ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF THE GRAND CANYON REGION. by Edwin D. McKee.
The geological story of Zion, Bryce, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, and Grand Canyon. Details events in geologic periods from the earth's oldest rocks in the Grand Canyon through the formation of mountains, early climates, oldest known life and the first animal life, the age of fish, deposits of sedimentary rocks that make up so much of the landscapes of this area. Includes fossil trees, dinosaur tracks, and the "frozen" sand dunes of massive cliffs plus arches and bridges. Concludes with the erosive origins of features including cutting of canyons, glaciers, volcanic eruptions, and recent but now extinct animals, ending with the advent of man. Photographs, drawings, charts, and maps, bibliography, 52 pages.
ISBN: None. 1972. Order #: NOLA1008 paper$4.95.

 

 

LIVING COLOR: wildflower communities of Bryce Canyon & Cedar Breaks. by Hayle Buchanan.
Organizes the plants of these two National Park System areas in Utah into habitat groups and describes their appearances--size, color, stem and leaf characteristics--to help identify them and thereby get to know their stories. Plants may be on the breaks, in the ponderosa pine forests, on high plateau sagebrush, in fir-spruce-aspen forest, growing in subalpine open semi-moist meadows, or in subalpine marsh meadows. Another type of area is timberline forest, and there is even alpine tundra in one locality. Index of species and references. Drawings and color photographs. 66 pages.
ISBN: None. 1979. Order #: BRCA6355 paper$6.95.

 

 

VIEWS OF CEDAR BREAKS. by Beth Gilcrest.
National monument in Utah comprising of a deep natural amphitheater that exposes colorful red and purple cliffs eroded into spires, columns, and arches. Text explains the geologic origin and also their scenic wild-lands above the rim of the break. Plants and animals and the changing seasons are introduced including park use in winter when road access is lacking or limited. Chart explains distribution of native species by altitude in life zones. Color photos, maps, 16 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-915630-19-2. 1982. Order #: ZION1877 paper$4.95.

 

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