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Called "Frog Mountain" by native Tohono O'odham people, the Santa Catalina Mountains offer the citizens of Tucson a wilderness in their own backyard. Over the years it has attracted treasure hunters and entrepreneurs; today recreational facilities dot its summits while resorts and housing development creep up its foothills and into its canyons.Charles Bowden and Jack Dykinga have hiked the Catalinas for years and bring to this book not only a love for the land but the experiences of others who have "lived the mountain." Frog Mountain Blues contrasts the mystery and power of this majestic range with its fragility, and cautions us that this unique wilderness could easily be lost through overuse.By showing the capacity of society to whittle away a whole mountain in pursuit of a "better life," Bowden and Dykinga impress upon us the need for an urbanized society to have wilderness close at hand—both as a retreat from its own insanity and as a reminder of the natural world.
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The Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson - whose summit is called 'Frog Mountain' by native Tohono O'odham people - offer citizens of a major metropolis a wilderness in their own backyard. Today recreational facilities dot the Catalinas' peaks, while housing developments creep up their foothills. Charles Bowden and Jack Dykinga here convey the natural beauty of the Catalinas and warn us that this unique wilderness could easily be lost through easy access and overuse.
About the Author
Charles Bowden has lived in the Southwest for nearly forty years. He is a freelance writer who has published ten books, many of which are about the Southwest, or what is left of it. He has a mail drop in Tucson and lives wherever he can.
Jack W. Dykinga was the recipient of the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. For the past several years his work has focused on capturing the wild ground of the Southwest, and his images have appeared in Arizona Highways, Time, and many other publications. Charles Bowden and he also collaborated on The Sonoran Desert and The Secret Forest.
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- PublisherUniversity of Arizona Press
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0816509298
- ISBN 13 9780816509294
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages165
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