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[Occidental]

Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate

 

The author writes, "If we can save the planet, the salmon will be alright." I believe the inverse is worth considering, if we can save the salmon, the planet will be alright. I hold no hope for either outcome but wonderful books like this one allow me to still dream.

 

I finished up the audio book a couple weeks back.  Fascinating book, but honestly sort of depressing.  The narrator had some interesting pronunciations to say the least (can you say ko-CAN-eee and figure out which fish he is talking about?  It took me a chapter or so for that one.), but still a solid book. Thanks for the recommendation.

[PaulT]

Lots of those coKanEezs in Odell Lake on your side of the hills. 

 

Paul

Edited by PaulT, 27 May 2021 - 09:08 AM.

[Occidental]

Indeed there are! Odell is our favorite spot. In fact I just packed some koks for lunch.

[ski3pin]

I finished up the audio book a couple weeks back.  Fascinating book, but honestly sort of depressing.  The narrator had some interesting pronunciations to say the least (can you say ko-CAN-eee and figure out which fish he is talking about?  It took me a chapter or so for that one.), but still a solid book. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

Julie just finished the book with the same outlook - no hope, humans will never change - along with "What a wonderful book!"

[ski3pin]

This is a bit different. I just finished reading -

 

The Stranger in the Woods, The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

 

Chris Knight disappeared from society and lived alone in the woods for 27 years.

[PaulT]

Forget it, Monte. The Lady will never relinquish your presence for 27 years. 

 

Paul

[buckland]

What we see is not all that's there. Using instruments to see full spectrum of light,  the full range of sound beyond our range, a dog's sense of smell, ...all the world that is there we aren't aware of but other creatures are. Gives one a new appreciation for the idea of a 'different point of view". I have found this book fascinating.

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[AWG_Pics]

Preparing for a trip to Nevada and Utah -- these books are all helpful:

 

Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin & Colorado Plateau - by Steven R. Simms

 

 

The Broken Land: Adventures in Great Basin Geology - by Frank DeCourten (recommended by Taku)

 

 

How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy - by Jenny Odell

 

 

Hiking & Exploring Utah's Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost - by Michael R. Kelsey

 

 

The Great Basin Seafloor: Exploring the Ancient Oceans of the Desert West - by Frank DeCourten

Edited by AWG_Pics, 09 August 2022 - 05:19 PM.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

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Hiking & Exploring Utah's Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost - by Michael R. Kelsey

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Kelsey also has a good book on hikes around Lake Powell.

[AWG_Pics]

Kelsey also has a good book on hikes around Lake Powell.

 

I like that he is self published and includes just about everything in his several books -- if you can decipher his descriptions.