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Death in Zion National Park [electronic resource] stories of accidents and foolhardiness in Utah's Grand Circle
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| 서명/저자사항 | Death in Zion National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in Utah's Grand Circle/ Randi Minetor. [electronic resource]. |
| 개인저자 | Minetor, Randi,author. |
| 발행사항 | Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press, 2017. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Minetor, Randi, author. Death in Zion National Park Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2017 9781493028931 |
| ISBN | 9781493028948 (e-book) 1493028944 (e-book) 9781493028948 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Introduction: The perils of the vertical vacation -- Trapped in an instant : flash floods in the Narrows -- Rising waters : incidents in other canyons -- Crossing the neck : Angels Landing -- The edge of forever : falls from high places -- Daring fate : climbing, canyoneering, and base jumping accidents -- Sudden darkness : the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel -- Due process : deaths by suspicious circumstances -- On the road : vehicular deaths -- Unclassified : deaths by unusual causes -- Epilogue: Staying alive in Zion National Park -- Appendix: List of deaths, 1908-2016. |
| 요약 | "Morbid, but strangely fascinating accounts: In 2015, a group of seven hikers were killed when a sudden flood struck Keyhole Canyon in Zion National Park. Prior to that, the steep, narrow route to Angels Landing led to at least five fatalities. Numerous people have found that high, exposed places in Zion--such as rim trails--are bad places to be in lightning storms. Death in Zion National Park collects some of the most gripping accounts in park history of the unfortunate events caused by natural forces or human folly"--Provided by publisher. |
| 주제명(지명) | Zion National Park (Utah) --History --Anecdotes. Zion National Park (Utah) --Biography --Anecdotes. |
| 일반주제명 | Violent deaths --Utah --Zion National Park --History --Anecdotes. Accidents --Utah --Zion National Park --History --Anecdotes. Natural disasters --Utah --Zion National Park --History --Anecdotes. Folly --History --Anecdotes. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General |
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