| Roadside Geology of Utah Revised Edition Contributor(s): Williams, Felicie (Author), Chronic, Lucy (Author), Chronic, Halka (Author) |
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ISBN: 0878426183 ISBN-13: 9780878426188 Publisher: Mountain Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Travel | United States - West - Mountain (az, Co, Id, Mt, Nm, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 557 |
| LCCN: 2014007728 |
| Series: Roadside Geology |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.60 lbs) 370 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Arches National Park. Bryce Canyon. Zion. When one thinks of Utah, it�s rocks and iconic landforms�preserved in a nearly endless list of national parks and monuments�come immediately to mind. Perhaps more so than any other state, Utah is built for geologic exploration, and geologists/authors Felicie Williams, Lucy Chronic, and Halka Chronic are its expert tour guides. The Beehive State is splitting at the seams with wondrous geological contrast. Utah�s high mountains, showcasing the results of what happens as the Earth bends, folds, and breaks itself apart, run like a backbone down the center of the state. To the east, the Colorado Plateau�s flat-lying sedimentary rock is wondrously exposed in canyons, arches, and breaks. To the west is the immense Great Basin, a region characterized by rank upon rank of long, narrow, gaunt mountain ranges alternating with desert basins that are among the flattest surfaces on Earth. Roadside Geology of Utah�s 65 road guides traverse the state�s major thoroughfares as well as its dusty, sleepy, winding two-lane highways. With fresh prose and more than 300 color photos, maps, and figures to boot, you too will become expert at reading Utah�s rocks. |