Mountain Rock

Author : Todd W. Bostwick
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816521845
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landscape of the Spirits written by Todd W. Bostwick and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High above the noise and traffic of metropolitan Phoenix, Native American rock art offers mute testimony that another civilization once thrived in the Arizona desert. In the city's South Mountains, prehispanic peoples pecked thousands of images into the mountains' boulders and outcroppings—images that today's hikers can encounter with every bend in the trail. Todd Bostwick, an archaeologist who has studied the Hohokam for more than twenty years, and Peter Krocek, a professional photographer with a passion for archaeology, have combed the South Mountains to locate nearly all of the ancient petroglyphs found in the canyons and ridges. Their years of learning the landscape and investigating the ancient designs have resulted in a book that explores this wealth of prehistoric rock art within its natural and cultural contexts, revealing what these carvings might mean, how they got there, and when they were made. Landscape of the Spirits is the first book to cover these ancient images and is one of the most comprehensive treatments of a rock art location ever published. It conveys the range of different rock art elements and compositions found in the South Mountains—animals, humans, and geometric shapes, as well as celestial and calendrical markings at key sites—through accurate descriptions, drawings, and photographs. Interpretations of the petroglyphs are based on Native American ethnographic accounts and consider the most recent theories concerning shamanism and archaeoastronomy. Written in a simple and accessible style, Landscape of the Spirits is an indispensable volume for anyone exploring the South Mountains, and for rock art enthusiasts everywhere who wish to broaden their understanding of the prehistoric world. It is both an authoritative overview of these ancient wonders and an unprecedented benchmark in southwestern rock art research at a single geographic location.

Author : Wallace Stegner
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101077891
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Rock Candy Mountain written by Wallace Stegner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1991-03-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A defining masterpiece by the “dean of Western writers” (The New York Times) and the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortune-in the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest. In this affecting narrative, Wallace Stegner portrays over three decades in the life of the Mason family as they struggle to survive during the lean years of the early twentieth century.

Author : Jake Mergenthaler
Publisher : First Ascent Press
ISBN 13 : 9781933009131
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Montana Rock written by Jake Mergenthaler and published by First Ascent Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Luke Whitmore
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520298020
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountain, Water, Rock, God written by Luke Whitmore and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In Mountain, Water, Rock, God, Luke Whitmore situates the disastrous flooding that fell on the Hindu Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath in 2013 within a broader religious and ecological context. Whitmore explores the longer story of this powerful realm of the Hindu god Shiva through a holistic theoretical perspective that integrates phenomenological and systems-based approaches to the study of religion, pilgrimage, place, and ecology. He argues that close attention to places of religious significance offers a model for thinking through connections between ritual, narrative, climate destabilization, tourism, development, and disaster, and he shows how these critical components of human life in the twenty-first century intersect in the human experience of place.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kootenai National Forest (N.F.), Lick Mountain, Rock Candy Land Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeff C. Young
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1617841315
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Belaying the Line: Mountain, Rock and Ice Climbing written by Jeff C. Young and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title introduces readers to the adventurous sports of mountain, rock, and ice climbing. Readers will discover each sport's unique, must-have equipment, from ropes, harnesses, and anchors to proper clothing. Important safety practices are also covered. Chapters highlight climbing history, types of climbing, climbing competitions, and famous athletes, including Chris Sharma, Chris Bloch, Lisa Rands, and Tori Allen. Sidebars on the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent, and climbing lingo will put readers in the know. Readers can also find out how to get started in these exhilarating sports, including classes, specific programs, and physical requirements. And, they can learn about favorite climbing spots, such as Mt. Everest, K2, the Alps, Yosemite's El Capitan, Australia's Mount Arapiles, and even indoor climbing walls. Striking, colorful photos will put readers right in the middle of these action-packed sports. They'll have a blast getting ready for an Adrenaline Adventure! Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Author : Chic Scott
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1771601132
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deep Powder and Steep Rock written by Chic Scott and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Introduces the reader to the exciting world of heli-skiing and alpine adventure through the life of renowned adventurer and robust entrepreneur Hans Gmoser. Hans Gmoser (1932-2006) was the most influential mountaineer in Canada of the last fifty years. Through innovation, hard work, perseverance and an appetite for adventure, Gmoser evolved from penniless immigrant to mountain guide for kings, queens and prime ministers. He also played a major role in creating what is now western Canada's dynamic mountain adventure community. Known primarily as the inventor of heli-skiing and the founder of Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH), Gmoser also garnered recognition as a talented rock climber, tireless expedition leader, successful mountain guide, renowned filmmaker, community organizer and vibrant businessman. Told from all aspects of his fascinating life and including some of Gmoser's own words, Chic Scott weaves together a compelling story based on the diaries, expedition journals, film commentaries and personal correspondence of this charismatic and inspiring figure."--

Author : Hal Rammel
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252017179
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nowhere in America written by Hal Rammel and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magical tour through the imaginary terrain of the comic imagination as revealed in children's lore, literature, folktales, travel lies, film comedies, cartoons, comic books, and folksongs. With 14 bandw illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Dave Pegg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780972160902
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Sloper written by Dave Pegg and published by . This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rock climbing guidebook to western Colorado, including Rifle Mountain Park, the Fortress of Solitude, Puoux, No Name, and Redstone Bouldering.

Author : Kyle Starks
Publisher : Image Comics
ISBN 13 : 1534309519
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Candy Mountain Vol. 2 written by Kyle Starks and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson's mysterious history finally unravels. A massive battle atop a moving train. The Hobo Mafia and the feds close in for an actual war and Jackson's final battle with The Literal Devil. Pomona Slim, Hundred Cat, and Big Sis are all mixed up in the epic conclusion of the World's Toughest Hobo's search for the mythical Rock Candy Mountain. Collects ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN #5-8