Product Description
Big Bend Vistas takes you along the highways and park roads of the Big Bend, describing and explaining the geology and landscapes as you go. The book is divided into three sections, around Marathon, down by the Rio Grande, and north from Study Butte to Fort Stockton. Each section begins with a brief history of the geology of the area and then describes the scenery along the roads.
The book includes 75 color photographs and 120 maps and drawings.
About the Author
The author studied geology at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and worked as a mining geologist in Africa before coming to Texas 25 years ago. He has been a resident of Alpine for the past 5 years.