Alamosa Public Library

Early Mesa Verdeans raised their children, cultivated their crops, and carried out a way of life that had as its primary tenet that they were part of nature, not the architect of nature. The lessons they left could offer lessons today to educators, doctors, astronomers, farmers, and builders.

"The chilling tome that launched an entire genre of books about the sometimes gruesome but always tragic ways people have died in our national parks, this updated edition of a classic includes calamities in Yellowstone from the past sixteen years, including the infamous grizzly bear attacks in the summer of 2011 as well as a fatal hot springs accident in 2000 in which the Park Service was sued for negligence"-- "Covering the sometimes gruesome but...

"Hounded by false accusations of murder, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family risk their lives to track down an unknown killer on the loose in a rugged canyon on the remote western edge of Mesa Verde National Park, where ancient stone villages and secret burial sites, abandoned centuries ago by the Ancestral Puebloan people, harbor artifacts so rare and precious they're worth killing over"--Provided by publisher.

"A personal, lyrical, and idiosyncratic ode to our national parks"-- "For years, America's national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary...

Covers national historical parks, monuments and battlefields, and scenic trails and features lists including the best lodges, hippest hikes, and most stunning star-gazing sites, as well as park-ranger anecdotes and travel tips.

Join the ranks of happy glampers-women who add glamour to camping while traipsing "outside" the norm. Whether you want to glam up a backyard retreat, porch, or rooftop; gussy up a vintage travel trailer or hit the road with your glampin' girlfriends, MaryJane is THE guide for all things glamping.

Offers descriptions, road maps, itineraries, travel tips, costs, and contact information for national parks ranging from Maine's Acadia to Hawaii's Haleakalā.

The author of How to Date Men When You Hate Men examines Americans' obsession with freedom, travel, and the open road in this funny, entertaining travelogue that blends the humorous observations of Bill Bryson with the piercing cultural commentary of Jia Tolentino. For writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, there are only so many Mary Oliver poems you can read about being free, and only so many times you can listen to Joni Mitchell's travel album Hejira,...

In this book, Stensland uses his breadth of knowledge to assist you translating the stunning views before you into the best photos possible, all while putting the well-being of nature first. This guidebook is filled with his own color photos, easy-to-read maps, descriptions of when and where you should be for different subjects. These are accompanied by tips and insights only a local would know. The Photographer's Guide to Rocky Mountain National...