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Canyonlands Country

Geology of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks
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An easy-to-read geological history of the amazing red rock landscapes in southeastern Utah. Towering red buttes, plunging canyon walls, domes, pinnacles, spires, ten thousand strangely carved forms-what visitor hasn't marveled at the land of rock in southeastern Utah that is Canyonlands Country? Canyonlands Country offers a unique geological history of this awesome landscape, in language understandable by the non-geologist. The story is as strange and fascinating as the land itself. Each exposed rock layer has a different geologic history: one is a stream deposit, another is an ancient field of dunes, another was deposited by shallow tropic seas. The Green and Colorado Rivers began carving canyons thirty million years ago, but to understand such relatively recent events Canyonlands Country takes us on a journey of two billion years. Tours include Arches National Park, Island in the Sky, Needles District, The Maze and Elaterite Basin, Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons, Meander Canyon, and Cataract Canyon.
Donald L. Baars has spent thirty-five years in geological research on the Colorado Plateau. He is now a geologist with the Kansas Geological Survey.
List of Maps Preface Part One: Geologic History 1. Canyonlands Country 2. The Colorado Plateau Province 3. It's About Time 4. In the Beginning 5. The Early Years 6. It Hits the Fan 7. Red Beds Inherit the Earth 8. Mesozoic Times 9. Orogenous Zones 10. Canyon Cutting Part Two: Geological Tours 11. Arches National Park 12. Island in the Sky 13. The Needles District 14. The Maze and Elaterite Basin 15. The Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyon 16. Meander Canyon 17. Cataract Canyon Suggested Reading Glossary Index Geologic Time Scale
"Baars knows and appreciates all aspects of the environment. Any geologist travelling in the area will find this book very useful; interested and reasonably educated non-geologists will be able to understand and enjoy the book."--Journal of Geoscience Education
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