Arches: The Story Behind the Scenery by David W. Johnson
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Used, Good. 1987 second printing over-sized saddle-stapled soft cover book with 48 pages. Moderate shelf and edgewear. Unmarked.
Profusely and beautifully illustrated with color photographs, this book describes the massive sandstone cliffs and canyons, barren slickrock expanses, mountains, mesas, buttes and spires in the Colorado Plateau. More than 20 national parks and monuments exist in this region which delicately displays erosion's delicate sculptural powers. It is not just a tale of rock and erosion, but also that of adaptation of organisms to this harsh environment. Canyonlands National Park; Utah; Geology; Colorado Plateau
Profusely and beautifully illustrated with color photographs, this book describes the massive sandstone cliffs and canyons, barren slickrock expanses, mountains, mesas, buttes and spires in the Colorado Plateau. More than 20 national parks and monuments exist in this region which delicately displays erosion's delicate sculptural powers. It is not just a tale of rock and erosion, but also that of adaptation of organisms to this harsh environment. Canyonlands National Park; Utah; Geology; Colorado Plateau