Roadside geology of Utah /

Geologist mother and daughters have written extensively both together and separately about the deserts and plateaus in the western US. Here they update their road guides to Utah. After a review of basic geology and a survey of great geological events in the state, they explore the Colorado Plateau,...

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Main Authors:	Williams, Felicie, 1953- (Author), Chronic, Lucy M. (Author), Chronic, Halka (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Missoula, Montana : Mountain Press Publishing Company, [2014]
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	Roadside geology series.
Subjects:	Geology > Utah > Guidebooks. Utah > Guidebooks. Geology. Utah. Guidebook. Travel guidebooks. Guidebooks. Guides touristiques.
Summary:	Geologist mother and daughters have written extensively both together and separately about the deserts and plateaus in the western US. Here they update their road guides to Utah. After a review of basic geology and a survey of great geological events in the state, they explore the Colorado Plateau, the high-country backbone of Utah, and the Great Basic and the Wasatch Front. A final section provides information on parks, monuments, and a recreation area. Each section of each road trip contains directions, distances, descriptions of geologic features, diagrams, and color photographs. --Publisher.
Local Note:	"First printing, May 2014. Sixth printing, January 2022"--Title page verso.