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An Unnatural History of Death Valley

 

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An Unnatural History of Death Valley

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Reflections on the Valley’s varmints, virgins, vandals and visionaries. Contents: Paul Baily, an introduction by Walt Wheelock; Biggest birthday bust; The clamper clampout; Farmer in the dell; The Marcy plan; The family plan; Greenwater, Greenwater – where have you gone?; Panic at Panamint… the skids of skidoo; Birds of passage.

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An Unnatural History of Death Valley

 

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An Unnatural History of Death Valley

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Reflections on the Valley’s varmints, virgins, vandals and visionaries. Contents: Paul Baily, an introduction by Walt Wheelock; Biggest birthday bust; The clamper clampout; Farmer in the dell; The Marcy plan; The family plan; Greenwater, Greenwater – where have you gone?; Panic at Panamint… the skids of skidoo; Birds of passage.

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The Photographer’s Guide to Death Valley

 

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The Photographer’s Guide to Death Valley

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A one-of-a-kind, invaluable resource for anyone who travels to Death Valley, this guide provides smart, practical advice to access its jaw-dropping natural landscape. Death Valley is truly a land of extremes. From otherworldly texture and terrain to ghost towns and abandoned mines, this expansive park is home to some of the most unique and inspiring landscapes anywhere on the planet, and visitors from around the world come to experience its striking geology and charismatic cultural sites. This guide offers detailed descriptions, seasonal recommendations, and trip planning suggestions so you’ll know where and when to craft stunning photos of the park’s attributes. Also included are detailed maps, instruction and suggestions for both digital and film photography enthusiasts. Full-color photographs throughout

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Death Valley : The Story Behind the Scenery

 

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Death Valley : The Story Behind the Scenery

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Death Valley is the hottest place and the lowest place. Death Valley is the seared landscape, the spring “belly flowers”, the tumbled rocks, the snow-capped peaks, and the bluest skies. Death Valley is, most of all, the most magnificent of deserts! Death Valley National Park, in eastern California and western Nevada, was first set aside in 1933 to preserve this unique desert that includes the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere.

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Wambu: In the Valley of Death

 

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Wambu: In the Valley of Death

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Against all odds, Wambu escapes Kitoe, but he is forced to leave behind Sirja and his sister Mawi, together with all the captive children of his village. To rescue the others, Wambu needs help from the white man Sirja has told him about. But to get there, he must first outrun his pursuers and then beat the jungle. And all the while, the further he gets from Sirja, the closer hovers his superstitious past. Hunted by foes, tormented by spirits, and plagued by malaria, he stumbles back to his old village, now reclaimed by the jungle. Injured and helpless, he is befriended by the last remaining grownup of his tribe, the renegade Hassewiets, former archfoe of the murderous Sendivar. Together they make a desperate, perilous effort to reach the white man…

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