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- catalog abstract "Thoreau joked that he was a "self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms," never dreaming that such a need might exist. But such is the author's work and that of his various helpers, from ski bums to shortstops. They travel the alpine wilderness at all seasons by touring skis, snowshoes, pack llamas, float-tubes, and a tiny but dependable raft. The remote mountain beauty, "where thoughts stretch for miles and days," would be enough, but C.L. Rawlins is after. Something more. He's a backcountry hydrologist, collecting rain, snow, and the water of high lakes to measure air pollution. Alongside the author we discover the natural history of the central Rockies, the flowering of plants, and the ways of mountain animals. We learn how the Shoshoni lived in this harsh country before the arrival of settlers. We see also the effect of twentieth-century living on a wilderness that feels pristine but bears the chemical trace of distant. Smokestacks and freeways. With a style that roams between natural observation and personal essay, Rawlins gives access not only to the wilderness but to the ways in which we know ourselves.".
- catalog contributor b4055520.
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-316) and index.".
- catalog description "Smokestacks and freeways. With a style that roams between natural observation and personal essay, Rawlins gives access not only to the wilderness but to the ways in which we know ourselves.".
- catalog description "Something more. He's a backcountry hydrologist, collecting rain, snow, and the water of high lakes to measure air pollution. Alongside the author we discover the natural history of the central Rockies, the flowering of plants, and the ways of mountain animals. We learn how the Shoshoni lived in this harsh country before the arrival of settlers. We see also the effect of twentieth-century living on a wilderness that feels pristine but bears the chemical trace of distant.".
- catalog description "Thoreau joked that he was a "self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms," never dreaming that such a need might exist. But such is the author's work and that of his various helpers, from ski bums to shortstops. They travel the alpine wilderness at all seasons by touring skis, snowshoes, pack llamas, float-tubes, and a tiny but dependable raft. The remote mountain beauty, "where thoughts stretch for miles and days," would be enough, but C.L. Rawlins is after.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Dark of the Year -- pt. II. Shadows on the Snow -- pt. III. Shining Mountains -- pt. IV. Headwaters -- pt. V. Rock and Leaf -- pt. VI. Rain's Face, Snow's Mind -- After.".
- catalog extent "326 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0805015973 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Holt,".
- catalog spatial "Wyoming Wind River Range.".
- catalog subject "508.787/6 20".
- catalog subject "Acid deposition Environmental aspects Wyoming Wind River Range.".
- catalog subject "Air Pollution Environmental aspects Wyoming Wind River Range.".
- catalog subject "Air Pollution Wyoming Wind River Range.".
- catalog subject "Natural history Wyoming Wind River Range.".
- catalog subject "QH105.W8 R38 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Dark of the Year -- pt. II. Shadows on the Snow -- pt. III. Shining Mountains -- pt. IV. Headwaters -- pt. V. Rock and Leaf -- pt. VI. Rain's Face, Snow's Mind -- After.".
- catalog title "Sky's witness : a year in the Wind River Range / C.L. Rawlins ; illustrations by Hannah Hinchman.".
- catalog type "text".