California has some of the most distinctive and unique geology in the United States. It is the only state with all three types of plate boundaries, an extraordi

Twenty vignettes focus on particular geologic scenes, relationships, and features of southern California's active landscape.

California's geology makes headlines when faults shift, volcanoes puff steam, and coastal bluffs fall into the sea. This book explores the state's recent rumbli

This introduction to the geology of California covers all major geomorphic provinces and is organized from north to south.

The book begins with an introductory chapter that briefly reviews California's geology followed by a series of road guides with the local particulars. The autho