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The Essential Guide To Great Sand Dunes National Park And Preserve
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Author : Charlie Winger
language : en
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 2003
The Essential Guide To Great Sand Dunes National Park And Preserve written by Charlie Winger and has been published by The Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Sports & Recreation categories.
* Guidebook to hiking, biking, or climbing in the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains. * Details unlimited recreational opportunities for the park's 225,000 annual visitors * 210 color photographs and 40 color maps * Color-coded tabs and activity symbols for quick reference Nowhere else in North America do alpine tundra, tall forests of evergreen and aspen, and massive desert dunes meet so dramatically as in our nation's newest crown jewel. This book is the essential guide to one of the nation's newest national parks. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve earned this status in 2003, and became an instant treasure both for Coloradans and vacationers everywhere.
Great Sand Dunes National Park
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Author : Mike Butler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-04-01
Great Sand Dunes National Park written by Mike Butler and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-01 with Travel categories.
Southern Colorados unique Great Sand Dunes rise to a height of 750 feet above the San Luis Valley floor and are the nations highest dunes not adjacent to an ocean or lake. The sweeping dunes were protected as a national monument in 1932 and as a national park in 2000. From prehistoric hunter-gatherers to the historic Ute Indian tribe, inhabitants have long used the resources of the land around the dunes. Zebulon Pike was the first American explorer to witness the dunes in 1807, followed by a long procession of other explorers, ranchers, and miners. Today, visitors from around the world come to climb up and slide down the dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Sea Of Sand
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Author : Michael M. Geary
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-03-31
Sea Of Sand written by Michael M. Geary and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-31 with Science categories.
Sculpted into graceful contours by countless centuries of wind and water, the Great Sand Dunes sprawl along the eastern fringes of the vast San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado. Covering an area of nearly thirty square miles, they are the tallest aeolian, or wind-produced, dunes in North America, towering 750 feet above the valley floor. With the addition of the enormous Baca Ranch and other adjacent lands, the dunes—originally designated as a National Monument in 1932—attained official National Park status in 2004. In Sea of Sand, Michael M. Geary guides readers on a historical journey through this unique ecosystem, which includes an array of natural and cultural wonders, from the main dunefield and verdant wetlands to the summits of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Described by explorer Zebulon Pike as “a sea in a storm” and by frontier photographer William Henry Jackson as “a curious and very singular phase of nature’s freak,” the Great Sand Dunes are a nexus of more than 10,000 years of human history, from Paleolithic big-game hunters to nomadic Native Americans, from Spanish conquistadores and transcontinental explorers to hard-rock miners and modern-day tourists in motor homes. Like these successive waves of visitors, Sea of Sand follows the water, analyzing its critical role in the settlement and development of the region. Geary also describes the profound impact that waves of human use and settlement have had on the land—which ultimately inspired the early grassroots efforts by San Luis Valley citizens to protect the dunes from further exploitation. He examines as well the more recent legislative effort led by an unprecedented coalition of local, state, and federal agencies and organizations, including The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service, to secure the Great Sand Dunes’ national park designation. Amply illustrated, Sea of Sand is the definitive history of the natural, cultural, and political forces that helped shape this incomparable landscape.
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
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Author : David Petersen
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing
Release Date : 1999
Great Sand Dunes National Monument written by David Petersen and has been published by Scholastic Library Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.
Great Sand Dunes National Park
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Great Sand Dunes National Park written by and has been published by Big Earth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
For three years, John Weller captured the Great Sand Dunes with his extraordinary photography and vivid stories. Here is his masterly result in a phenominal book to celebrate our nation's newest national park.
Great Sand Dunes
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Author : Stephen A. Trimble
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975-05
Great Sand Dunes written by Stephen A. Trimble and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-05 with Nature categories.
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
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Author : Stephen Trimble
language : en
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
Release Date : 2000
Great Sand Dunes National Monument written by Stephen Trimble and has been published by Western National Parks Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.) categories.
Imagine 750-foot sand dunes thousands of miles from an ocean but near the alpine peaks of Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Great Sand Dunes' ecological environment still harbors areas where few humans have visited. Learn how the massive dunes were formed and what continues to influence their transformation into a variety of shapes.
A Kid S Guide To Exploring Great Sand Dunes National Monument And Preserve
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Author : Mary Maruca
language : en
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
Release Date : 2002-06
A Kid S Guide To Exploring Great Sand Dunes National Monument And Preserve written by Mary Maruca and has been published by Western National Parks Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
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Great Sand Dunes National Monument
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Author : United States. National Park Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Great Sand Dunes National Monument written by United States. National Park Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.) categories.
Great Sand Dunes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Great Sand Dunes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (Colo.) categories.