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| Review This large-format book is filled with stunning photographs of Utah’s Bryce Canyon, accompanied by notes from the photographer, Fred Hirschmann, who spent a winter working at the park during the late 1970s. For those that love the wilderness of Bryce, and there are many hikers that do, each turn of the page stirs the memory and ignites the desire to return. The images of delicate light and color reveal the beauty of Bryce throughout the seasons. Hirschmann also includes razor-sharp pictures of plants, leaves, pines, gravel and even a feather – items of surprising beauty that many people miss as they stare in awe at the rock formations and hoodoos. The inclusion of these images, beautifully shot like the finest still-life compositions, make the book complete. With its cities of pinnacles, obelisks and towers, Bryce Canyon is arguably unique among the national parks of America, and indeed the world. As Fred Hirschmann says: “Bryce Canyon is a land of incredible scenery. The photographs… capture only part of the beauty. Missing is the sweet aroma of ponderosa pine on spring and summer days, the chattering of a tree squirrel… and the sound of wind rushing past hoodoos and through pine boughs. When visiting Bryce Canyon, by all means park your automobiles and walk the trails.” At this point we interrupt Fred to implore you to walk the trails if you want to truly experience Bryce Canyon (our recommendations are at the end of this review). As with any national park, life through a windshield is never the same. Now back to Fred. “Rise with the sun and watch the warm orange light radiate across the hoodoos. Hike to the bottom of the canyon and absorb the impressive grandeur of the pink cliffs. Fill your lungs with the clean air… let your eyes feast on the broad expanse of thousands of square miles of undeveloped, wild western scenery. “Bryce Canyon’s scenery is likely to enthrall you to the point of returning again and again to gaze at nature’s finest erosional handiwork.” And when you are unable to visit Bryce Canyon in person, do the next best thing – pick up this book and marvel at the incredible scenery, painted in the photographer’s fine brushstrokes of subtle hue and light. Warning: As of October 2000, this book is out of print and in limited supply. Used copies may be purchased from Amazon.com – availability permitting. Related Hikes |
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