Nature : Mountains

The Sign On Half Dome: Landmark Evidence About God is the true account of a personal search for answers about whether or not God exists, answered in Yosemite......

On a clear, cold morning in January 1998, in the Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, six experienced skiers were buried in a massive avalanch......

From Edward Whymper's ascent of the Matterhorn in the 1860s to Jon Krakauer's vivid profiles of modern mountaineers, this collection offers indelible impress......

This guide teaches birders to use the characteristics of wing types and feather morphology to identify feathers--not only by species but also by their place ......

The brilliant flash of an oriole's orange or yellow plumage against a black background is a welcome sign of spring for birders and backyard bird-watchers ali......

More than a dozen species of hummingbirds live in North America, and scores more live in the southern tropics. Details of these fascinating creatures' lives ......

One of Seton Gordon's greatest works concentrates on the Hebrides of Scotland in the post-First World War years as the islands tried to regain their composur......

An illustrated editon of John Muir's MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA. Author: Muir, John Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Illustration: Y Language: ENG Ti......

We are on the verge of a new evolution, civilisation and economy. Our current economic, social and environmental rationale is unsustainable. We are in the mi......

A nature book unlike any other, Jordan Fisher Smith's startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions of life i......

Hiking Circuits in Rocky Mountain National Park is the first guide dedicated entirely to the loop trails of Rocky Mountain National Park, trails that return ......

Revised, updated, and with more than 80 new color photographs, Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition is a nontechnical guide to the mammals of the Southern R......

A collection of classic mountaineering stories. Author: Weber, Alan Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Because It's The......

It is a common perception that Canada is mostly wilderness. Perhaps this was true 150 years ago. Perhaps it was true 50 years ago. But today, this is no longer...

As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth century explorers who risked life......

A companion to The Western San Juan Mountains (originally published in 1996), The Eastern San Juan Mountains details the physical environment, biological com......

Like no other large cat, the snow leopard evokes a sense of myth and mysticism, strength and spirit shrouded in a snowy veil, seldom seen but always present.......

Ecology & Wonder makes several remarkable claims: The greatest cultural achievement in the Western Canadian mountain region may be what has been preserved, n......

Cool Britannia Snowier times in 1580-1930 than since Global warming and climate change have become headline news in recent years. Climate, however, has alway......

This book documents long-term studies of snow on high land in the Cairmgorms, including fresh snow lying in summer, the extent of snow on Ben Macdui plateau ......