Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. Watch the trailer: Too High and Too Steep was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.ĭownload Homewaters Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

In the course of telling this fascinating story, Williams helps readers find visible traces of the city?s former landscape and better understand Seattle as a place that has been radically reshaped. Williams uses his deep knowledge of Seattle, scientific background, and extensive research and interviews to illuminate the physical challenges and sometimes startling hubris of these large-scale transformations, from the filling in of the Duwamish tideflats to the massive regrading project that pared down Denny Hill. As the city grew, its leaders and inhabitants dramatically altered its topography to accommodate their changing visions. Residents and visitors in today?s Seattle would barely recognize the landscape that its founding settlers first encountered. Bheir sùil air an duilleag againn mu chlàran-siubhail airson beachdan air mar as urrainnear an t-Slighe a roinn na h-earrannan.įaodaidh tu tracaichean GPS a’ luchdachadh a-nuas air app air a fòn-làimhe agad neo air inneal-iùil GPS, tro bhith brùthadh air gach earrann den t-Slighe.Download Too High and Too Steep Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Bu chòir gach neach astar gach ìre a phlanadh a rèir am fallaineachd agus an comas, agus a rèir na cothroman a th’ ann a dhol a rannsachadh is a dh’fhaicinn diofar àitichean air an t-Slighe. Tha farsaingeachd astair an lùib na Slighe, mar sin cha bu chòir smaoineachadh air na h-ìrean seo mar dhùbhlan aona latha. ‘S àbhaist do dhaoine an t-Slighe a thòiseachadh aig deas agus a crìochnachadh aig tuath, air sgàth is gu bheil ìrean na Slighe nas fhasa aig deas, is tha seo gad ullachadh airson na h-ìrean as dùbhlanaiche agus as duilighe aig tuath. Tha i a’ ruith bho Mhuileann-Ghaidh chun a’ Ghearasdain, is a’ toirt a-steach farsaingeachd air leth de sheallaidhean thar na slighe, bho phàircean dùthchail gu cladaichean, lochan is mòintich, gu beanntan cas. Tha Slighe Taobh an Iar na Gàidhealtachd 96 mìltean (154 km) a dh’fhaid.

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