I just finished this book and LOVED it! It’s everything I need to get started on my study of Yosemite Geology so I can create my Geology of Yosemite shows. The book has short chapters (vignettes, they call them) on specific places that show an important part in the geologic story of Yosemite.
The book starts with a great introduction to some geology describing the rock types found in Yosemite, glaciers, plate tectonics, and erosion. Then they take you to special places such as Cathedral Peak, Vernal and Nevada Falls, The El Capitan Moraine, The Fissures, Pothole Dome, Little Devil’s Postpile, and many more. Each place holds clues to the geologic history of Yosemite. I plan to visit many of the places in this book for my podcast as I just have to see them for myself. Many of the places, I have just walked past not knowing what I was seeing. Now, I have to go back and bring them to you.
I am continuing my study of Yosemite geology, but will be reading this book again as I plan my episodes. I will be posting discussion topics in February, so if you want to read the book along with me, you have time to get it now. You can order it above at the Yosemite Store! If you buy it there, it’s all through Amazon, but I get a small percentage of each sale. It doesn’t cost you more, and you help me out.
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