliford seeks to promote appreciation for and discussion of the wild landscapes where those sports are played. Advocating an outdoor ethic based on curiosity, cooperation, humility, and ecological literacy, this essay collection features selections by renowned southwestern writers including Terry Tempest Williams, Edward Abbey, Craig Childs, and Barbara Kingsolver, as well as scholars, experienced guides, and river rats. Essays explain the necessity of nature in the digital age, recount rafting adventures, and reflect on the psychological effects of expeditions. True-life cautionary tales tell of encounters with nearly disastrous flash floods, 900-foot falls, and lightning strikes. The final chapter describes the work of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, and other exemplars of “wilderness tithing”—giving back to public lands through volunteering, stewardship, and eco-advocacy. Addressing the evolution of public land policy, the meaning of wilderness, and the importance of environmental protection, this collection serves as an intellectual guidebook not just for students but for travelers and anyone curious about the changing landscape of the West.
Download or read book Southwest Adventures written by Fraser Bridges and published by Western Traveller Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outdoors in the Southwest written by Andrew Gulliford and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More college students than ever are majoring in Outdoor Recreation, Outdoor Education, or Adventure Education, but fewer and fewer Americans spend any time in thoughtful, respectful engagement with wilderness. While many young people may think of adrenaline-laced extreme sports as prime outdoor activities, with Outdoors in the Southwest, Andrew Gulliford seeks to promote appreciation for and discussion of the wild landscapes where those sports are played. Advocating an outdoor ethic based on curiosity, cooperation, humility, and ecological literacy, this essay collection features selections by renowned southwestern writers including Terry Tempest Williams, Edward Abbey, Craig Childs, and Barbara Kingsolver, as well as scholars, experienced guides, and river rats. Essays explain the necessity of nature in the digital age, recount rafting adventures, and reflect on the psychological effects of expeditions. True-life cautionary tales tell of encounters with nearly disastrous flash floods, 900-foot falls, and lightning strikes. The final chapter describes the work of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, and other exemplars of “wilderness tithing”—giving back to public lands through volunteering, stewardship, and eco-advocacy. Addressing the evolution of public land policy, the meaning of wilderness, and the importance of environmental protection, this collection serves as an intellectual guidebook not just for students but for travelers and anyone curious about the changing landscape of the West.
Download or read book Ladies of the Canyons written by Lesley Poling-Kempes and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ladies of the Canyons is the true story of remarkable women who left the security and comforts of genteel Victorian society and journeyed to the American Southwest in search of a wider view of themselves and their world. Educated, restless, and inquisitive, Natalie Curtis, Carol Stanley, Alice Klauber, and Mary Cabot Wheelwright were plucky, intrepid women whose lives were transformed in the first decades of the twentieth century by the people and the landscape of the American Southwest. Part of an influential circle of women that included Louisa Wade Wetherill, Alice Corbin Henderson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Mary Austin, and Willa Cather, these ladies imagined and created a new home territory, a new society, and a new identity for themselves and for the women who would follow them. Their adventures were shared with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt and Robert Henri, Edgar Hewett and Charles Lummis, Chief Tawakwaptiwa of the Hopi, and Hostiin Klah of the Navajo. Their journeys took them to Monument Valley and Rainbow Bridge, into Canyon de Chelly, and across the high mesas of the Hopi, down through the Grand Canyon, and over the red desert of the Four Corners, to the pueblos along the Rio Grande and the villages in the mountains between Santa Fe and Taos. Although their stories converge in the outback of the American Southwest, the saga of Ladies of the Canyons is also the tale of Boston’s Brahmins, the Greenwich Village avant-garde, the birth of American modern art, and Santa Fe’s art and literary colony. Ladies of the Canyons is the story of New Women stepping boldly into the New World of inconspicuous success, ambitious failure, and the personal challenges experienced by women and men during the emergence of the Modern Age.
Download or read book The Southwest Adventures of Tommy and Maggie written by Marilyn L. Alexander and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southwestern Adventures of Tommy and Maggie is a story about two adventure seeking dogs. Tommy and Maggie are best friends and like to explore in the desert. They encounter many desert animals while on their adventure. This story was inspired by Marilyn's dogs, Tommy and Maggie who always found ways to escape and run through the desert on a daily basis.
Download or read book Southwest Adventures written by Fraser Bridges and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1995 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Road Trip Adventures are for people who like to picnic amidst wildflowers, explore curious desert towns, discover the history and heritage of a place, and imagine what might be around that next turn. From glacier-capped mountains to saguaro territory, from secluded hot springs to bird-watching havens, Southwest Adventures covers everything you need to know when you hit the road in the Southwest! Inside, you?ll find fully revised, updated, and accurate information on: The best routes and side trips Where to stop for the most spectacular views Ideal spots to picnic, fish, swim, or take a walk Unforgettable places to hike, ride, or ski Recommended resorts, bed and breakfasts, inns, and lodges Preferred RV parks and campgrounds Restaurants, cafés, pubs, and taverns Special attractions from ghost towns to seasonal festivals Landmarks, parks, museums, and historic monumentsIncludes focus maps and detailed highway logs to follow as you go!
Download or read book Adventures written by A. D. Hopkins and published by Stephens Press, LLC. This book was released on 2004-01-05 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventures provides first-hand accounts of the best and most exciting outdoor adventures in the Southwest, giving readers the exact information they need to create their own adventures. Included are stories on sandboarding at the Amargosa and Sand Mountain dunes, canyoneering in Zion's Right Fork, horsepacking in the Humboldt Range, snowboarding in the Wasatch Range, rock climbing at Mt. Charleston's The Hood, hiking Coyote Gulch, mountain biking Bootleg Canyon, and llama trekking the Arizona Strip. Listed for each trip are driving directions, camping and fee information, pack and equipment suggestions, maps, park schedules, and trail conditions.
Download or read book Southwest Adventures written by Elaine Seavey and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-28 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's travels by RV and mountain bike through the Southwest, primarily in Arizona, with descriptions of over forty places of interest, including national parks, scenic trails, ghost towns, and petroglyph sites.
Download or read book My Wild Life written by Roland H. Wauer and published by Grover E. Murray Studies in th. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A retired National Park Service employee details his life working within the national parks; including photographs of landscapes and wildlife within multiple parks"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Ghost Ranch written by Lesley Poling-Kempes and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, Ghost Ranch has attracted people of enormous energy and creativity to the high desert of northern New Mexico. Occupying twenty-two thousand acres of the Piedra Lumbre basin, this fabled place was the love of artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s life, and her depictions of the landscape catapulted Ghost Ranch to international recognition. Building on the history of the Abiquiu region that she told in Valley of Shining Stone, Ghost Ranch historian Lesley Poling-Kempes now unfolds the story of this celebrated retreat. She traces its transformation from el Rancho de los Brujos, a hideout for legendary outlaws, to a renowned cultural mecca and one of the Southwest’s premier conference centers. First a dude ranch, Ghost Ranch became a magical sanctuary where the veil between heaven and earth seemed almost transparent. Focusing on those who visited from the 1920s and ’30s until the 1990s, Poling-Kempes tells how O’Keeffe and others—from Boston Brahmin Carol Bishop Stanley to paleontologist Edwin H. Colbert, Los Alamos physicists to movie stars—created a unique community that evolved into the institution that is Ghost Ranch today. For this book, Poling-Kempes has drawn on information not available when Valley of Shining Stone was written. The biography of Juan de Dios Gallegos has been enhanced and definitively corrected. The Robert Wood Johnson (of Johnson & Johnson) years at Ghost Ranch are recounted with reminiscences from family members. And the memories of David McAlpin Jr. shed light on how the Princeton circle that included the Packs, the Johnson brothers, the Rockefellers, and the McAlpins ended up as summer neighbors on the high desert of New Mexico. After Arthur Pack’s gift of the ranch to the Presbyterian Church in 1955, Ghost Ranch became a spiritual home for thousands of people still awestruck by the landscape that O’Keeffe so lovingly committed to canvas; yet the care taken to protect Ghost Ranch’s land and character has preserved its sense of intimacy. By relating its remarkable story, Poling-Kempes invites all visitors to better appreciate its place as an honored wilderness—and to help safeguard its future.
Download or read book Backcountry Pilot written by Thomas Bowen and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published in cooperation with the University of Arizona Southwest Center."
Download or read book Let s Go Southwest USA Adventure 3rd Edition written by Let's Go Inc. and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Resource for the Independent Traveler For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget-savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information. Includes: · Entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more · Advice for adrenaline sports, including rock climbing and mountain biking · Essential advice for getting around and maintaining a car in the desert · In-depth coverage of Native American culture and life in the region · Opportunities to make a difference through study, work, and volunteering · Detailed maps of cities, towns, and the outdoors Unique Adventures for Adrenaline-Seekers: · Shred the world-famous mountain bike trails of Moab's Slickrock · Climb the dunes of White Sands National Monument by moonlight · Push 70 mph down the Olympic bobsled course near Park City, Utah · Camp under green waterfalls on the floor of the Grand Canyon · Preserve native artifacts on a New Mexico archaeological dig Get advice, read up, and book tickets at www.letsgo.com
Download or read book What s in the Southwest written by Lynn Peppas and published by All Around the U.S.. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the four states that make up the Southwest region of the United States. The Southwest has many people of Hispanic descent as well as Native-American people from nations such as the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Apache. Find out how the climate, population distribution, history, and culture of this region make it distinct.
Download or read book Polly in the Southwest written by Lillian Elizabeth Roy and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader is invited to accompany Polly on her journeying in the southwest of the United States, as she visits such states as Arizona, California and New Mexico.
Download or read book Passport to America written by Norma Schier-Hitch and published by National Textbook Company. This book was released on 1991-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adventure Capitalism written by Raymond Craib and published by PM Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a capitalist paradise. An island utopia governed solely by the rules of the market and inspired by the fictions of Ayn Rand and Robinson Crusoe. Sound far-fetched? It may not be. The past half century is littered with the remains of such experiments in what Raymond Craib calls “libertarian exit.” Often dismissed as little more than the dreams of crazy, rich Caucasians, exit strategies have been tried out from the southwest Pacific to the Caribbean, from the North Sea to the high seas, often with dire consequences for local inhabitants. Based on research in archives in the US, the UK, and Vanuatu, as well as in FBI files acquired through the Freedom of Information Act, Craib explores in careful detail the ideology and practice of libertarian exit and its place in the histories of contemporary capitalism, decolonization, empire, and oceans and islands. Adventure Capitalism is a global history that intersects with an array of figures: Fidel Castro and the Koch brothers, American segregationists and Melanesian socialists, Honolulu-based real estate speculators and British Special Branch spies, soldiers of fortune and English lords, Orange County engineers and Tongan navigators, CIA operatives and CBS news executives, and a new breed of techno-utopians and an old guard of Honduran coup leaders. This is not only a history of our time but, given the new iterations of privatized exit—seasteads, free private cities, and space colonization—it is also a history of our future.
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