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Nicky Leach, who moved from her native England to the western United States over thirty years ago, is the award-winning author of numerous guidebooks to the natural and cultural history of places from Florida to the West. She resides in Albuquerque.

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The Parks of Washington (2007) 9 exemplaren

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The written portion is colorfully worded though your normal touristy content. Photos are as lovely as other books and post cards at the visitor center. However, I find when it comes to Bryce Canyon, I'm always seeing more or less the same images.
 
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leah_markum | Oct 28, 2022 |
I’ve taken a grandson to Arches 4 times in the last few years. We have only visited and photographed a few spots, so bought this book to get pictures and an introduction to some of the other spots. The pair of books was well worth the $20.

In addition to pretty pictures it includes some useful history and information about the animals, physics of formation, and other life that survives in the desert environment.
 
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bread2u | Jul 1, 2020 |
I bought it for the pictures, and the text increased my understanding of the area.

"When [Canyonlands] was set aside as a national park in 1964, about 18,000 jeeps a year entered canyonlands, mostly driven expertly by folks … who had grown up in this country. In 2000, a whopping 500,000 jeeps were counted, far more than fragile desert lands can bear." (Page 35)


"Seeing, really seeing, does take time." (Page 39)

"Grand canyon [has] 5 million annual international visitors [to the] south rim, ... (Page 53)
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bread2u | Jul 1, 2020 |
Great photos. Unremarkable text. Worth it, if like me you are not a good enough photographer to capture the magnificence of Zion.
 
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Michael_Lilly | Feb 17, 2015 |

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