River of Mountains - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook River of Mountains write by Peter Lourie. This book was released on 1998-05-01. River of Mountains available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lourie completed his trip. It took him three weeks and marked the first time anyone has traveled from the source of the Hudson to the mouth in a single vessel. The Hudson proved to be a very changeable river. It includes seven locks and nine power dams. The northern half is a true river with strong current, but the lower half is tidal, a sunken river from the days of glaciers. In its first 165 miles, it drops more than 4,000 feet to Albany. The second half falls no more than a foot. Lourie's account of his trip is a fresh look at one of America's great and complex waterways, one of the few, in fact, that still contains its historical and biological species of fish. It is also the longest inland estuary in the world. Henry Hudson called it the "great river of the mountains." Nowadays, too often the Hudson is stereotyped as a ruined, polluted industrial river. Its glorious past is compared to its present neglect. In River of Mountains, Peter Lourie combines the Hudson's rich history and descriptions of some of the region's most impressive landscape with the residents of its mill towns, the loggers, commercial fishermen, and barge pilots-all of whom are proof that the river is still a thriving, vital waterway. So, come with Peter Lourie on his trip, come explore with him from a canoe one of this country's great rivers, join him in his wonderful adventure.
The Book of Mountains and Rivers
The Book of Mountains and Rivers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Book of Mountains and Rivers write by Qiuyu Yu. This book was released on 2015. The Book of Mountains and Rivers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Yu Qiuyu is one of China's greatest modern essayists. Sometimes a prickly commentator, he is above all a storyteller. In this volume he takes his inspiration from China's geography, both human and physical, and brings the culture of his country to life with human characters and historical narrative. The forests of Hainan, the Three Gorges, classical pagodas, ancient remains under modern Shanghai, even the open skies... all have their stories and cultural connections, traced with erudition and wit by an inquisitive mind. "I sought a path across mountains and rivers, plastering my brief life across a rugged corner of this planet," explains Yu Qiuyu. The Book of Rivers and Mountains is another in a series of meditative essays about Chinese culture and history. In this book he returns to the Chinese mainland in contemplation of its people and the natural landscape that has shaped their way of life. He refers to mountains and rivers as the "facial expressions of the land" and the only true way of understanding the history of the country and its people.
Mountains are Mountains and Rivers are Rivers
Mountains are Mountains and Rivers are Rivers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mountains are Mountains and Rivers are Rivers write by Ilana Rabinowitz. This book was released on 1999-07-28. Mountains are Mountains and Rivers are Rivers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mountains are Mountains and Rivers are Rivers deals with such subjects as achieving peace of mind, coping with stress, accepting lifes disappointments, enhancing creativity,finding meaningful work, and improving relationships with your family members. There is also a useful dictionary of the terms, such as zazen, dharma, and sartori, used in the readings, along with concepts such as attentiveness, simplicity, and acceptance. This is an excellent and accessible guide for anyone wishing to slow down lifes frantic pace and develop a more peaceful lifestyle.
Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains
Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains write by Joe Kelsey. This book was released on 2013-07-16. Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Now completely updated and revised with new color photos and topos, this guidebook is the ultimate resource to technical climbing routes, hiking trails, and peak-bagging routes in Wyoming's Wind River Range, a popular playground for backcountry enthusiasts and alpine rock climbers. More than 200 new climbing routes have been completed in the Wind Rivers since this book was last published in 1994, and this guide is the only comprehensive collection of information available to climbers. Includes hiking and climbing information for these areas: Ross LakesGreen RiverDinwoody GlacierPeak LakeTitcomb BasinAlpine LakesMiddle Fork LakeEast Fork ValleyBaptiste LakeCirque of the TowersDeep LakeSouth Pass
Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run
Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run write by David Brower. This book was released on 1996-03. Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
