Halka Chronic

A book about roadside geology of Colorado.

"The third edition of this popular guide is now even better--it's full color. Colorado's multihued rocks--from white and red sandstones to green shales and pink granites--are vividly splashed across the pages in stunning color photographs. Detailed color maps and diagrams clearly distill the state's complex bedrock geology. Updated text includes information about new discoveries, such as the mastodons and other Pleistocene fossils found at Snowmass,...

Arches National Park. Bryce Canyon. Zion. When one thinks of Utah, its rocks and iconic landforms-preserved in a nearly endless list of national parks and monuments-come immediately to mind. Perhaps more so than any other state, Utah is built for geologic explorations, and geologists/authors Felicie Williams, Lucy Chronic, and Halka Chronic are its expert tour guides. The Beehive State is splitting at the seams with wondrous geological contrast....