First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming Topographic Map It is a land of

It is a land of flash floods and extreme temperature that demands much from those who would explore it

a dedicated hiker yearning for panoramic vistas

they were the first white men to enter the vast wilderness reaches of the Rockies in search of beaver "plews

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This is an essential reference for anyone who enjoys the outdoors - from the first time camper to the experienced outdoorsman

First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming Topographic Map It is a land ofGreat Salt Lake is a celebrated, world recognized natural landmark. It, and the broader region bound to it, is also a thoroughly cultural landscape; generations of peoples made their lives there. In an eminently readable narrative, Steven Simms, one of the foremost archaeologists of the region, traces the scope of human history dating from the Pleistocene, when First Peoples interacted with the lapping waters of Lake Bonneville, to nearly the present