A Year in the National Parks

A Year in the National Parks
Author: Stefanie Payne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692926789

On January 1 of 2016, Stefanie Payne, a creative professional working at NASA Headquarters, and Jonathan Irish, a photographer with National Geographic, left their lives in Washington, D.C. and hit the open road on an expedition to explore and document all 59 of America's national parks during the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service - 59 parks in 52 weeks - the Greatest American Road Trip. Captured in more than 300,000 digital photographs, written stories, and videos shared by the national and international media, their project resulted in an incredible view of America's National Park System seen in its 100th year. 'A Year in the National Parks, The Greatest American Road Trip' is a gorgeous visual journey through our cherished public lands, detailing a rich tapestry of what makes each park special, as seen along an epic journey to visit them all within one special celebratory year.

Blind Descent

Blind Descent
Author: Nevada Barr
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101145145

Park ranger Anna Pigeon is enjoying the open spaces of Colorado when she receives an urgent call. A young woman has been injured while exploring a cave in New Mexico?s Carlsbad Cavern Park. Before she can be pulled to safety, she sends for her friend Anna. Only one problem: a crushing fear of confined spaces has kept Anna out in the open her whole life.

Buried Treasures

Buried Treasures
Author: Richard Melzer
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2007
Genre: Cemeteries
ISBN: 0865345317

Melzer offers an impressive new book about famous New Mexico gravesites, usually the only monuments left to honor the human treasures who helped shape state, national, and often international history.

Jamaica

Jamaica
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1884
Genre: Jamaica
ISBN:

The Big Cave

The Big Cave
Author: Joe N. Long
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2022-08-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"The Big Cave: Early History and Authentic Facts Concerning the History and Discovery of the World Famous Carlsbad Caverns of New Mexico" by Joe N. Long and Abijah Long is a history of the discovery of Carlsbad Cavern. It's taken from the writings of its, at the time, modern day discoverer, along with a discussion of the geologic processes which caused its formation and an introduction to the Caves as a visitor would find them today.

Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science

Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
Author: John Gunn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1971
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135455082

The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.