Adventures Afar: A Nature Trails BookTexas A&M University Press, 2006 - 245 Seiten Polar bears in the high Arctic. Butterflies on Mexico's mountains. Gray whales in Baja California. Golden toads in Costa Rica. Parrots in the West Indies. Albatrosses off the Olympic Peninsula. Whether on their own or as tour leaders for the Smithsonian Institution and other organizations, John and Gloria Tveten have encountered the world's wildlife with an unfailing appreciation not only for animals of all kinds but also for the places those animals call home. For more than two decades, from some of the most beautiful and fascinating locations in the Western Hemisphere, the Tvetens brought their adventures alive for the readers of their weekly "Nature Trails" column in the Houston Chronicle. Here, with contemporary notes and updates, the Tvetens have gathered a sampling of their favorite, most recommended, most unforgettable trips to see wildlife and nature, which also include the Guatemalan Highlands, the International Crane Foundation, the Andes, the Grand Canyon, and Utah's Redrock Country. |
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1992 | 16 |
Islands in the Sun | 23 |
1983 | 24 |
1989 | 32 |
1986 | 42 |
1994 | 53 |
On Parchment Wings | 64 |
1979 | 152 |
1979 1987 | 154 |
1982 | 159 |
1987 | 162 |
1983 | 164 |
1983 | 167 |
The Olympic Peninsula | 171 |
1993 | 179 |
1999 | 73 |
Voices from the Pleistocene | 78 |
1995 | 87 |
Travels in Central America | 93 |
1987 | 97 |
1993 | 105 |
1983 1985 | 110 |
1983 1984 1985 | 117 |
The Grandest Canyon | 130 |
1979 1983 | 133 |
1975 1978 | 139 |
1986 | 145 |
Redrock Country | 151 |
South American Splendor | 182 |
1984 | 192 |
1992 | 198 |
1987 | 206 |
1987 | 211 |
Bajas Gray Whales | 217 |
1981 1982 1997 | 223 |
1981 | 227 |
1981 | 229 |
1997 | 232 |
1983 | 235 |
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