A Walk in Capitol Reef with Steve Trimble

Take a hike in Capitol Reef with Stephen Trimble! Arrange a time convenient to both, and spend some time with the author of the new book, "The Capitol Reef Reader." this item includes a shared hike and a signed copy of Steve's new book. For 12,000 years, people have left a rich record of their experiences in Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park. In "The Capitol Reef Reader," Steve collects the best of this writing—160 years worth of words that capture the spirit of the park and its surrounding landscape in personal narratives, philosophical riffs, and historic and scientific records. The volume features nearly fifty writers who have anchored their attention and imagination in Utah’s least-known national park. The bedrock elders of Colorado Plateau literature are here (Clarence Dutton, Wallace Stegner, Edward Abbey), as are generations of writers who love this land (including Ellen Meloy, Craig Childs, Charles Bowden, Renny Russell, Ann Zwinger, Gary Ferguson, and Rose Houk). Their pieces are a pleasure to read and each reveals a facet of Capitol Reef’s story, creating a gem of a volume. Trimble guides and orients with commentary and context. He was a seasonal park ranger at Capitol Reef in the 1970s, and he's been hiking and photographing in the park ever since. This anthology is a labor of love. With publication support from The Nature Conservancy of Utah, a visual survey of the park in almost 100 photographs adds another layer to our understanding of this place. Historic photos, pictures from Trimble’s forty-five years of hiking the park, as well as images from master visual artists who have worked in Capitol Reef are included. No other book captures the essence of Capitol Reef like this one.

• Name : Stephen Trimble