Nature - Ecosystems & Habitats - Mountains

Getting acquainted with local flora and fauna is the perfect way to begin to understand the wonder of nature. The natural environment of Southern Appalachia, with habitats that span the Blue Ridge to the Cumberland Plateau, is one of the most biodiverse on earth....

"A love poem to the living things that inhabit the mountains and rivers of Washington, coastal Oregon, and southwestern British Columbia." --Saul Weisberg, executive director, North Cascades Institute More than just a field guide, Cascadia Revealed is the essential trailside reference for naturalists, hikers,...

The story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs, and what they reveal about the changing character of the American West. An "ode to wildness and wilderness" (Outside Magazine), Down from the Mountain tells the story of one grizzly in...

* More than 700 color illustrations for easy identification * Expanded with new sections on mushrooms, insects, and rock identification * Handy color tabs for easy access, and quick reference index on back cover Don't just call it a mushroom when it's a golden...

The most extensive guide to identifying the flowering plants in California's richly diverse Sierra Nevada mountains.This photographic guide to the wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada has been over twenty-five years in the making, drawing together spectacular images by Stephen Sharnoff, the photographer of the...

The Smokies are layered, atmospheric, and constantly shifting. They are less about spectacle and more about how a place reveals itself over time. This book captures that nuance with a perspective that is both visually rich and deeply considered. Structured like a road trip,...

Delight in the Sierra Nevada's diverse avifauna with this long-awaited field guide.Identify and learn about over two hundred and fifty birds of the Sierra Nevada. From tiniest hummingbirds to condors with nine-foot wingspans; from lower-elevation wrens to the rasping nutcrackers of the High Sierra;...

A breathtaking journey through Washington's Cascades--where fire, ice, wildlife, and human stories collide Views the Cascade Range through the lenses of wildlife, f lora, geology, Indigenous history, glaciers, and more Celebrates inspiring conservation successes Illustrated with a blend of historical and modern photographs Blending...

"A book that will refresh your soul."--Carol Drinkwater, author of The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France A story of shelter, generosity and welcome--and a courageous leap into a new life. In the summer of...

Saddle up and strap yourself in for an epic adventure through Wyoming's Thorofare area and the Outfitting Industry. From outlaw horses, treacherous weather conditions, conniving mules, hungry bears and medevac helicopters to cowboy coffee, moose too close for comfort, disgruntled cooks, outlaw Outfitters, overbearing...

A photographic study of more than twenty houses and the mountain landscapes, from alpine forests to urban peaks, that embrace them. Spanning continents and climates, the twenty homes presented in interior designer Nina Freudenberger's latest book challenge and expand the idea of what a...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Is a River Alive? and Underland, a soaring blend of cultural history, meditation, and memoir about the mysteries of the world's highest places and our unending quest for the summit "Wonderfully illuminating." --Los Angeles Times -...

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series...

Naturalist John Muir Laws has adapted his painted-from-life flower illustrations from The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada into a lightweight yet durable guidebook to the area's florae.From sprawling fields of showy hillside poppies, lupines, and paintbrushes in the foothills to orchids, lilies,...

A magnificent active volcano, Mount Rainier ascends to 14,410 feet above sea level--the highest in Washington State. The source of five major rivers, it has more glaciers than any other peak in the contiguous U.S. Its slopes are home to ancient forests, spectacular subalpine...

For centuries the Alps have been witness to the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers, and the dreams of engineers. In The Alps, Stephen O'Shea ("a graceful and passionate writer"--Washington Post) takes readers up and down these...

"Thrilling and intrepid. A beautiful tale of dramatic, wild landscapes and the entangled lives of snow leopards, their prey, and the humans who share their terrain." --Andrea Wulf, bestselling author of The Invention of Nature "By turns beautiful, terrible, and encouraging." --Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer...

A "sublime" and "radically original" exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder). Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the...

"In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is 'a corrective of glib assessment.' So is its book." --The New York Times Book Review An...

A poignant and ruminative work of creative nonfiction by the bestselling, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of Fire Season. The Mountain Knows the Mountain tells the story of the writer's return to the Gila Wilderness for fire season after missing a year for multiple...