Geologic Trips

Geologic Trips
Author: Ted Konigsmark
Publisher: Geopress
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1998
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Aerial Geology

Aerial Geology
Author: Mary Caperton Morton
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-10-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1604697628

“Get your head into the clouds with Aerial Geology.” —The New York Times Book Review Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and clarify scientific concepts. Fact-filled, curious, and way more fun than the geology you remember from grade school, Aerial Geology is a must-have for the insatiably curious, armchair geologists, million-mile travelers, and anyone who has stared out the window of a plane and wondered what was below.

A Geologic Trip Across Tennessee by Interstate 40

A Geologic Trip Across Tennessee by Interstate 40
Author: Harry L. Moore
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780870498329

Spanning Tennessee from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Mississippi River, Interstate 40 is more than just a convenient roadway. It afford travelers the opportunity to observe the state's geologic and physiographic features in all their variety. In this accessible and profusely illustrated book, Harry Moore offers a fascinating guided tour of that roadside geology.

Traveling America's Loneliest Road

Traveling America's Loneliest Road
Author: Joseph V. Tingley
Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2000
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1888035056

A guide to what some call America's loneliest road Highway 50 between Lake Tahoe and Great Basin National Park. It takes the reader through historic mining towns, the Nevada gold belt, ghost towns, petroglyph sites, rock collecting localities, and wildlife viewing areas along the way.

From the Blue Ridge to the Beach

From the Blue Ridge to the Beach
Author: Christopher M. Bailey
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2017-03-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813700477

Seven chapters explore the diverse geology of Virginia, from its Appalachian highlands to the Atlantic shore.