Reviews for Ice-Age History of National Parks in the Rocky Mountains

The average rating for Ice-Age History of National Parks in the Rocky Mountains based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-11-03 00:00:00 Erica Summers The first four chapters give good explanations of paleoecology (the study of ecosystems of the past,) types of fossils, where and how they are recovered and how they are dated. The middle chapters talk about specific national parks: Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Rocky Mountain. There was a lot of repetition in the writing and it got a little tedious. For instance, there is a good chart that shows which species grow at each altitude on western and eastern slopes of Glacier. But then the author repeats this information at length in the text. The concluding chapter is excellent. Elias asks: "how can you preserve something as vulnerable as a mountain ecosystem while you facilitate its invasion by millions upon millions of visitors?" I agree with Elias that "we do not want to be known as the people who brought an end to the wilderness in the Rockies."

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-14 00:00:00 Ibrahim Karahan I love the rich history and inner tales of boxing in this book.