Aerial Geology: A High-Altitude Tour of North America’s Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks

Filled with fun facts, fascinating histories, and aerial photography, this up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s most spectacular geological formations will delight armchair geologists and window-seat travellers. Sit back and enjoy a new view. Filled with fun facts, fascinating histories, and atmospheric photography, Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and clarify scientific concepts. Fact-filled, curious, and way more fun than the geology you remember from grade school, Aerial Geology is a must-have for the insatiably curious, armchair geologists, million-mile travelers, and anyone who has stared out the window of a plane and wondered what was below. AUTHOR: Mary Caperton Morton is a freelance science and travel. A regular contributor to EARTH magazine, where her favorite beat is the Travels in Geology column, Mary also inspires people to “See More of the World” with her blog Travels with the Blonde Coyote. In her ten years as a road warrior nomad, Mary has hiked in all 50 states and evolved from a girl who looks up at the mountains to a woman who climbs to the summits. 281 color photographs; 16 illus; 17 maps