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Hiking Grand Canyon's Geology (Hiking Geology) Paperback – Illustrated, December 15, 2003
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* Part of the popular Hiking Geology series
* Appendices cover additional geologic information for the non-geologist
* Everything needed to plan the trip, including information about permits, lodging and camping, mule rides, and recommended day trips
Etched on the Grand Canyon's steep walls are stories of how this majestic landscape came to be: volcanic islands, stark deserts, and tranquil seas come and gone, and histories of plants and animals that have made this place their home. You'll see this story up close on the trail with the help of Hiking the Grand Canyon's Geology. In eighteen excursions, there's something for everyone-from the most popular rim-to-river trails (Havasu Canyon Trail) to gentle, half-day rim walks (Red Butte Trail) to rugged and remote multi-day backpack trips (Lava Falls Route).
Geologists Lon Abbott and Teri Cook both teach at Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona, where they lead hiking trips to study geology in the field.
- Print length304 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMountaineers Books
- Publication dateDecember 15, 2003
- Dimensions5.9 x 0.79 x 8.95 inches
- ISBN-100898868955
- ISBN-13978-0898868951
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An excellent resource for curious hikers as they descend into the canyon's depths…Anyone who loves the Grand Canyon will like this book., Salt Lake City (UT) Desert News
Abbott and Cook give us a comprehensive understanding of the geology [of Grand Canyon National Park]., Southwest BookViews
The fun part comes when the authors turn pretty scenery into tales of ancient world cataclysm, inland tropical seas and middle-earth rumblings., Los Angeles Times
About the Author
Veteran rock climber LON ABBOTT is a geology professor at Prescott College. His studies in geology have taken him from the remote mountain peaks of Papua New Guinea to the bottom of a 15,000-foot oceanic trench near Costa Rica. Lon's twin passions for teaching and outdoor activities led to this current faculty position as a member of the Environmental Studies program. He teaches a full range of geology courses, most of which include hiking or backpacking trips to examine the geologic wonders of the Southwest and the Rockies. Lon's research has been published in a variety of scientific journals, including Nature, Tectonics, and Journal of Sedimentary Research, and he has written an article about the geology of rock climbing holds for Rock & Ice.
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- Publisher : Mountaineers Books; 1st edition (December 15, 2003)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0898868955
- ISBN-13 : 978-0898868951
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.9 x 0.79 x 8.95 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,417,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #137 in Grand Canyon Travel Books
- #1,111 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference (Books)
- #1,780 in West Mountain United States Travel Books
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Customers find this book a great reference for Grand Canyon geology. It provides detailed descriptions with the right amount of detail. The book sparks their imagination and is presented in a lively way that allows them to appreciate the area.
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Customers find the book a great reference for Grand Canyon geology and hiking. They say it's a good resource to have while hiking and that it has something for everyone.
"...Its focus is geology, and leaves out a lot of information that most books or DVDs that are focused solely on hiking contain." Read more
"...other reviewers have already noted this book is an invaluable reference for the Canyon geology and is presented in a lively and comprehensive manner..." Read more
"Great resource to have while hiking. I copied the pages for the trails I was hiking and brough the lightweight copies rather than the book...." Read more
"You have to be into Geology to understand this fine guidebook. Study it first before you go...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's description of fossils. They find it organized well with the right amount of detail and intelligently written.
"...Earth Science for 40 years and I found this book spoke simply and intelligently and was well organized...." Read more
"...Organized well. Right amount of detail." Read more
"...The fossils we found were well-described in this guide, and only a mile or so from the trailhead...." Read more
"Accurate description of book. Good service." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's imagination. They find it sparks their imagination as they imagine what the area looked like while each chapter is presented in a lively and comprehensive manner.
"...It sparks the imagination as you imagine what the area looked like while each rock layer was being deposited...." Read more
"...book is an invaluable reference for the Canyon geology and is presented in a lively and comprehensive manner for the lay reader...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2011I studied this book for 6 months before we hiked to the bottom and back up (of course)the Grand Canyon. Were it not for the information I absorbed from reading, and yes, studying this book we certainly would not have appreciated the grandeur of what we were witnessing. I had not studied Earth Science for 40 years and I found this book spoke simply and intelligently and was well organized. I cannot use enough superlatives to describe how much valuable knowledge was learned in such a short amount of time. Also, my hiking companions truly enjoyed my "sharing" all the knowledge with them as we hiked down and explored for 3 days. Thank you, thank you to the authors!!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2009I purchased this book as a reference while working on my DVD Hiking Guide to the Grand Canyon (Jon's DVD Hiking Guides - Grand Canyon National Park) and I found it to be invaluable.
If you want to truly experience the place that you are hiking in then you need to be able to do at least some interpretation of the natural world around you. In the Grand Canyon, geology is paramount.
This book is excellent in that it has something for everyone. I believe that Geology Majors would not feel that the subject has been "dumbed down", but it also enlightens those (like myself) who have little knowledge of the subject.
Knowing about Grand Canyon geology makes the topography come to life. It sparks the imagination as you imagine what the area looked like while each rock layer was being deposited.
For those planning a trip to the Grand Canyon I think of this book as an addition to another Grand Canyon hiking book or DVD. Its focus is geology, and leaves out a lot of information that most books or DVDs that are focused solely on hiking contain.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2012I bought this book as research material for my upcoming trip to the Grand Canyon as a volunteer for the park service. I am very familiar with the history of the American southwest but not the geology or ecology, particularly of the Canyon area. As the other reviewers have already noted this book is an invaluable reference for the Canyon geology and is presented in a lively and comprehensive manner for the lay reader. The appendices (A-C) provide a short background course on geology before reading the chapters. I am only about a quarter of the way through the book and I am delighted with the amazing story the authors tell of the rock formations in the Canyon.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022i,m. 82 with neuropathy in my feet...my hiking days are severly curtaiLed...but enjoy the reading of them that DOES!!....ZINTALA TO
- Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016Great resource to have while hiking. I copied the pages for the trails I was hiking and brough the lightweight copies rather than the book. Organized well. Right amount of detail.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2014You have to be into Geology to understand this fine guidebook. Study it first before you go. And you have to be a Grand Canyon Hiking freak to get to most of these areas. But we found it useful for some of the more popular trails that lead you down from the Village on the South Rim too. We found a lot of fossils that would have been overlooked while hiking down to Dripping Springs. Great Hike. Hope to go back again and again, but timing your hike in the Grand Canyon is chancy. When it is moderate in temperature down below it can be snowing on the rim. When it was sunny and warm on the rim, we almost perished down below at Dripping Springs. The fossils we found were well-described in this guide, and only a mile or so from the trailhead. If you are going to take a river trip, this guide would probably be in the tin box on the boat. Maybe not. Get it just in case. I got a very cheap library edition from Amazon used books and hope to do more with it in the future.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2020Covered most of the Grand Canyon trails telling geologic points of interest.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2019Accurate description of book. Good service.
Top reviews from other countries
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のんちゃんReviewed in Japan on March 31, 2014
4.0 out of 5 stars 日本人にはほとんど実用性はないが・・・・
グランドキャニヨンの地質をハイキング!で見て行こうという本。非常によく書けていて、どこに行けばどんな地質が観察でき、それをもとにグランドキャニヨンの地質の歴史を知ることができるという内容である。ただ、実際にここに書かれたコースのほとんどは、普通の観光客が行けるようなところでない。その意味では、少なくとも日本人には実用性のない本である。ただ、第一部には今から17億年前頃から現在までのグランドキャニヨンの成立史がコンパクトにまとめてある。大陸と島弧の衝突による花崗岩の形成、山脈の浸食、平準化と海面下での堆積。隆起と海進。沙漠化、何度目かの海進と珊瑚礁の発達。現在のグランドキャニヨンの崖の上面は古生代最後のペルム紀の地層で覆われているが、その後の堆積物はなかった訳ではなく、一度堆積したあと浸食によって取り去られたこと。そのような歴史がまとめられている。
グランドキャニヨンの地質に興味があり、インディアンガーデンまでの一日ハイキングくらいならやってみてもいいという人はぜひお読みください。
- MReviewed in Canada on August 22, 2014
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
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