{"product_id":"geology-underfoot-along-colorados-front-lon-abbot-9780878425952","title":"Geology Underfoot Along Colorado's Front Range","description":"The transition from the relatively flat Great Plains to the craggy peaks of Colorado�s Front Range is one of North America�s most abrupt topographical contrasts. The epic, 1,800-million-year geologic story behind this amazing landscape is even more awe inspiring. In \u003ci\u003eGeology Underfoot along Colorado�s Front Range\u003c\/i\u003e, the most recent addition to the Geology Underfoot series, authors (and geoscientists) Lon Abbott and Terri Cook narrate the Front Range�s tale, from its humble beginnings as a flat, nondescript seafloor through several ghostly incarnations as a towering mountain range. The book�s 21 chapters, or vignettes, lead you to easily accessible stops along the Front Range�s highways and byways, where you�ll meet the apatosaur and other dinosaurs who roamed the floodplains and beaches that once covered the Front Range; look for diamonds in rare, out-of-the-way volcanic pipes; learn how America�s mountain, Pikes Peak, developed from molten magma miles below the surface only to become an important visual landmark for early Great Plains� travelers; and walk the Gangplank, a singularly important plateau for both nineteenth-century westward expansion and our understanding of the Front Range�s most recent exhumation. A healthy dose of full-color illustrations and photos demystify the concepts put forth in the authors� elegant, insightful prose. With \u003ci\u003eGeology Underfoot along Colorado�s Front Range\u003c\/i\u003e in hand, you�ll feel like you�re traveling through time as you explore the Front Range�s hidden geologic treasures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lon Abbot, Terri Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878425950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878425952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountain Press Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Lon Abbot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050691883263,"sku":"9780878425952","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8641bea8-b5cc-4673-a930-8086cae4e1a9.jpg?v=1685008690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geology-underfoot-along-colorados-front-lon-abbot-9780878425952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}