Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia

Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia by Mathews, Bill; Monger, Jim. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781926613345.

"You are not going to want to drive anywhere in southern BCwithout it! Fabulous content-rich in roadside detail along with Jim Mongers big-picture context." —Jim Ryan, newsletter of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Association of CanadaRoadside Geology of Southern British Columbia explains the provinces tumultuous geologic history in simple terms. Thirty-one descriptive road guides, complete with maps, photographs and diagrams, help you locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the provinces highways and ferry routes. Discover a lava flow that chilled beneath ice. Learn how Ripple Rock claimed24 ships before engineers finally blew it up. Drive across a slow-moving earthflow that has played havoc with roads since the gold-rush days. This book covers the geological features in the lower third of British Columbia—from just north of 100 Mile House down to the Canada-United States border.