Caprock canyonlands

journeys into the heart of the southern plains by Dan L. Flores

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press in College Station

Written in English

Published: 2010 Downloads: 892

Subjects:

Flores, Dan L. -- 1948- -- Travel -- Southwest, New,
Canyons -- Southwest, New,
Landscape protection -- Southwest, New,
Southwest, New -- Description and travel

Edition Notes

Classifications
Statement	Dan Flores ; with a foreword by Annie Proulx and an afterword by Thomas R. Dunlap.
Series	Environmental history series -- no. 23, Environmental history series -- no. 23.
LC Classifications	F787 .F48 2010
The Physical Object
Pagination	p. cm.
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL23631763M
ISBN 10	1603441808
ISBN 10	9781603441803
LC Control Number	2009028757

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That aside, this is a great book and I Cited by: 8. The Caprock is a layer of rock Caprock canyonlands book immediately under the sediment of the Llano Estacado and parts of northeastern New Mexico. It is often exposed in the dramatic cliffs created by the erosion.

The Caprock Canyonlands are so named because of the numerous canyons gouged out of the caprock that lines the severe escarpments in Texas and New Mexico%(29).

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Caprock Canyonlands is Dan Flores' personal narrative about the canyons and badlands of the southern High Plains, which extend from eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma south through Texas to the Concho River.

Describing a series of journeys into the canyonlands, he evokes the literally millions of years that shaped the region.5/5(1). Get this from a library. Caprock canyonlands: journeys into the heart of the southern plains. [Dan L Flores] -- JOURNEYS INTO THE HEART OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

Caprock Canyonlands is a gripping book. I recommend it without reservation. It's a book we need to read if we are to help save the beauty of the southern Plains.

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Now a classic, Caprock Canyonlands has been favorably compared by readers to the work of such icons of nature and environmental writing as William Bartram, Aldo Leopold, John. CAPROCK CANYONLANDS. Encircling the perimeter of square-mile southern High Plains plateau given the name El Llano Estacado by Spanish explorers is an area that belies the common perception of the Great Plains as a region of minimal topographic relief.

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Previous authors have eloquently documented the trials and follies of failed attempts to create a national park presence along the Caprock in sources such as the book, The Story of Palo Duro Canyon as well as Dan Flores’ classic book Caprock Canyonlands and his Texas Monthly article “Land that I Love“.

I will not re-hash that history here. A little background: I grew up in Northern California but ended up in Dallas for gradschool. My first semester there (out of 4 years!) I was listless and miserable in the city.

Then one evening I was at Barnes & Noble, scanning outdoor books and came across Dan Flores’ book “Caprock Canyonlands”. Dan Flores held the A. Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana from to His specialty is the environmental and cultural history of the American West.

He is the author of eight books, most recently Visions of the Big Sky (), Caprock Canyonlands (a 20th anniversary edition, ), and The Natural West (). Dan Louie Flores (born () Octo ) is an American writer and historian who specializes in cultural and environmental studies of the American held the A.B.

Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana until he retired in May Alma mater: Northwestern State University, Texas. Caprock Canyonlands by Dan Flores,available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide/5(18).

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Twenty years ago, Dan Flores's Caprock Canyonlands became one of the first books ever to treat the flat, arid landscape of the southern High Plains as a place of uncommon beauty and enduring spirit.

Now a classic, Caprock Canyonlands has been favorably compared by readers to the work of such icons of nature and environmental writing as William 4/5(1). The harsh, yet beautiful terrain at Caprock Canyons is distinguished by steep escarpments, exposed red sand-stones and deep, highly eroded and rugged canyons.

Texas State Parks is a division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. INTERPRETIVE GUIDE InTPWD acquired a donation of miles of aFile Size: KB. If you like hiking, you'll find plenty of trail in and around the Caprock Canyons State Park. There are a couple of scenic trails within the park itself as well as a LOT of lengthy trails along the Trailway, including The Plains Junction Trail (10 mi), Grundy Canyon Trail (12 mi), Oxbow Trail (10 mi), Kent Creek Trail (10 mi), Los Lingos Trail /5(18).

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The Caprock Escarpment is a term used in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico to describe the geographical transition point between the level high plains of the Llano Estacado and the surrounding rolling terrain.

In Texas, the escarpment stretches around mi ( km) south-southwest from the northeast corner of the Texas Panhandle near the Oklahoma : Quaternary. Caprock Canyons and its surrounds support a rich array of wildlife.

The park is home to a herd of prairie bison, the formation of which dates back to Nearby Clarity Tunnel, on the Trailway, hosts a massive roost of Mexican free-tailed bats. Discover the stories of generations that have called Canyonlands home, and the special places they left behind.

Nature Learn about the park's plant and animal life, geology, ecosystems, and other natural features. The official newspaper of Canyonlands National Park.

Twelve pages of articles and visit recommendations. Includes maps of Island in the Sky and Needles. District Maps and Guides. Island in the Sky Trails and Roads [k PDF] Brief overview of the trails and four-wheel-drive roads at Island in the Sky. Includes district map. This physiographic boundary, referred to locally as either the “Escarpment Breaks” (Texas Parks and Wildlife, ) or “Caprock Canyonlands” (Flores,Boyd, ) (hereafter: canyonlands), is defined by rugged incised canyons, remnant mesas, and alluvial outwashes (Fig.

1; Gustavson and Simpkins, ).Cited by: 7.Texas Canyonlands. Erosion at the edge of Llano Estacado Caprock has created beautiful canyons of multicolored layers in an arid environment. Read More. Buy Photos. The Marble Slab. Little Cottonwood. Haynes Ridge At Dusk. Build a Book.It is also the story of the place instrumental in shaping their lives the flatland prairie of northwestern Texas that has gone by various names (High Plains, South Plains, Staked Plains, and Llano Estacado), as well as the rugged country on its eastern boundary, often referred to as the caprock by: 1.