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"Robert Sharp and Allen Glazner are to geology what Carl Sagan was to astronomy." --Eclectic Book Reviews


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Eastern California boasts the greatest dryland relief in the contiguous United States, between 14,499-foot Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada and minus-282-foot Badwater Basin in Death Valley. That relief offers a rich variety of environments--and spectacular geology. Through driving and walking tours, Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley provides an on-the-ground look at the processes sculpting the terrain in this land of extremes. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and diagrams, each geological vignette weaves the tale of a particular scene, feature, or relationship in the landscape. Some sketches ponder questions that have puzzled geologists: what formed the turtlebacks in the Black Mountains and how do stones mysteriously slide on desolate Racetrack Playa? Others spotlight the role of volcanoes and earthquakes as landscape artists: the superb lava columns of Devil's Postpile, the massive steam explosion at Ubehebe Crater, and fault scarps that shape a golf course's greens. Still others focus on less obvious but equally powerful geologic processes: boulders shattered by salt crystals and rocks blasted by windblown sand. Together, these snapshots introduce readers to eastern California's rich, dynamic geology.
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  • Paperback: 319 pages
  • Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company; 1st edition (October 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0878423621
  • ISBN-13: 978-0878423620
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating read, January 10, 2002
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I've always had an interest in geology, but have had only a little formal education in the subject. I've also been to Death Valley and Owens Valley a few dozen times. The accuracy and attention to detail in this book along with the vivid descriptions often made me feel like I was back there as I read. On more than one occasion, I could replay what I had seen when I was out there as I read (in some cases picturing things that I had hardly taken notice of when physically there). The many photographs and diagrams also helped immensely. The occasional touchs of humor made reading fun, and it being a series of vignettes, it's easy to cover a chapter in a short time and not worry about setting it down until later. I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in geology and how the area got to be what it is today, and you don't have to be an expert to enjoy the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ticket to Adventure, January 17, 2002
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Most years we vacation in Mammoth. This book describes a number of convenient and interesting side trips to take with the family. We wander around, sometimes visiting the same features, sometimes visiting a new site. Always appreciating more & more of the world around us. My children have a much better feel for geological processes and their impact on the landscape than do their peers.

The book starts with a five page description of Eastern California's geological history, then jumps into 30 sites of interest, nearly evenly distributed between Death Valley & vicinity and the Eastern Sierra & vicinity. A glossary, "Sources of Supplementary Information," and an index round out the book.

Each site receives its own chapter, replete with photographs, maps, geological diagrams, and even driving directions, as needed. I'm not a serious geologist, but landscape features fascinate me. The explanations that the authors give work well for me: I can understand them well enough to explain them to children.

If you're interested in how the land has been shaped, if you're willing to turn off the tube & make contact with the natural world, then this book is for you. One of the best "field guides" to geology I own. One of my favorites, too. (The companion volume, GEOLOGY UNDERFOOT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, is also an excellent book).

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4.0 out of 5 stars an eye for detail, January 18, 2000
If you have visited these regions before and wondered how the land came to be shaped as it is, then this book gives you many of the answers. Written for the informed amateur the book's clear text, informative black and white photos, and route information combine to give the reader more insight into the form of the land and how it came to be that way over geological time. My own experience of the desert is that slow erosion takes place continually but is punctuated by minor and major catastrophes; once passable roads become washed out, rivers change course, and gravel beds change by feet of depth in the space of a single storm. The account of wind/ice/mud-moved rocks at Racetrack in Death Valley National Park is the best essay in this collection but all of the chapters have fascinating content. Your appreciation of landscape will change for the better if you take this book with you on your next desert adventure.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Readable and Informative
I neede to buy this book for a class/trip I am taking over spring break. I was very surprised that it was not a dry text book , but a very readable information guide to the entire... Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. J. Fisher

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful explanations for the layman
I read it after I came back from a trip to Owens Valley, so I can't speak on using it for directions, but it is a great book. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jin

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Info for Locals and Travellers
Great to take along any drive through the area. Have your passenger read as you go, stop along the way for a closer look. Easy to read, not too "intellectual". Read more
Published on May 3, 2004 by linda93555

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Intriguing!
The southwest United States is a geomorphologist's dream... There's not a lot of green stuff covering up the beautiful geology! Read more
Published on June 27, 2002 by Shikambu

5.0 out of 5 stars FASCINATING!
I visited Death Valley and Owens Valley recently and found the area to be the most beautiful and mysterious landscape I've ever seen. Read more
Published on October 24, 1999 by Thomas R Patchen

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide for roadside geology
This is an excellent book for those who are intrested in the geology of the state. Good explinatons and easy to understand diagrams designed for the lay person. Read more
Published on July 27, 1999 by olovine@aol.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting
This book, the second in a series on California Geology, takes a look at interesting and little known geologic features. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting
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