Away Out Over Everything: The Olympic Peninsula and the Elwha River.F897 2004-009585 0-8047-5033-5 Away out over everything; the Olympic Peninsula The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound and the Hood Canal. and the Elwha River The Elwha River is a 45-mile-long river located on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. From its source in the Olympic Range of Olympic National Park it flows generally north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. . Peck, Mary. Stanford U. Press, [c]2004 84 p. $49.95 The format is decidedly horizontal (14X9.5") to display Mary Peck's contemplative con·tem·pla·tive adj. Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. See Synonyms at pensive. n. 1. A person given to contemplation. 2. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation. b & w photos of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, where she lives. Peck has been photographing landscapes for three decades, and her subdued sub·due tr.v. sub·dued, sub·du·ing, sub·dues 1. To conquer and subjugate; vanquish. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. To quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable. 3. and subtle work is collected by major museums in the US. Charles Wilkinson (law, U. of Colorado at Boulder) rounds out the photo display with an essay on the West and on preservation of rivers and the environment. |
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