Zen of the Plains Experiencing Wild Western Places.

By:

Olstad, Tyra A [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781574415629

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

F591 .Z466 2014

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Contents:

Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 1.1 Terra Incognita; 1.2 Can't Get Lost; 1.3 Blank; Interim: Highway 36; 1.4 Slow down!; 1.5 Rhythms, Cycles, Spirals; Part I : Sun-sitting; Part II : A Day; Interim : Sense of Place; 1.6 The Quest; Interim: Dream of Place; Chapter 2 -- Mixedgrass; 2.1 Wonderlands; 2.2 National Grasslands; 2.3 Animal Encounters; Interim: Medora to Marmarth (with some dinosaur statues in between); 2.4 Interpretation and Inspiration; Chapter 3 -- Tallgrass

Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 4.1 The Return to the Plains; Interim: The Mapmaker's Discipline; 4.2: Winter; Conclusion -- A Brief Meditation on Expectation and Emptiness; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index

Subject: Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear ""empty,"" plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience--one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	F591 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn881611571

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Maps, Illustrations, and Diagrams; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Flyover Country; Scottsbluff, NE; Chapter 1 -- Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 1.1 Terra Incognita; 1.2 Can't Get Lost; 1.3 Blank; Interim: Highway 36; 1.4 Slow down!; 1.5 Rhythms, Cycles, Spirals; Part I : Sun-sitting; Part II : A Day; Interim : Sense of Place; 1.6 The Quest; Interim: Dream of Place; Chapter 2 -- Mixedgrass; 2.1 Wonderlands; 2.2 National Grasslands; 2.3 Animal Encounters; Interim: Medora to Marmarth (with some dinosaur statues in between); 2.4 Interpretation and Inspiration; Chapter 3 -- Tallgrass

3.1 Experiment and Experience Or, How I Tried to Like a Prairie; Interim: In Which I Discover an Island and Fall in Love with a Forest; 3.2 Conversations with Konza; Chapter 4 -- Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 4.1 The Return to the Plains; Interim: The Mapmaker's Discipline; 4.2: Winter; Conclusion -- A Brief Meditation on Expectation and Emptiness; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index

Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear ""empty,"" plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience--one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration.

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