ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF THE GRAND CANYON REGION. by Edwin D. McKee.
The geological story of Zion, Bryce, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, and Grand Canyon. Details events in geologic periods from the earth's oldest rocks in the Grand Canyon through the formation of mountains, early climates, oldest known life and the first animal life, the age of fish, deposits of sedimentary rocks that make up so much of the landscapes of this area. Includes fossil trees, dinosaur tracks, and the "frozen" sand dunes of massive cliffs plus arches and bridges. Concludes with the erosive origins of features including cutting of canyons, glaciers, volcanic eruptions, and recent but now extinct animals, ending with the advent of man. Photographs, drawings, charts, and maps, bibliography, 52 pages.
ISBN: None. 1972. Order #: NOLA1008 paper$4.95.

 

 

BRYCE CANYON AND ZION NATIONAL PARKS--a photographic and comprehensive guide. by Michael D. Yandell.
History, geology, hiking, motoring. Tells how the cliffs, spires, and textures were eroded from massive rock to create their forms, tells of man's use of the land and the coming of a new civilization, then provides a motorist's view of each of the parks; features, explaining the individual characters of features seen from the roads. Tells of the hiking trails. Color photos, maps, 64 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. 1972. Order #:  WOWI1811 paper$7.95.

 

 

 

THE CACTI OF ZION NATIONAL PARK. by Carolyn Trapp.
Description and identification of cactus species of this desert national park in southern Utah. Explains the park has three general cactus categories: hedgehog, cholla, and prickly pear. Tells where the various kinds can be expected to be found with the park. Includes a key to the cacti, glossary of cactus terms, and descriptions of the individual species. Diagrams, map, 21 pages.
ISBN: None. 1969. Order #: ZION1881 paper$3.95.

 

 

HIKING IN ZION NATIONAL PARK: the trails. by Bob Lineback.
Describes 18 of Zion's more popular trails such as Narrows, Angels Landing, Weeping Rock, Emerald Pool. Trail distances and hiking times are given as well as difficulty ratings, seasons, and use levels General information is given for hiking in this region of varied habitats, narrow canyons with potential for flash flooding, steep ascents and extreme dropoffs, lightning,  campsites, hiking and backcountry ethics and rules. Color and black-and-white photographs, map, 48 pages.
ISBN: 0-915630-24-9. 1988. Order #: ZION0673 paper$3.95.

 

PLANTS OF ZION NATIONAL PARK: wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and ferns. by Ruth Ashton Nelson.
Introduction explains how to use the book and describes vegetation zones and habitats as well as blooming seasons as factors useful in identifying plant species. Plants are described by families with habitats, uses, physical characteristics, and specific places in the park where they are likely to occur. Drawings and color photographs further enhance learning about the individuals. Common non-native plants are listed and common roadside flowers are noted by season and color. There is a glossary and references. 333 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-915630-01-X. 1976. Order #: ZION1256 paper$12.95.

 

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF ZION NATIONAL PARK. by Roland H. Wauer.
Lizards, snake, salamanders, toads, and frogs of the cliffs and canyons of this national park in southern Utah. Tells where to find the animals below the plateau of Zion and upon the plateau and more precisely within the various habitats of these places and what species may be expected. Common and scientific names are provided and there is a checklist and index of the species present. All 33 species of these creatures are described with notes on how and where they live and their identifying characteristics along with a color photograph. Map, 55 pages.
ISBN: None. 1964. Order #: ZION1878 paper$4.95.

 

 

THIS IS ZION. by Allen Hagood.
An interpretation of a colorful landscape in picture and story--geology and the erosion cycle. Presents a pictorial approach to the park's geological story--a theme of beauty in stone with much information on the origin of Zion landscapes. Zion's rocks in its cliffs and canyons were originally sand dunes, which were buried deeply, hardened, uplifted, then eroded into their present form, their sand grains once again released heading down the Virgin River to perhaps repeat the cycle. Color and black-and-white photographs, 74 pages.
ISBN: 0-915630-06-0. 1969. Order #: ZION1879 paper$6.95.

ZION: A Wish-You-Were-Here Postcard Book. by Sierra Press.
15 postcards of the cliffs, canyons, potholes, streams, mesas, spired of this southern Utah national park, each with interpretive information about the plant life included and the geologic nature of the rock that caused the formations to be eroded in such shapes. Plenty of room is left for writing your own note and for a send-to address. In book format, color photographs.
ISBN: 0-939365-33-2. Order #: SIER0513 paper$4.95.

 

ZION: A Wish You Were Here Postcard Book. by Sierra Press.
15 postcards of the cliffs, canyons, potholes, streams, mesas, spired of this southern Utah national park, each with interpretive information about the plant life included and the geologic nature of the rock that caused the formations to be eroded in such shapes. Plenty of room is left for writing your own note and for a send-to address. In book format, color photographs.
ISBN: 0-939365-14-2. Order #: SIER3291paper$4.95.

ZION: the story behind the scenery. Earley & Schaack.
Surveys this Utah national park and its features of scenery, geology, wildlife, and history. 48 large-format pages, color illustrations.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-916122-07-7. 1981. Sixth printing. Order #: KCPU6882 paper$8.95.

 

 

ZION IN PICTURES: The Continuing Story (UT). Jackson.
History, wildlife, scenery, human use of southern Utah national park. Color photos, maps, 48 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-887147-031-9. 1989. First printing. Order #: KCPU4237 paper$8.95.

 

 

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OH, RANGER! a book about the national parks. by Horace M. Albright and Frank J. Taylor.
This is the classic, 1928 edition. Here is a nostalgic look at America's early national parks and their ranger service by their director of that time. Author Albright was also a long-time superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Originally published in 1928 by Stanford University Press, and available continuously ever since, this book relates humorous stories of bears and other wild animals, Indians, fishing, park "dudes and sagebrushers" (hotel guests and campers, respectively), the fledgling ranger service, and the antics of the American tourist early in the roaring '20s. This edition includes the late author's last foreword and a tribute from a former president and early Yellowstone ranger, Gerald Ford. To the pen-and-ink drawings from the original have been added 50 early park photographs. 160 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-068-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-068-3. Order #: VIST0068 paper$7.95.
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ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN by Campbell Grant.
This book surveys the myriad rock paintings and carvings--numbering possibly some 15,000 sites--pecked into and painted onto boulders and rock surfaces throughout North America by its aboriginal artists. With photographs and drawings on virtually every page, this book presents the rock artists through the work they left--illustrating their extraordinarily diverse techniques, styles, and subjects. Meanings of the designs are discussed, and their roles in hunting or puberty rites interpreted. Major rock art sites are located, and methods of recording, preserving, and dating them are indicated. Author Grant has done rock art books on the Chumash Indians, the Coso Range, and Canyon de Chelly. 192 pages + 16 page color insert. Large-format. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-084-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-084-3. Order #: VIST0084 paper$12.95.

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