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Geologic Trips: Sierra Nevada
If you have ever wondered how the rocks and scenery of California's majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range were formed, take this geologic guide with you on your next trip. Written for the non-geologist, this detailed guide describes 116 of the best known scenic and geologic attractions in the Sierra. Vivid descriptions are enhanced by detailed directions, location maps, and abundant illustrations. Konigsmark covers the vast area ranging from Mount Whitney and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park in the south to Nevada City and Sierra Buttes in the north.
This clear and up-to-date guide will help readers understand the geologic processes that have made the Sierra one of the most beautiful and enjoyed places on earth. The author's lifelong love and study of the Sierra is evident throughout this fascinating and cogent guide. Book includes 122 photographs, 27 tables and charts, 92 maps, 22 diagrammatic sketches, glossary, and index.
320 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2003
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September 15, 2023
This is an excellent guidebook, covering 9 areas:
1) Lone Pine
2) Mammoth Mountain
3) Mono Lake
4) Lake Tahoe
5) Northern Sierra
6) Mother Lode
7) Yosemite
8) Tuolumne
9) Kings Canyon and Sequoia NP
The author covers basic geological processes for California and the Sierra as well as the specific mineral, petrological, fossil, and natural history features where applicable of every site. The author focuses on natural sites while also including natural history museums and historic gold mining buildings.
Every chapter for each of the 8 regions contains a series of numbered sub-trips, each of which includes sites to see, very specific driving directions, contact information where applicable, and copious photographs and maps. This book is an outstanding resource, especially when you are exploring an area you've never been before. The author assumes that you might not, in fact, know exactly what street to go down or what hilltop to climb up, and will make it abundantly clear using maps, images, and verbal directions. I cannot wait to go on even more trips using this book.
Clear regions with sub-trips and individual sites, verbal directions, maps, geological timescales, cross sections, photos, illustrations, diagrams, contact info, references, glossary, all in a clear and comprehensible language for geologists and curious hikers alike. What more to ask for? I highly recommend this book.
1) Lone Pine
2) Mammoth Mountain
3) Mono Lake
4) Lake Tahoe
5) Northern Sierra
6) Mother Lode
7) Yosemite
8) Tuolumne
9) Kings Canyon and Sequoia NP
The author covers basic geological processes for California and the Sierra as well as the specific mineral, petrological, fossil, and natural history features where applicable of every site. The author focuses on natural sites while also including natural history museums and historic gold mining buildings.
Every chapter for each of the 8 regions contains a series of numbered sub-trips, each of which includes sites to see, very specific driving directions, contact information where applicable, and copious photographs and maps. This book is an outstanding resource, especially when you are exploring an area you've never been before. The author assumes that you might not, in fact, know exactly what street to go down or what hilltop to climb up, and will make it abundantly clear using maps, images, and verbal directions. I cannot wait to go on even more trips using this book.
Clear regions with sub-trips and individual sites, verbal directions, maps, geological timescales, cross sections, photos, illustrations, diagrams, contact info, references, glossary, all in a clear and comprehensible language for geologists and curious hikers alike. What more to ask for? I highly recommend this book.
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