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Noted writer and photographer Stephen Trimble mixes eloquent accounts of personal experiences with clear explication of natural history. His photographs capture some of the most spectacular but least-known scenery in the western states. The Great Basin Desert sweeps from the... Read Full Overview

In a lavishly illustrated large format, The Sagebrush Ocean summarizes a vast amount of information in a text of synthesis and celebration. Trimble mixes accounts of personal experiences with clear explanations of the natural history, while his photographs capture some of the... Read Full Overview

The Sagebrush Ocean is an introduction to the ecology and spirit of the Great Basin, a place where the desert almost seems to mirror the sky in size, where mountains hold ravens, bristlecone pines, and the possibility of bighorn sheep.