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Sites of Insight

A Guide to Colorado Sacred Places

edited by James Lough and Christie Smith

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Co-Winner of the 2004 Colorado Endowment for the Humanities Publication Prize


In Sites of Insight eighteen illuminating essays, some of Colorado's most accomplished novelists, essayists, and poets write in intimate detail about their most poignant experiences in the Colorado wilderness. Readers are given access—both physically and spiritually—to settings that inspire reverence for and contemplation about one's relationship to the land. From above tree line in the Rawah Mountains down into the broad San Luis Valley, from the Western Slope to the high plains in the east, the reader is taken on a vivid journey through a rich assortment of Colorado's awe-inspiring landscapes.

Essays by Tom Noel, Fred Baca, Kristen Iversen, and Reyes Garcia are historical in makeup, while those by Sangeeta Reddy, Merrill Gilfillan, and Amy England feature engaging spiritual and philosophical explorations, even epiphanies. Reg Saner and Nick Sutcliffe share experiences of pitting themselves against nature. And in the tradition of Thoreau, John Muir, and Annie Dillard, all of these essayists explore the intense and vibrant relationships people have with the wilderness.

 

James Lough is a lecturer and writing consultant at the Colorado School of Mines.

Christie Smith is engaged in numerous Colorado history projects and teaches composition at Denver area colleges.

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  • Paperback Price: $22.95
  • Paperback ISBN: 978-0-87081-744-1
  • Ebook Price: $22.95
  • 30-day ebook rental price: $9.99
  • EISBN: 978-0-87081-799-1
  • Publication Year: 2003
  • Pages: 240 pages
  • Discount Type: Short
  • Author: edited by James Lough and Christie Smith
  • ECommerce Code: 978-0-87081-744-1
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