books by Mountain Press Publishing Company     books:       Roadside Geology of Colorado (Roadside Geology Series)6 reviews Halka Chronic Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2002 Great book--I don't drive anywhere in Colorado without it. This is a very handy book. It's arranged by road name and by stretch of road--if you find yourself on, say, I-70 westbound from Denver, go to the table of contents and you'll quickly find something like "I-70, Denver to Dillon Reservoir." Go to that section and you'll find a small map, geological diagrams, and probably a photograph. There's also an introductory chapter that gives an overview ...             Falcons of North America1 review Kate Davis Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2008 Rrripp! It's Super Bird! Falcons of North America could stand out just for its astonishing color photographs of falcons in action and at rest done by Robb Palmer, Nick Dunlop and others. But, combined with the totally accessible and thorough chapters by Kate Davis, this book is even more of a must have for bird or raptor enthusiasts. The book seems like a great resource for wildlife education, appropriate for any ...             Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California7 reviews David Alt Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2000 Helpful guide This is an updated version of the book and is an improvement over the previous one. It's intended for use by casual readers and does a very fine job of it.             Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods8 reviews David D. Alt Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2001 Glacial Lake Missoula and the Humongous Floods My knowledge of geology is so incomplete that I don't even qualify as an amateur. However, I live in Missoula, Montana, and from my window can see beach lines left by the several fillings of Lake Missoula. I have listened to David Alt, the author of this book, describe the geologic events of ten to fifteen thousand years ago. In geologic time, that is very recent. Possibly the lake and floods ...             Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West9 reviews Gregory L. Tilford Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1997 The best I've seen yet Full color photographs of every plant in the book, along with very complete, if brief, descriptions of characteristics and properties. The book itself is compact and easy to carry with you into the field, which is the ONLY place to truly study the subject matter. Enjoy this gem!             Roadside Geology of Florida (Roadside Geology Series)2 reviews Bryan, Jonathan R Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2008 It's not like the other Roadside Geology books As a person who seems to buy all of the "Roadside Geology" books, I was happy to see that one was done for our wonderful state of Florida. The format was quite different from previous ones for other states. However, as a Florida Professional Geologist, I was rather pleased. I learned a lot. It had been a long time since most of my sedimentary geology and paleontology courses ... so, it was a ...             Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island (Roadside Geology Series) James W. Skehan Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2008 The small chunk of North America enclosed within the state boundaries of Connecticut and Rhode Island includes parts of at least six former continents, microcontinents, and volcanic island chains, each with its own geologic history. Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island introduces readers to the sequence of mountain-building collisions that welded the pieces of land together and to the subsequent upwelling of magma that nearly broke ...             Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters (Astronomy) (Astronomy)23 reviews O. Richard Norton Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1998 Excellent Book. I purchased the book "Rocks From Space (Second Edition)" about seven years ago. My main interest in space is in the field of planetary geology and I have a need to be reasonably conversant with the subscience of meteoritics. The "Rocks From Space" book was recommended by several colleagues, and I also noted that it had received good reviews. In general, I find "popular" books directed to the ...             Forgotten Fights: Little-known Raids and Skirmishes on the Frontier, 1823 to 18901 review Gregory F. Michno, Susan J. Michno Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2008 Another home run by the Michno's. Those of you who already own Michno's "Encyclopedia of Indian Wars" (EOIW) will want to add this new volume to your reference shelf. If you thought EOIW covered obscure little fights, "Forgotten Fights" REALLY gets into the tall grass. These are fights and skirmishes you definitely never heard about. It makes for some exciting reading. First of all, don't be concerned about duplication. ...             Roadside Geology of Arizona5 reviews Halka Chronic Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1983 Halka Chronic's "Arizona" Yesterday I threw my "Roadside Geology of Arizona" away -- for the third time. Like the two copies before them, my latest had lasted about five years in my truck's door pocket, and it had gotten to the point that there was simply more duct tape holding the book together than there was paper, and at least four pages had disappeared. That's the way it is with any book by Halka Chronic. The ...             Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology Series) (Roadside Geology Series)3 reviews David D. Alt Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1978 Nice, Useful Read A nice addition to anyone's geology library. Alt and Hyndman cover every corner of Oregon, and explain the major players in the shape of the landscape clearly and succinctly, as well as local aspects of geology. There's the added bonus of being able to jump in the car and find what they've written about as they provide regional maps, indicating formations, special interest items and more.             Roadside Geology of Washington (Roadside Geology Series) (Roadside Geology Series)6 reviews David D. Alt Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1984 The most practical guide for amateur geologists Geology has long been a hobby of mine. I own several of these books and thoroughly enjoy them all. The Washington roadside guide has the most meaning to me since I live in Washington State and have had reason to travel throughout the state for the last 12 plus years. I like the authors approach of using highways and cities as reference points. In addition, the pictures add realism. You can ...             Breakthrough on the New Skis: Say Goodbye to the Intermediate Blues5 reviews Lito Tejada-Flores Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2006 Great book to improve your skiing This is an excellent book. Lito is a great writer. I felt like he was talking about me when he described what intermediate skiers do. Reading his book is like having a conversation with him, and I could easily visualize his explanations. Even more important, he is so enthusiastic, he got me excited about skiing again, and eager to get out there and try his techniques. I have been an ...             LIFE OF A SOLDIER ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER1 review Jeremy Agnew Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2008 Inspired by tales of glory and battle Outdoorsman and western history buff Jeremy Agnew presents Life of a Soldier on the Western Frontier, a reference that quite literally lives up to its title as an accurate portrayal of the day-to-day life of young men who joined the frontier army, particularly in the 1840s through the 1890s. Inspired by tales of glory and battle, their realities consisted of hard work seven days a week, drills, ...             Packin' in on Mules and Horses1 review Smoke Elser, Bill Brown Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1987 the best book for horse/mule packers!! I bought this book a number of years ago and after just recently reviewing a book on the same topic and recommending this one instead, I decided to take a look at the reviews this book has received. I'm surprised it has not received any reviews, since it is simply the best book on the subject of packing with horses and mules. Joe Back's Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails is a good book, but ...             With Picks, Shovels, & Hope: The CCC and Its Legacy on the Colorado Plateau1 review Wayne K. Hinton, Elizabeth A. Green Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2008 A survey replete with fine color photos of Colorado natural landscapes While WITH PICKS, SHOVELS AND HOPE: THE CCC AND ITS LEGACY ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU will likely be a top pick for Colorado libraries, any interested in public lands management, Depression-era history, or the Civilian Conservation Corps will find this a key historical guide. It tells the story of a group of young men who worked to restore forests, farmlands and more in America's national public ...             Roadside Geology of Wyoming (Roadside Geology Series) (Roadside Geology Series)3 reviews David Lageson Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1988 Another Travel Perspective A must have book along with the Yellowstone book from the same series. This book made our trip through Wyoming more enjoyable. Our lucky find was at the National Park Service store at Devil's Tower where we found this title along with the Yellowstone version. On our ride into Devil's Tower we were intrigued by the unique rock formations and learned about them as we left for Sheridan reading the ...             Geology Underfoot in Southern California5 reviews Robert P. Sharp Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1993 Excellent, but different from "Roadside" series If you've used the "Roadside Geology of..." series, this is a bit different. It's more of a "sites of interest" type of book. It lists 20 sites in the southern California area, from Mammoth Lakes out to the coast, and south to Needles and San Diego. The sites are wonderfully explained, with aerial photos, illustrations, and maps. This is definitely aimed at the casual tourist, with very ...             Roadside Geology of New Mexico (Roadside Geology Series) (Roadside Geology Series)6 reviews Halka Chronic Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1987 Not what I expected- Very interesting, great resource I expected a pretty dry book regarding a pretty dry subject. I was wrong. This has stimulated my interest in geology. Each time we travel now, we take this book and the Roadside History of NM book with us. It makes our trips through New Mexico much more interesting. We stop and look at the places these books mention and read about the events that occured there and what the rocks are telling us. ...             Roadside Geology of Texas (Roadside Geology Series) (Roadside Geology Series)9 reviews Darwin Spearing Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1991 A must for roadcut rockhounds! This is the best book of the Roadside Geology series. Spearing explains not just the location and character of the rock formations one encounters on TX roadways, but the processes which made them. Best of all, he specifically provides the name and formative time period of almost every formation mentioned (e.g., "Triassic Trujillo sandstone") -- avoiding the overgeneralized naming (e.g., ...              search for books arizona, astronomy, breakthrough, california, colorado, connecticut, florida, forgotten, frontier, geology, glacial, goodbye, humongous, hunters, intermediate, little-known, medicinal, meteorite, meteorites, missoula, northern, roadside, shovels, skirmishes, soldier, southern, underfoot, washington, western, wyoming books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Frances: From St. Jean Pied De Port to ... we recommend Excellent Book. leave a comment home  impressum - about us