Geologic and Natural History Tours in the Reno Area (Special Publication / Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology) [Paperback]

Becky Weimer Purkey (Author), Larry J. Garside (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888035013
• ISBN-13: 978-1888035018
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #971,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Nevada

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5.0 out of 5 stars I bought it at the Nevada Historical Society bookstore in Reno, March 26, 2011

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Patroo "patroo" (the High Desert) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geologic and Natural History Tours in the Reno Area: Expanded Edition (Special Publication 19) (Spiral-bound)

As we already had the same series of guides for Hwys 50 and 93, I knew this was a must-have, and I was not disappointed.

Great binding, great paper, and terrific information - the only drawback was the limitations of the geographic area. I hope that one is planned for the Black Rock Desert, and more as we could have used similar guides for more of the state.

Look up self-sorted stone stripes in this book - I bet you never knew these features had a name, or how they occurred.

I intend to collect more of these guides as I find them.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of interesting history & pictures, November 28, 2010

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MissLois - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geologic and Natural History Tours in the Reno Area: Expanded Edition (Special Publication 19) (Spiral-bound)

I have lived in the Reno/Tahoe area for over 30 years. I found this book on a coffee table and could hardly put it down. I learned fascinating things about the area, so the book is fun to read even if you do not take the tours. The are 4 trips, each with interval miles(from last described feature to the next) and total miles from start. Numerous pictures and stories about the development in the area make it both easy to find the locations and informative. A great gift to yourself or others!