This carefully crafted ebook: "John Muir's Incredible Travel Memoirs: A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Travels in Alaska, Steep Trails… (……続きを見る
This carefully crafted ebook: "My First Summer in the Sierra (With Original Drawings & Photographs)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. When he came to C……続きを見る
From the beginning of recorded history, the mountain has played a prominent role in religion. The research for this book shows, for example, that many religions started on mountains. In addition, mo……続きを見る
著者:Jim Steenburgh
出版社: Utah State University Press
発売日: 2014年11月15日
Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earthーthe state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exp……続きを見る
Colorado Flora: Western Slope describes the remarkable flora of the state, distinctive in its altitudinal range, numerous microhabitats, and ancient and rare plants. Together with Colorado Flora: Ea……続きを見る
Colorado Flora: Eastern Slope describes the remarkable flora of the stateーdistinctive in its altitudinal range, numerous microhabitats, and ancient and rare plantsー and educates local amateurs and……続きを見る
First published in 2003. Sir Joseph Hooker (1817-1911) was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the nineteenth century. He succeeded his father as Director of the Royal Botanic Gar……続きを見る
Extrait : "Le versant septentrional des Pyrénées apparaît, à première vue, d'un dessin fort simple, partant noble. Ces montagnes élégantes et gracieuses, dressés comme un écran au fond des horizons ……続きを見る
Winner of the 2017 Alberta Readers' Choice Award!
Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper’s Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and saf……続きを見る
Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian Mountains
Stretching almost unbroken from Alabama to Belle Isle, Newfoundl……続きを見る
Die Karpaten zählen neben den Alpen zu den wichtigsten, zentral gelegenen Gebirgsformationen Europas. Während des 19. Jahrhunderts versuchte man zunehmend, sie für den Tourismus zu erschließen. Mit ……続きを見る
Over the past 150 years, people have flocked to the Pacific Northwest in increasing numbers, in part due to the region’s beauty and one of its most exceptional features: volcanoes. This segment of t……続きを見る
Why do road cyclists go to the mountains? Many books tell you where the mountains are, or how long and how high. None of them ask ‘Why?’
After all, cycling up a mountain is hard – so hard that, to m……続きを見る
The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things ー from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from……続きを見る
This unique hiking guide to the southern Appalachian mountains leads readers to explore the rich forest ecosystems and other natural communities visitors encounter along the trail. Drawing on years ……続きを見る
With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region’s unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mo……続きを見る
著者:Randy Johnson
出版社: The University of North Carolina Press
発売日: 2016年08月26日
With its prominent profile recognizable for miles around and featuring vistas among the most beloved in the Appalachians, North Carolina’s Grandfather Mountain is many things to many people: an easi……続きを見る
Extrait : "En attendant l'heure du premier départ pour Prades, nous pûmes visiter la curieuse capitale du Roussillon, ses monuments si fortement empreints des traces de la domination des Maures, ses……続きを見る
Extrait : "L'Hospitalet ! que de souvenirs ne nous rappelle-t-il pas, ce village pyrénéen perdu au fond de son cirque de pâturages à 1,436 mètres d'altitude. Pour les baigneurs d'Ax, l'Hospitalet, c……続きを見る
À la surface de la Terre, les zones de relief élevé qui forment ce que l'on appelle des «chaînes de montagnes» constituent un trait morphologique de première importance, comparable à celui des dorsa……続きを見る
The Pacific Crest Trail was designated as one of the first National Scenic Trails way back in 1968. As it traverses the "high road" from Mexico to Canada, incredible views are not only commonplace b……続きを見る
Glutton, demon of destruction, symbol of slaughter, mightiest of wilderness villains The wolverine comes marked with a reputation based on myth and fancy. Yet this enigmatic animal is more complex ……続きを見る
First published in 1910, "In the Catskills" is a fantastic selection of essays concerning The Catskill Mountains by American naturalist John Burroughs. Nowhere is a love of Catskill Mountain landsca……続きを見る
著者:Ellen Wohl
出版社: University Press of Kansas
発売日: 2016年11月21日
To contemplate an alpine lake or a ribbon of white water twisting down the face of the Rocky Mountains is to appreciate the majesty of this block of bedrock thrust up from Earth’s interior, weatheri……続きを見る
Sunshine is everywhere…Can we wake to each moment?Sunshine is everywhere. We have only to open our hearts to see through the clouds that cover a radiant sun. As we slow down what is deep within has ……続きを見る
Mountain ranges are the most conspicuous elements of the earth's architecture, and the manner in which the architectural units are arranged or disarranged has become the study of a subdivision of ge……続きを見る
著者:Thomas McNamee
出版社: Easton Studio Press, LLC
発売日: 2014年06月03日
A killer. A manhunt. The triumph of justice and of the wolf.
The greatest event in Yellowstone history.
Greater Yellowstone was the last great truly intact ecosystem in the temperate zones of the ea……続きを見る
著者:Stephen O'Shea
出版社: W. W. Norton & Company
発売日: 2017年02月21日
“An entertaining, turbocharged race among the high mountain passes of six alpine countries.” ーLiesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review
For centuries the Alps have been witness to the march of ……続きを見る
Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Werke" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Hermann Löns (1866-1914) war ein deutscher Journalist ……続きを見る
Dieses eBook: "Mein grünes Buch" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. "In der Stadt habe ich alle nasenlang einen Schnupfen,……続きを見る