North America's natural wonders. Volume I Canadian Rockies, California, the southwest, Great Basin, Tetons-Yellowstone country

Summary: "Presented as classic excursions to some of the best-known natural wonders on the continent, this book focuses primarily on Western North America, including the Canadian Rockies, the Southwest, Great Basin, and Tetons-Yellowstone Country. The trips detailed in this volume include stops at quintessential features such as the glaciers and mountains of Banff National Park, the Grand Canyon, the numerous parks in Utah, and the geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, as well as many others. It also features discussions of lesser known but equally interesting geologic formations and important information on accessing these sites"-- Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780367859435
ISBN: 0367859432
ISBN: 9780815387091
ISBN: 0815387091
ISBN: 9781351173902 (ePub ebook)
ISBN: 9781351173919 (PDF ebook)
ISBN: 9781351173896 (Mobipocket ebook)
ISBN: 9781351173926 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- Author -- Chapter 1: Canadian Rockies Transect: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, to the Rocky Mountain Trench at Golden, British Columbia ; Chapter 2: Continental Margin Transect: Marin Headlands to Devils Postpile, California ; Chapter 3: Basin-and-Range and Colorado Plateau: Owens Valley, California, to Grand Junction, Colorado ; Chapter 4: Basin-and-Range: Reno, Nevada to Salt Lake City, Utah ; Chapter 5: Snake River Volcanics to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone Hotspot: Twin Falls, Idaho to Cody Wyoming ; Index.