Washington Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Evergreen State - Kiver, Eugene; Pritchard, Chad; Orndorff, Richard
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Washington Rocks! is part of the state-by-state Geology Rocks! series that introduces readers to some of the most compelling and accessible geologic sites in each state. The 57 sites in this book are scattered throughout the state, from Steptoe Butte in the southeast, the namesake of the steptoe geologic feature, to trilobite-bearing limestone in Box Canyon in the northeast, and from glacial gouges on Iceberg Point in the San Juan Islands to ghost forests in Willapa Bay, trees killed during the last great earthquake. Colorful photographs and instructive diagrams make this book a must-have for rockhounds, students, tourists, and residents alike.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Washington Rocks! is part of the state-by-state Geology Rocks! series that introduces readers to some of the most compelling and accessible geologic sites in each state. The 57 sites in this book are scattered throughout the state, from Steptoe Butte in the southeast, the namesake of the steptoe geologic feature, to trilobite-bearing limestone in Box Canyon in the northeast, and from glacial gouges on Iceberg Point in the San Juan Islands to ghost forests in Willapa Bay, trees killed during the last great earthquake. Colorful photographs and instructive diagrams make this book a must-have for rockhounds, students, tourists, and residents alike.
Autorenporträt
Eugene Kiver, an emeritus professor of geology, who taught and did research on geomorphology and Ice Age history at Eastern Washington University for thirty-two years, now lives in the seaport of Anacortes, Washington. He is on the Ice Age Floods Institute Board, leads field trips in the Channeled Scabland, and makes numerous presentations to interested groups. He recently coauthored On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods with Bruce Bjornstad. Gene is an active hiker and has hiked well over 3,000 miles in the past ten years in the Cascade Range and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest.