This is the first of two books by photographer David Muench about Utah, each entitled "Utah". It is the better of the two, because Muench hadn't yet come to rely so completely on photographih tricks and overuse of the telephoto lens. In this book as opposed to its successor, the traveler/reader will actually see some photos of things he or she will recognize when the traveler arrives at the site.

The photographs are all in color and emphasize the touristic draws of the state, e.g. the National Parks, particularly Zion , Bryce Canyon, and Arches, and the national monuments.
Little attention is paid to more out-of-he-way places such as the Escalante canyons and the San Rafael Swell. Good pictures of Monument Valley and the Temple Square in Salt lake City are also present. Again, however, the reader is cautioned that Muench's use of the telephoto lens may result in a pretty picture, but that the sight depicted will never be seen without one.

Hartt Wixom's companion essay is a compelling, evocative portrait of the courage and determination his Mormon ancestors used in making Utah their version of the Promised land. It is well worth reading.

This book is worth having if picked up at a reasonable price. It is a fine coffee table work.

This is the book I use to entice friends and family to come and visit! An absolutely stunning portrait of an incredible landscape.

This is the second work by David Muench that I have purchased. I happen to be a native Utahn and looking at the photographs in this collection made me realize that I really don't get out much! Every picture contained herein has inspired me to visit these places.

Utah has some of the most spectacular national preserves in the country and David Muench shows us why they are considered national treasures.

The book is a lemon buy for anyone minimally familiar with game
management. It offers little useful insight into the subject.

The chapter on tactics [Chapter 7] provides laughably narrow
perspective. I expected that the text covers far wider range of
environments than the authors chosen to deal with.

The chapter on strategy [Chapter 15] has an artificial division on
residential and nonresidential. It does not include many
well known (and useful) strategies. The book just boosts
around the topic in typical "hunter's" manner. Most
people agree that strategy is the trickiest
component of any hunt. Hard to believe, but
only 11 short pages (of about 300) are on
strategy.

The authors' effort to dress the style as academic is another
shortcoming of the book. The book is a thick volume of primitive
information, presented in a lengthly and heavy manner.

The book does not have summary notes, which makes
difficult to apply the materials to real cases.

This book came as a big disappointment to me. It does not worth
the time (and the money) to spend on. I much regret to get into
this trap. Try other options!

ONE STAR = ONE LEMON

The book is a lemon buy for anyone minimally familiar with game
management. It offers very little useful insight into the subject.

The chapter on tactics [Chapter 7] provides laughably narrow
perspective. I expected that the text covers far wider range of
environments than the authors chosen to deal with.

The chapter on strategy [Chapter 15] has an artificial division on
residential and nonresidential. It really does not include many
well known (and very useful) strategies. The book just boosts
around the topic, in an exaggerated "hunter's" manner.I guess most
people agree that strategy is the most tricky and important
component of any hunt. Only 11 short pages (of about 300) are on
strategy. I find it hard to believe into... [check it out --- see
Table of Contents].

The authors' effort to dress the style as academic is another
shortcoming of the book. The book is a thick volume of primitive
information, presented in a lengthly and heavy manner. The book
has no clear definitions. It does not contain summary notes, and
is difficult to apply to real cases.

This book came as a big disappointment to me. It does not worth
the time (and the money) to spend on. I much regret to get into
this trap. Try other options!

The book offers little useful insight into the subject. It is a
lemon buy for anyone minimally familiar with game management.

The chapter on tactics [Chapter 7] provides laughably narrow
perspective. I expected that the text covers far wider range of
environments than the authors chosen to deal with.

The chapter on strategy [Chapter 15] has an artificial division on
residential and nonresidential. It really does not include many
well known (and very useful) strategies. The book just boosts
around the topic, in an exaggerated "hunter's" manner.I guess most
people agree that strategy is the most tricky and important
component of any hunt. Only 11 short pages (of about 300) are on
strategy. I find it hard to believe into... [check it out --- look
at the table of contents].

The authors' effort to dress the style as academic is another
shortcoming of the book. The book is a thick volume of primitive
information, presented in a lengthly and heavy manner. The book
has no clear definitions. It does not contain summary notes, and
is difficult to apply to real cases.