Wasatch Mountains - (Images of America) by Lynn Arave (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Author Lynn Arave gathered rare historic photographs to capture the majestic Wasatch Mountains - the rugged backbone of northern Utah.

Stretching some 160 miles, from Nephi on the south to Grace, Idaho, on the north, their elevations rise to nearly 12,000 feet above sea level. Mount Nebo, at the range's south end, is a mammoth, triple-peaked monolith at a top elevation of 11,928 feet, the Wasatch's highest. Dozens of densely vegetated and narrow canyons cut through the Wasatch. Thirteen public ski resorts, plus hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails, bisect the Wasatch and offer world-famous recreation. These mountains were the centerpiece of the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games and will also be for the Salt Lake 2034 Olympic Games. This book contains more than 125 historic photographs, including dozens of vintage pictures from the Wasatch Mountain Club's collection.

About the Author

Lynn Arave earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Weber State University. He is an avid hiker and has ascended both Mount Nebo and Timpanogos Peak. He has conducted extensive research into Utah history. He is also the author of Images of America: High Uintas Wilderness and the coauthor of Images of America: Great Salt Lake, and he has written other historical books.