Last Unspoiled Place: Exploring Utah's Logan Canyon

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Americans have always been passionately bound to the land: It has shaped our history our ideas and our art. In Last Unspoiled Place the magnificent confines of Logan Canyon Utah prove the perfect landscape for exploring these beliefs. In brilliant photographs and vivid anecdotes that range from poignant to exhilarating to hilarious author Michael Sweeney takes us on an unforgettable tour through the canyons unsullied terrain. As he marks the 41 miles of the national scenic byway that courses through he reveals Logans vivid past and astonishing natural historyas well as its closely kept secrets. Anecdotes range from bull snakes to bank robbers from a legendary witch to the curse of "green invaders " and from the first known human inhabitantsthe northwestern Shoshoneto current-day characters such as snowboarders beekeepers botanists and whitewater hounds. In the National Geographic tradition Last Unspoiled Place is richly illustrated with scores of photographsboth current and historicthat capture the beauty of Logan Canyon and the surrounding Cache Valley. Filled with excitement and brimming with eloquent stories more than a trip through a canyon this book is a natural choice for Fathers Day and other gift-giving occasions. Eye-catching and affordable it will grab the attention of audiences interested in adventure travel wilderness history and the American West.