Roadside Geology of Utah

by Halka Chronic

Book Overview

No one can ignore the colorful rocks of Utah: the Vermilion Cliffs of Wingate sandstone, the snow white and salmon pink bluffs of Navajo sandstone, or the yellow and pink rhyolite of Big Rock Candy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878422285
• ISBN13: 9780878422289
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Spectacular idea

I purchased this book for my husband, and he loves it so far. The book outlines most major roads in Utah and describes the geology along each road.

Another Winner In The Roadside Geology Series

I am now addicted to Halka Chronic's Roadside Geology books. I read ROADSIDE GEOLOGY OF ARIZONA first, because I live in Arizona. But I love Utah's weird geology as much as I love Arizona's, so ROADSIDE GEOLOGY OF UTAH was the next read in the stack. It is a wonderful overview of the forces that shaped the region from the Precambrian Period to the present. Travelers who gaze from the car window as they drive the highways of Utah can satisfy their curiosity about the formations they see on the way. Yes, I am a Geology nerd. I am fascinated with the "bones of the world," and I find this book extrememly satisfying. If you plan to take a trip in Utah, take this one with you.

Roadside Geology of Utah

This book is amazingly interesting and informative. I can't wait to travel the state of Utah with this book as a guide!

Very nice book to take with you

If you are interested in Geology, Utah is a wonderful place to travel in. From the layercake sedimentary rock of the colorado plateau, to the contorted ranges of the great basin, there is much to see in Utah. The author gives you a basic understanding of Utah's geologic history and then applies it as you travel through various bi-ways. For more indepth discussion of Utah's geology, try to find a copy of William Lee Stokes or Lehi Hintze's book. You might be able to find them at the Dept. of Natural Resources bookstore in Salt Lake City. I welcome feedback on this and all reviews at wstrnlibwarrior@yahoo.com

Served me well

I just spent two weeks on the Colorado plateau with a geology field studies class. This, a geo dictionary and Desert Solitaire were the only books I brought with me (I came home with more of course!), and I was OK. I would say that the layout of the book is fairly accessible. If you are familiar with the series, you know it is arranged by highway. Compared however with the lecture notes I was taking, the geology was rather rudimentary. But, if you are just passing through (be sure to haul along Roadside Arizona, Colorado, or wherever else you may be when you run out of Utah road, and the book dead ends) than this book is sufficient.Five stars because it is exactly what it says it is.