Roadside Geology of Utah

Roadside Geology of Utah

Arches National Park. Bryce Canyon. Zion. When one thinks of Utah, itâ€™s rocks and iconic landformsâ€”preserved in a nearly endless list of national parks and monumentsâ€”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. Utahâ€™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 Plateauâ€™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 Utahâ€™s 65 road guides traverse the stateâ€™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 Utahâ€™s rocks.
Country USA
Manufacturer Mountain Press Publishing Company
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-08-02
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Mountain Press Publishing Company
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-08-02
Format	Kindle eBook