Hundreds of millions of years ago, warm, coral-rich seas deposited mud on the ocean floor, and in...

From the glacially scoured quartzite ridge that hosts the Appalachian Trail to the spectacular co...

Robert H. Dott, Jr. and John W. Attig wrote Roadside Geology of Wisconsin to help residents and v...

Few places in the nation rival Yosemite National Park for vertigo-inducing cliffs, plunging water...

The biggest US state is full of superlatives. Denali, the highest peak in North America at 20,320...

In this odd and spectacular north country, contorted rocks reveal the strain of colliding contine...

It's a little-known fact, but Mississippi has a volcano. True, it's buried under 2,600 feet of se...

Using pictures and language that children will understand and enjoy, author Catherine Weyerhaeuse...

Join a team of geologists as they use clear prose, concise illustrations, and dramatic full-color...

Written for the layperson and amply illustrated with photographs, maps, and diagrams, this book d...

In Ohio Rocks!, skilled writer and geologist Albert Dickas takes you to some of the state�s most ...

This popular nontechnical introduction to the strange and marvelous beasts of the Pleistocene ice...

With lively prose and beautiful photographs, California Rocks! explores sixty-five geologic sites...

Driving through Nevada, you may be miles from nowhere, but you are never far from an interesting ...

With more than 10,000 geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, and mud pots, as well as cubic mile upon c...

Since the first edition of Roadside Geology of Washington appeared on the book shelves in 1984, s...

From the plunging depths of the Grand Canyon to jagged volcanic peaks, from Sedona's vibrant red ...

Visitors planning a trip to Florida may envision the state's entertainment spots, amazing natural...

Tennessee, extending 500 diagonal miles between Bristol and Memphis, cuts across numerous rock ty...

Authors Joseph Lebold and Christopher Wilkinson lead you along roads through the Mountain State, ...

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap, Virginia stretches across five distinct regions, each h...

Although it's also known for for wolves, bison, and stunning scenery, Yellowstone National Park w...

We think of them as ordinary objects, but rocks can do amazing things: there are rocks that glow ...

The third edition of this popular guide is now even better--it's full color. Colorado's multihued...

This popular nontechnical introduction to the fascinating world of meteorites, asteroids, comets,...

Connecticut and Rhode Island may be small, but they contain some of the most interesting geology ...

California's geology makes headlines when faults shift, volcanoes puff steam, and coastal bluffs ...

To discover astonishing rocks and landforms in the Beaver State, all that is required is a good m...

Above all else, Wyoming is a geological state. In every corner of every mountain range and basin ...

Now, nearly 50 years after the first book, Mountain Press is releasing this completely revised fu...

Rocks racing across a lakebed in Death Valley. Perfectly preserved 36-million-year-old tsetse fli...

Ride along with geologists Pamela Gore and Bill Witherspoon on this extraordinary tour of the Pea...

Do you know one of those kids who asks impossible questions about scientific processes and expect...

When the first edition of Roadside Geology of Oregon was published in 1978, it was revolutionary-...

The transition from the relatively flat Great Plains to the craggy peaks of Colorado's Front Rang...

Southern Idaho is a geologic jackpot. Etched in its rugged mountains, incredibly young lava field...

Examining in detail at least one amazing fossil site in every state, Albert Dickas clearly explai...

To discover the unworldly geologic novelties of the Gem State, all that is required is a good map...

Ohio's bedrock reveals a rich story of the ancient landscapes and animals--massive meat-eating re...

Arizona is a geologist's playground, with a scientifically intriguing story behind every rocky ou...

Dinosaur tracks preserved in sandstone, knobs of granite rising from the plains, and springs casc...

As geologist J. Harlen Bretz walked the dry scabland channels of eastern Washington in the 1920s,...

Arches National Park. Bryce Canyon. Zion. When one thinks of Utah, it's rocks and iconic landform...

Author Scott Spoolman has picked 52 of the best geologic sites in the state to include in Wiscons...

From the Indiana Dunes of Lake Michigan, one of the world's largest displays of lakeshore dunes, ...

Learn about the remarkable geologic diversity of the Gem State with the completely revised, full-...

Ancient volcanoes preserved as deeply eroded scraps. Seafloors forced high into the sky. Fossils ...

Since Mountain Press started the Roadside Geology series forty years ago, southern Californians h...