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eKibo - The internet basecamp for Adventure TraveleKibo is the internet base camp for adventure travelers. Before going on your adventure check in here to find out where to go, what equipment you need, and what to expect. We review hot spots, books, and gear. We can help you find the best ticket prices to get you there. Wild Yosemite: Personal Accounts of Adventure, Discovery, and Naturefrom: Skyhorse Publishing Amazon.com's Price: $24.95 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.447 EAN: 9781602390560 ISBN: 1602390568 Label: Skyhorse Publishing Manufacturer: Skyhorse Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 2007-04 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Sales Rank: 1310299 Studio: Skyhorse Publishing Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This beautiful literary collection explores the spectacular natural features of Yosemite through the eyes of some of the most extraordinarily talented writers. In 1851, Lafayette Bunnell chronicled his travels with the Mariposa Battalion, the first non-natives to visit Yosemite Valley. Following in his footsteps, Theodore Roosevelt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, Clarence King, Frederick Law Olmsted, Joaquin Miller, and Horace Greeley made their pilgrimages and were moved to recount their observations. Included here as well is the work of John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, whose love for Yosemite led to the establishment of Yosemite National Park in 1890. This lyrical book is a tribute to Yosemite’s gorgeous landscape and will be a joy to everyone who loves this special piece of America. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Beautiful WritingYosemite is one of this country's most beautiful sites, and is simply awe-inspiring. This collection of musings about the great park is an impressive read. Not only do you get a collection of writing on Yosemite, you get some of history's best writer's talking about it. Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and Mark Twain are just a few of the brilliant mind's talking about their love for this wonderful place. If you are lover of nature, or simply brilliant prose, do yourself a favor and pick this up Rating: - 10 stars Shows why we love the area so muchLiving in the Mother Lode here in the beautiful Sierras I fell in love with this book the moment it hit my hands. Had just come from Sonora east of where I live and stopped on Jack Ass Hill and looked at Mark Twains small one room cabin. A place that I actually would have moved into as a squatter had I ever been able to. And this book will tell you why he and so many others loved the area the moment they came here. And so many of the black and white photos that are at the top of each new chapter reminded me of the ones my late friend Ansel Adams had taken. Even if you never come here to visit this area please read the book and get a glimpse of why we and those ... Read More Rating: - Great Yosemite JournalThis book provides great reading of descriptions of the glory, beauty, jopys and tribulations of Yosemite explorers and travelers over the years. It is must reading for anyone with an interest in the park. |
