Roadside Geology of Wyoming (Roadside Geology Series) [Paperback]

David Lageson (Author)

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Amazon.com Review

As John McPhee noted in In Suspect Terrain, one of the unintended consequences of large highways is how much they help geologists -- and casual travellers -- learn about geology by exposing geological strata in roadcuts. There are no better books for roadside geologizing than the Roadside Geology series. When I had a car, a copy of the appropriate title from the series was always on the dashboard, ready for consultation whenever an interesting formation or landscape appeared around the next bend.

This is just one of a large series of Roadside Geology books. Take your pick(s), and learn about the Earth on your next trip!

[ Alaska | Arizona | California (Northern) | California (Southern) | Colorado | Hawaii | Idaho | Louisiana | Montana | New Mexico | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Dakota | Texas | Yellowstone Country | Utah | Vermont and New Hampshire | Virginia | Washington | Wyoming ]

Related Books:

[ Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Roadside Kansas: A Traveler's Guide to Its Geology and Landmarks | U S Interstate 80 Between Salt Lake City and San Francisco ]

Review

"Roadside Geology of Wyoming takes the casual geologist on a tour of Wyoming through the ages as visible from the windows of a car. The book starts with an introduction to geology in Wyoming, then proceeds to describe specific regions of the state and the geology that characterizes them." --Dan Whipple, Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyo.)

Product Details

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company; 2nd edition (July 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878422161
• ISBN-13: 978-0878422166
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Geology > Specific Locations

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must for any traveler in Wyoming, March 19, 1998

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Bob Bailey ([e-mail]) (Casper, Wy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roadside Geology of Wyoming (Roadside Geology Series) (Paperback)

This book is a must have book for travel in this state. Besides making the long miles go by faster it is educational and you will learn why this place looks like it does.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps all those miles pass, October 12, 2009

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flowerchild "angie" (HI. ID. WA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roadside Geology of Wyoming (Roadside Geology Series) (Paperback)

There is a lot of "nothing" in WY. Or so it seems till you have this book. Don't think i would live there but it has a lot of interest [fossils especially]
I've purchased a number of books in this series. All were very enjoyable.
Whether a student of geology or just someone who enjoys an enhancement to a trip. This is a wonderful companion.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reccommended for bored drivers!, December 12, 2008

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Walter J. Mccoy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roadside Geology of Wyoming (Roadside Geology Series) (Paperback)

This series is great for spicing up your road trip, or rockhounding. It's a reference work, so don't expect it to be literature. It is repetitive, but it needs to be, so that you can look up the geology of wherever you are at the time.