Singing Stone: A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons

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Summary: Informative and interesting
Review: I read this book about a month before I visited south central Utah for a hiking vacation. One of my destinations was the Escalante area. My vacation was more enjoyable because I knew a lot of the landmarks and names associated with the area from the book. When I had finished reading this book, I wished it had been longer. That is an indication to me that this was a "good" book.

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Summary: This book "sings" the virtues of the Escalante area!
Review: I truly enjoyed all aspects of this book. My husband and I hiked the Boulder Mail Trail in October and purchased several books on the area so I could learn more about it. This book included personal hiking narratives that I could relate to and touched on important issues facing the West - such as cattle's effect on the environment and tourism. It helped fill in some blanks on my knowledge of the area. I'd also recommend the book by Jerry C. Roundy titled "Advised Them To Call The Place Escalante".

Rating:
Summary: This book "sings" the virtues of the Escalante area!
Review: I truly enjoyed all aspects of this book. My husband and I hiked the Boulder Mail Trail in October and purchased several books on the area so I could learn more about it. This book included personal hiking narratives that I could relate to and touched on important issues facing the West - such as cattle's effect on the environment and tourism. It helped fill in some blanks on my knowledge of the area. I'd also recommend the book by Jerry C. Roundy titled "Advised Them To Call The Place Escalante".

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Summary: Delightful Natural History of the Escalante
Review: Thomas Lowe Fleischner was an Outdoor Education instructorbringing city folk into the Escalante for many years before writingthis book. It is well written and entertaining, and provides a wealthof information in the realm of natural history: plants, animals, ecology, geology plus the pre-historic and historic human history of the area. A very nice book that will enrich your visits to the Escalante. END

Rating:
Summary: Delightful Natural History of the Escalante
Review: Thomas Lowe Fleischner was an Outward Bound instructor bringing city folk into the Escalante for many years before writing this book. It is well written and entertaining, and provides a wealth of information in the realm of natural history: plants, animals, ecology, geology plus the pre-historic and historic human history of the area. A very nice book that will enrich your visits to the Escalante.