{"product_id":"desert-rims-to-mountains-high-9780871089687","title":"Desert Rims to Mountains High","description":"Inspired by his ranger days in Rocky Mountain National Park more than forty-five years ago as well as more recent rambles, Richard Fleck has created these descriptive essays that take readers from shimmering desert heat to snowy summits. Fleck has expanded his acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eBreaking Through the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) to create a new book that concentrates on the intermountain American West. This edition includes counterpoint experiences in the desert, canyon lands, and dry prairie far below the summits of the lofty peaks, such as Death Valley, Grand Gulch, Grand Canyon, and the Great Sand Dunes. His literary model was Edward Abbey's \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire\u003c\/i\u003e and his intent is to involve readers with an equally potent but different kind of natural reality. Fleck says, \"After all, do not mountains rise out of deserts and dry lands? Mountains and surrounding deserts should not be separated.\" The mountains are a constant source of spiritual renewal for this author, enabling him to become more aware and whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard F. Fleck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westwinds Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871089687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard F. Fleck is author of many books including \u003ci\u003eHenry Thoreau and John Muir Among the Indians\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of John Muir's \u003ci\u003eMountaineering Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Colorado River Reader, \u003c\/i\u003e which was selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities to be the reader for seven states project 2001-2. He contributed a biography of John Burroughs for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of New York State\u003c\/i\u003e. Fleck is also the author of numerous introductions to trade paperback editions including Henry David Thoreau's \u003ci\u003eMaine Woods, \u003c\/i\u003e John Muir's \u003ci\u003eOur National Parks, \u003c\/i\u003eand Samuel Hall Young's \u003ci\u003eAlaska Days with John Muir\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westwinds Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44006856163443,"sku":"9.78087E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_79847044-4e17-4113-86f4-1a91fad1da96.jpg?v=1761049157","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/desert-rims-to-mountains-high-9780871089687","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}