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Insight Guides US National Parks West
About this book
Be inspired by the new edition of Insight Guide US National Parks West, a comprehensive full-colour guide to these awe-inspiring wild spaces. Immense glaciers, soaring redwood forests and desert river canyons are only a sample of what the western US national parks have to offer and Insight Guides' unrivalled coverage of natural and cultural history provides an essential introduction to them. Stunning photographs on every page will take you on a journey through parks in California and the Pacific region, the Southwest, the Rockies and the Northwest.
Our Best Of US National Parks West highlights the top places to see, including the iconic Grand Canyon, granite peaks and river valley of Yosemite, and geothermal hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone. Lively features by a local writer cover a diverse range of subjects: the parks' founding fathers, photographing nature and grizzly bears, among others.
All major sights are cross-referenced with full-colour maps, while the travel tips section provides a handy at-a-glance guide to planning a trip to every national park in the book.
Plan the trip of a lifetime with Insight Guides.
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Table of contents
- How To Use This E-Book
- US National Parks West’s Top 10 Attractions
- Editor’s Choice
- Introduction: The Spirit Of The Parks
- Decisive Dates
- Pioneers and Protectors
- Geology
- Flora of the West
- Wildlife
- Radical Recreation
- Park Rangers
- Introduction: Places
- Introduction: California and the Pacific
- Yosemite
- Redwood
- Lassen
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon
- The Californian Desert
- Insight: Flowering Against All the Odds
- Channel Islands
- Hawaii and American Samoa
- Introduction: The Southwest
- Great Basin
- Zion
- Grand Canyon
- Insight: The Canyon’s Hidden History
- Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon
- Canyonlands
- Arches
- Petrified Forest
- The Sonoran Desert
- Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns
- Big Bend
- The Ancient Ones
- Insight: The Art of the Ancient Ones
- Introduction: The Rocky Mountains
- Yellowstone
- Grand Teton
- Glacier
- The Dakotas
- Rocky Mountain
- Insight: Wild and Wonderful
- Introduction: The Pacific Northwest
- Olympic
- North Cascades
- Mount Rainier
- Crater Lake
- Alaska
- A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
- Practical Information on California, including Death Valley, Yosemite, and Redwood
- Practical Information on Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and the Grand Canyon
- Practical Information on the Rocky Mountain and Surrounding Areas
- Practical Information for Alaska, Oregon, and Washington
- Further Reading