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Yellowstone

photographs by Tim Fitzharris

by (author) Tracy C. Read

Publisher
Firefly Books
Initial publish date
Mar 2011
Category
Landscapes, Parks & Campgrounds
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554077861
    Publish Date
    Mar 2011
    List Price
    $9.95

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Description

An exquisite portfolio and guide to America's most popular national park.

Yellowstone National Park welcomes three million visitors every year. Most are drawn to its eye-popping hydrothermal features, including the world-famous Old Faithful. The region famously sits over a continental "hot spot," a chamber of molten magma several miles below the surface that heats the groundwater and powers the park's geysers, hot springs, mud pots and steam vents.

A network of paved roads and boardwalks offers visitors easy access to the kaleidoscopic colors and dramatic eruptions of some of the park's impressive waterworks. However, few tourists experience the stunning all-season splendor of Yellowstone's backcountry, which is home to wonders that, on their own, would have easily justified the park's creation. This book captures the perennial delights of Yellowstone's most popular features, but it also introduces readers to the park's vast swaths of grasslands, wetlands, rivers, waterfalls, valleys and mountain peaks, its richly diverse plant life and its free-ranging wildlife, including the newly reintroduced wolves.

Photographs and books by Tim Fitzharris are universally praised for their striking beauty, which goes beyond postcard cliché. This veteran photographer is well-known for his patience and determination. He will wait for hours and return to a site over many days to capture the best light. Yellowstone National Park reflects that singular vision.

About the authors

Tim Fitzharris has a nature column in Popular Photography & Imaging magazine. He is the author and photographer of over 30 books including Rocky Mountains: Wilderness Reflections and Big Sky: Wild West Panorama, and his work has been published worldwide in publications like Life magazine and Nature's Best Photography magazine. He lives in New Mexico.

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Tracy C. Read is an editor and writer who has a special interest in nature and the environment. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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