Updated 2nd Edition in celebration of the 50th anniversary of America's Wilderness Act.--originally published to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the act, which was instituted in 1964. This new edition, with updated text, contains large-format color photos by celebrated photographer John Fielder of the wealth of peaks, pristine alpine lakes and meadows, rocky cliffs, creeks, and waterfalls of 28 Colorado mountain ranges. Includes text of Fielder stories of life in the wilderness, and text describing geologic origins of each range.
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John Fielder is Colorado's best-known nature photographer, publisher, teacher and preservationist with 39 exhibit-format books and guidebooks to his credit, including John Fielder's Best of Colorado and Colorado 1870-2000. He is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography (1993) and the Aldo Leopold Foundation's first ever Achievement Award (2011). John Fielder's photography has influenced people and legislation, and he has worked tirelessly to promote the protection of Colorado's open space and wildlands.
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