Washington Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Evergreen State (Geology Rocks!) By Eugene Kiver Paperback 087842654X 9780878426546 Washington Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Evergreen State (Geology Rocks!) Active volcanoes, like Rainier and Baker, dominate Washington�s western half, and Columbia flood basalt covers much of the eastern half, but scattered here and there are other equally amazing rocks and features that make the Evergreen State one of the most geologically interesting places in the entire country. With this book as your guide, you can find limestone caves, billion year old gneiss, glacial moraines, petrified forests, fossilized palm leaves, upside down sandstone beds, and ancient landslides. Or you can explore the mind boggling canyons, waterfalls, and scabland carved by the torrential Missoula Floods, check out the glacially carved granite of the North Cascades, or watch sea stacks erode in the pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean.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.
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I ve long been fascinated by geology This book than any anything I had read before gave me a much deeper understanding of fundamental geological processes especially as they played out in the dynamic Pacific Northwest In late August my wife and I had made a sightseeing drive from Walla Walla to Coulee Dam my birthplace then back along the Grand Coulee on our way to Seattle Fascinated by what we were seeing I bought this book Photographs and commentary on 57 separate Washington sites introduce a remarkable cast of characters who keep reappearing throughout the book the Cascadia Subduction Zone Glacial Lake Missoula the Columbia River Basalt the Olympic Wallowa Lineament etc There are quite a few terms I had to look up but I was helped by the book s thorough glossary as well as Google The authors enthusiasm for their subject is infectious often expressed in playful language such as this chapter subheading Ice Lobe Antics on Whidbey Island 087842654X
Active volcanoes like Rainier and Baker dominate Washington s western half and Columbia flood basalt covers much of the eastern half but scattered here and there are other equally amazing rocks and features that make the Evergreen State one of the most geologically interesting places in the entire country With this book as your guide you can find limestone caves billion year old gneiss glacial moraines petrified forests fossilized palm leaves upside down sandstone beds and ancient landslides Or you can explore the mind boggling canyons waterfalls and scabland carved by the torrential Missoula Floods check out the glacially carved granite of the North Cascades or watch sea stacks erode in the pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean.
Washington rock park green brook nj 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 Washington Rocks A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Evergreen State Geology Rocks.