Yosemite Meditations

Yosemite Meditations
Author: Claudia Welsh
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2014-09-09
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1930238509
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This delightful little book provides the ideal pause for contemplating the special qualities and values of Yosemite National Park, as well as other parks and wilderness. Each dazzling full-color photograph, many of them new for this tenth anniversary edition, is paired with an original quote or newly selected classic quote about nature, the environment, or America's national parks. Includes a new foreword by former Yosemite National Park superintendent Mike Tollefson and the insights of writers, scientists, poets, and leaders such as: David Brower Gary Snyder Rachel Carson Bernard Devoto John Muir Albert Einstein Diane Ackerman Terry Tempest Williams Edward Abbey Franklin D. Roosevelt Fyodor Dostoevsky Cedric Wright Marcel Proust Shelton Johnson Julia Parker Pete Hamill Sir John Lubbock Dayton Duncan Robinson Jeffers Margaret Eissler Wallace Stegner Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Baba Dioum Margaret Murie Rainer Maria Rilke

Yosemite Meditations for Women

Yosemite Meditations for Women
Author: Claudia Welsh
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1930238401
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Through inspired quotations from a diverse group of women — including leading authors and naturalists — paired with breathtaking landscape photography, this pocket-sized volume captures the extraordinary beauty and spirit of Yosemite. It’s the perfect companion to take on a journey of discovery, and will surely revive one's connection with the natural world. Contributors include: Diane Ackerman, writer Louisa May Alcott, writer Lorraine Anderson, writer and editor Dr. Maya Angelou, writer and poet Martha Beck, writer and life coach Ruth Bernhard, photographer Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet Annie Barrett Cashner, painter Alison Colwell, botanist Marie Curie, scientist Eleonora Duse, actor Gretel Ehrlich, writer and adventurer Bonnie Gisel, curator, Le Conte Memorial Lodge Grace Greenwood, writer Joy Harjo, poet Etty Hillesum, writer Pam Houston, writer Dorothy Kilgallen, journalist and game show panelist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, psychiatrist Danielle LaPorte, writer and entrepreneur Charlotte Mauk, environmentalist Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet Mother Teresa, founder, Missions of Charity Anaïs Nin, writer Elizabeth Stone O’Neill, writer Penny Otwell, artist and naturalist Julia Parker, Indian Cultural Demonstrator Shauna Potocky, Branch Chief of Education, NPS Beth Pratt, environmentalist J.K. Rowling, writer Cheryl Strayed, writer Mae West, actor Marianne Williamson, writer Ann Zwinger, writer Susan Zwinger, writer and illustrator

Yosemite Meditations for Adventurers

Yosemite Meditations for Adventurers
Author: Claudia Welsh
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1930238460
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The spirit of adventure is alive and well in Yosemite — all one needs to do is walk off and find it. But "adventure" need not mean scaling The Nose of El Capitan. The vast park is simply an adventurous place, with something for everyone. This pocket companion, brimming with Michael Frye's lush photographs paired with inspired quotes, captures the adventurous essence of Yosemite and the sense that something wonderful is waiting just over there. With a foreword by the legendary Royal Robbins, the book features writers, thinkers, and bona fide adventurers, including: John Muir Sir Edmund Hillary Susan Sontag Galen Rowell Bill Bryson Lynn Hill Ron Kauk Walt Whitman Edward Abbey Eleanor Roosevelt Cheryl Strayed Enid Michael Renny Russell Sharon Giacomazzi Mark Jenkins Lillian Smith Pearl S. Buck Terry Tempest Williams Alex Lowe R. Mark Liebenow Peter Croft Diane Arbus T.S. Eliot Richard Hovey Wendell Berry Helen Keller Norman Clyde Yvon Chouinard Scot Miller Howard Thurman Robert Browning Lito Tejada-Flores Corita Kent Joseph Campbell Sigurd F. Olson Frosty Wooldridge

The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite

The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite
Author: Michael Frye
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2012-08-14
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1930238290
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Here is a comprehensive handbook designed to help all photographers — from beginners to experts — capture the landscape, flora, and fauna of one of the best places on earth. These tips and directions from Yosemite local Michael Frye are an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to take better pictures in Yosemite and elsewhere. Last updated over a decade ago, The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite has been revised to include advice especially for digital photography, and includes new full-color reproductions of Frye’s own work to serve as examples and inspiration. Every aspect of photographing this magnificent park is covered, including: In-depth descriptions of nearly 40 outstanding locations Information on the best months and times of day for successful shots Detailed maps indicating prime viewpoints Tips on technique and equipment More than 100 stunning full-color photographs

Meditations of John Muir

Meditations of John Muir
Author: Chris Highland
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0899974961
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Carry John Muir’s wisdom with you in this inspirational guide that features 60 of his most insightful quotes. As a patriarch of the American environmental movement, John Muir helped to give birth to the national park system, the Sierra Club, and a myriad of smaller groups devoted to saving rivers, redwoods, and wildlife. Yet, he is also a spiritual parent who leads us down unmarked trails of the spirit. By urging us to simply be present in the world around us, loving and honoring it as our garden home, his poetic insight liberates life. In Meditations of John Muir, editor Chris Highland pairs 60 Muir quotes with selections from other celebrated thinkers and spiritual texts. Take this pocket-size guide with you on backpacks, nature hikes, and camping trips. Let Muir’s words enrich your experience as you ponder the wilderness from riverbank, mountaintop, or as you relax beside your campfire. Inside you’ll find: 60 inspiring John Muir quotes Selections of text from other philosophical minds Short excerpts for convenient reading Muir’s exuberance for nature was the touchstone for his commitment to the earth and all of its creatures. Let him lead you along the ultimate adventure that treks every range of light. Then venture off on your own deertrails of the heart, harkening to his granite gospel that calls for you “to get as near to the heart of the world” as you can.

Savage Dreams

Savage Dreams
Author: Rebecca Solnit
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2014-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0520282280
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"In 1851, a war began in what would become Yosemite National Park, a war against the indigenous inhabitants that has yet to come to a real conclusion. A century later - 1951 - and about a hundred and fifty miles away, another war began when the U.S. government started setting off nuclear bombs at the Nevada Test Site. It was called a "nuclear testing program" but functioned as a war against the land and people of the Great Basin."--

Digital Landscape Photography

Digital Landscape Photography
Author: Michael Frye
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2015-11-05
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 178157359X
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Updated, expanded, and covering the latest software, this new edition of the bestselling Digital Landscape Photography brings the amazing techniques pioneered by Ansel Adams and his contemporaries to every digital photographer. Ansel Adams' imagery - especially his iconic vision of the American National Parks - is widely published and instantly recognisable. Many photographers will have heard of his renowned Zone System, but that is just the tip of the iceberg; his unparalleled attention to detail, which once required hours in the darkroom with specialist tools, is finally accessible to all. Michael Frye's own photography provides many stunning examples of the results that can be achieved, and as one of Adams' natural successors in the field, he is well placed to analyse the many inspirational shots from the great masters of landscape photography. Combining the cutting edge of today's digital work with some of the best-known photos ever taken, this book a must-read for any landscape or nature photographer.

Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera

Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera
Author: Valerie K. Isenhower
Publisher: Upper Room Books
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0835811786
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Have you ever thought of photography as a spiritual journey? Photography provides a way to still the heart and soul so you can hear God's voice and sense God's presence. Whether you're an experienced photographer or just take pictures with your smartphone, you will enjoy this creative way to connect with God. In Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera, award-winning photographer Valerie Isenhower guides you to pay attention, center, and focus your eyes in new ways. "The spiritual journey of photography from beginning to end is like breathing life into the stories of our photographs and souls," Isenhower writes. This e-book includes: color photography helpful suggestions for preparing your heart, mind, and soul before you go on a photo shoot tips for reflecting on the images you capture links to online resources Take advantage of Isenhower's years of experience as enjoyed by others in her workshops and online courses.

Shattered Air

Shattered Air
Author: Bob Madgic
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN:
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Recalls a July 27, 1985 trip up Yosemite's Half Dome that left two people dead of a lightning strike and others stranded on the rock, the subject of a dramatic rescue attempt.

Letting Go

Letting Go
Author: David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1401945015
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This groundbreaking bestseller describes a simple and effective way to let go of challenges from world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, spiritual teacher, and researcher of consciousness, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. “Letting Go” is a guide to helping to remove the obstacles we all have that keep us from living a more conscious life, it is truly a life-changing book. Many of us have trouble Letting Go in our lives even though it can have profound impact on our life.” —Wayne Dyer During the many decades of Dr. David Hawkins’, clinical psychiatric practice, the primary aim was to seek the most effective ways to relieve human suffering in all of its many forms. In Letting Go, he shares from his clinical and personal experience that surrender is the surest route to total fulfillment. This motivational book provides a mechanism for letting go of blocks to happiness, love, joy, success, health, and ultimately Enlightenment. The mechanism of surrender that Dr. Hawkins describes can be done in the midst of everyday life. The book is equally useful for all dimensions of human life: physical health, creativity, financial success, emotional healing, vocational fulfillment, relationships, sexuality and spiritual growth. It is an invaluable resource for all professionals who work in the areas of mental health, psychology, medicine, self-help, addiction recovery and spiritual development. "Letting go is one of the most efficacious tools by which to reach spiritual goals." — David Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. This profound self-development book offers a roadmap to release emotional burdens, unlock inner peace, and embrace a life of fulfillment. It is a classic that will help you break free from limitations and unlock your true potential. Learn how to navigate challenges with grace and emerge as a stronger, more resilient version of yourself. By incorporating the principles of surrender, "Letting Go" provides practical tools for personal growth and transformation. This consciousness-expanding book will help you: · Release past traumas, negative beliefs, and self-imposed limitations. · Experience a newfound sense of freedom, joy, and authenticity. · Recover from addiction · Enhance your personal relationships · Achieve success in your career Join millions who have experienced profound transformations through the principles outlined in "Letting Go." "Letting Go" is a must-read for anyone on a quest for personal growth, spirituality, and self-improvement. Whether you're new to the realm of self-help books or a seasoned seeker, Dr. David Hawkins' insights will inspire you to embrace a life of conscious living, emotional well-being, positive thinking, and unlimited possibilities. Experience the transformative power of letting go and unlock a life of healing, success, and spiritual growth.