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

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.

Since Mountain Press started the Roadside Geology series forty years ago, southern Californians have been waiting for an RG of their own. During those four deca

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