Field Excursions from Las Vegas, Nevada
Author : Ganqing Jiang
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : pages
File Size : 33,78 MB
Release : 2022-03-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813700639
SP035: A Geologic and Natural History Tour Through Nevada and Arizona Along U.S. Highway 93
Author : Joseph V. Tingley
Publisher : NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1888035137
Book Description
SP016: Geologic Tours in the Las Vegas Area
Author : Joseph V. Tingley
Publisher : NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1888035129
Book Description
Traveling America's Loneliest Road
Author : Joseph V. Tingley
Publisher : Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,47 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1888035056
Book Description
A guide to what some call America's loneliest road Highway 50 between Lake Tahoe and Great Basin National Park. It takes the reader through historic mining towns, the Nevada gold belt, ghost towns, petroglyph sites, rock collecting localities, and wildlife viewing areas along the way.
Everybody Needs a Rock
Author : Byrd Baylor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 34,26 MB
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442408111
Book Description
Everybody needs a rock -- at least that's the way this particular rock hound feels about it in presenting her own highly individualistic rules for finding just the right rock for you.
Field Excursions in Southern California
Author : Brian Kraatz
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 2017-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813700450
Book Description
"This guidebook volume for the 2016 GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting, which was held in Ontario, California, explores varied geological features of southern California and Nevada, including the Mojave Desert and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument"--
Hiking Las Vegas
Author : Branch Whitney
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0929712218
Book Description
This one-of-a kind guide is devoted to southern Nevada's recreational wonderland. It details 20 hikes on the slopes of Mount Charleston, the highest mountain in southern Nevada and only a 60-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip. It also describes 40 trails, paths, and routes in BLM's showcase Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, less than half an hour from Glitter Gulch.
Base Camp Las Vegas
Author : Deborah Wall
Publisher : IMBRIFEX BOOKS
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 36,34 MB
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0997236981
Book Description
Situated in the heart of the magnificent Southwest, Las Vegas is surrounded by spectacular natural landscapes. Within easy reach are five national parks, including Zion, Grand Canyon, and Death Valley. Dozens of state parks, regional preserves, recreation areas, and public lands offer amazing variety, from sand dunes and salt flats to alpine meadows, waterfalls, and ancient forests. Unique plant and animal life as well as archaeology, paleontology, and fascinating Wild West history are all waiting to be discovered in this region, making Las Vegas an ideal basecamp: Hikers can enjoy solitude and unspoiled wilderness by day and world-class urban amenities by night. Base Camp Las Vegas includes 101 of the best hiking destinations within hours of Las Vegas. Base Camp Las Vegas tells hikers where and when to go--and also how to prepare--to enjoy the best trails this unparalleled region has to offer.
Geologic Tours in the Las Vegas Area
Author : Joseph V. Tingley
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,9 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Book Description
A travel guide, featuring five geological tours in the Las Vegas area. The tours cover the Red Rock Canyon, Tule Springs and the Spring Mountains; Frenchman Mountain and the Valley of Fire; Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and Nelson; and the urban Las Vegas area.
Afoot and Afield: Las Vegas and Southern Nevada
Author : Brian Beffort
Publisher : Afoot & Afield
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,60 MB
Release : 2018-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780899979946
Book Description
Beyond the bright lights of one of the city's fastest growing metropolitan areas is some of the most rugged, beautiful, and remote country around. Popular destinations such as Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, Death Valley, and Mt. Charles are covered, plus lesser-known areas such as Anniversary Narrows, Arrow Canyon, Bowl of Fire, and the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness. Each trip showcases the diversity of this region, from the geological wonders and rare life forms surviving in Mojave National Preserve to ancient petroglyphs. The hikes range from easy strolls to challenging treks and include distance, time, elevation change, difficulty, and trail-use notes. A custom map accompanies every description, and GPS waypoints are given for key locations.
