Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley
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Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley

Eastern California boasts the greatest dryland relief in the contiguous United States--between Mt. Whitney and Death Valley--and that relief exposes spectacular geology. These thirty driving and walking tours each weave the tale of a geological features or relationship in this land of extremes. Some sketches ponder questions that puzzle geologists: how do stones slide across Racetrack playa? Others spotlight the earth-sculpturing role of volcanoes and earthquakes: lava columns at Devils Postpile and fault scarps that shape a golf course. Still others focus on less obvious but equally powerful processes: boulders shattered by salt crystals and rocks blasted by windblown sand.

  • TitleGeology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley
  • BrandMountain Press
  • ManufacturerMountain Press
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • ReleaseDate1997-10-01T00:00:01Z
  • UnitCount1
  • EANs9780878423620