Bøger af Laird Blackwell

In this photograph-driven field guide to California's spectacular wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell expertly provides several ways to find them in bloom: by month, by place, and by flower. The month-by-month descriptions-found in no other statewide guide-suggest what to see and where to go throughout the state during the blooming season. The author also supplies more than 300 locations arranged in 10 geographical regions, highlighting 67 of his favorite places with detailed driving and walking directions and difficulty, blooming times, and lists of predominant wildflowers as well as a featured flower. The guide contains more than 650 color photographs by the author, including 600 species arranged by flower, with natural history notes and places and months to find the flower in bloom. Throughout, experienced wildflower guide Blackwell shares his love of the beautiful places and flowers he has visited throughout California.

In this pocket-sized book, the author combines his poetic appreciation for nature with superb photographs to produce a guide to more than 100 of Tahoe's most common wildflowers.

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide® has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.Tahoe Wildflowers is your personal tour guide to the best places to see wildflowers in bloom in the region surrounding Lake Tahoe, from the alpine reaches of the nearby Sierra Nevadas in California to the low-lying basins around Carson City, Nevada. Organized by month, this handy, portable reference reveals where to see everything from the earliest spring bloomers to the most spectacular fall displays.This easy-to-use guide features:Guaranteed binding¿if this binding fails, the publisher will replace the book for free Detailed descriptions and photos of more than 200 plantsDriving and hiking directions to glorious displays and rare speciesPlant lists for additional species, with the best times and places to see them