High Desert Delights

The contents of this pictorial volume contain 177 photographs of fascinating juniper scenes around Central Oregon. As a nature lover and avid photographer, Mr. Hills has spent years roaming the high desert and has done much fieldwork in the study of the desert ecosystem. He has focused particularly on the area's prolific juniper trees and has found them to be an integral part of the arid setting in which they thrive. Such trees are ideally suited for the harsh environment of this region. This book does more than offer photographic evidence of unique and unusual scenes involving the junipers. It also contains information about how these indigenous trees are a vital aspect of the region's natural world. The author points out that the juniper trees are not the usurpers of the desert many disparage them to be and he presents his case for respecting the juniper. It is the expressed purpose of this book to encourage both the preservation of and the exercise of responsible conservation in regard to these trees. Juniper trees, whether utilitarian specimens or extraordinary ones are represented in these pages as they should be...important to the local ecosystem as well as delights for nature lovers.