Hiking the Southwest's Geology: Four Corners Region takes curious hikers on a journey through time that explores the Colorado Plateau-an immense land of canyons, mesas, and isolated mountain ranges in the American Southwest. Hopkins' stunning color photography brings the Four Corners Region to life in dazzling detail.
A simple exploration in straight forward language of the events and geologic processes responsible for the stunning beauty of the deserts, plateaus and mountains in the American Southwest.
A guide to the Grand Canyon for rim walkers, day hikers, and serious backpackers, presented from the point of view of geologists.
Yet, with Hiking Arizona's Geology as a companion, curious hikers with little or no background in g
Presents itineraries that include day-hikes, backpacks, scenic drives, raft trips, and archaeological site visits, ranging in difficulty from very easy to very strenuous
His estimated hiking times, however, are unrealistic for ordinary mortals Casey, Robert. Journey to the High Southwest. Chester, Conn.: Globe Pequot, 1988. This half-guidebook, half-memoir is exhaustively researched; ...
* Other titles in the series are extremely popular * All necessary geologic terms are defined * Written at a level easy for readers to understand Arizona's geology is complex and its landscape varied.
Combine hiking and geology interests to have more fun in on the trail
Imagine seeing the varied landscapes of the earth as they used to look throughout hundreds of millions of years of earth history. Tropical seas lap on the shores of an...
Hiking Southwest Canyon Country has been helping visitors and locals plan for nearly thirty years!
This guide includes everything from serene high plains desert hikes in New Mexico and Arizona to trails that take hikers back through time as they reach the ancient ruins in the Utah canyons.