Death Valley Rocks!: A Guide to Forty Amazing Geologic Sites. Este artículo no está disponible.Death Valley Rocks!: A Guide to Forty Amazing Geologic Sites

The featured sites, each carefully selected for their geologic impact, are accessible by vehicle except for parts of Monarch Canyon as well as Telescope Peak, which can be seen from just about everywhere because it towers more than 2 miles above the shimmering salt flats on the valley floor, the lowest point in North America. From the folded marble in Mosaic Canyon to the colorful rocks at Artists Palette, each site is presented with stunning photography, insightful commentary, and directions for visitors, making this book an indispensable resource for both armchair geologists and adventurous explorers alike.

Marli Miller, a senior instructor and researcher at the University of Oregon, is also a renowned photographer. She completed her BA in geology at Colorado College in 1982 and her MS and PhD in structural geology at the University of Washington in 1987 and 1992, respectively. Marli teaches a variety of courses, including introductory geology, structural geology, field geology, and geophotography. In addition to numerous technical papers, she is the author of Oregon Rocks!, Roadside Geology of Oregon, Roadside Geology of Washington with coauthor Darrel Cowan, and Geology of Death Valley National Park with coauthor Lauren A. Wright.