Geological Ramblings In Yosemite

by Huber, N. King

• ISBN13: 9781597140720
• ISBN10: 1597140724
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy

Summary

Written for a non-technical audience interested in geology, Geological Ramblings in Yosemite is a collection of essays by N. King Huber, a geologist emeritus with the U.S. Geological Survey who has extensive field experience in Yosemite National Park. Huber tells the dramatic story of how the park has been shaped by volcanoes, glaciers, stream patterns, erosion, and rock slides. His essays also pay tribute to early geologists and the evolution of how we understand the geological forces at work in the park.

Author Biography

N. King Huber (1926-2007), Ph.D., Geologist Emeritus with the U.S. Geological Survey, mapped and studied the geology of the central Sierra Nevada for more than forty years

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: Mountain Reminiscences	p. 3
"Incomparable Valley": The Geologic Story of Yosemite Valley	p. 15
Exploring Yosemite Geology
Interpreting Yosemite Geology, A Historical Perspective	p. 33
A Glacial Footnote	p. 49
Tracking the Fire
Evolution of the Tuolumne River	p. 57
James Mason Hutchings and the Devils Postpile	p. 65
Tracking the Ice
From V to U-Glaciation and Valley Sculpture	p. 73
A Tale of Two Valleys	p. 79
How Deep Is the Valley?	p. 86
After the Ice
Yosemite Falls-A New Perspective	p. 95
A History of the El Capitan Moraine	p. 103
Exotic Boulders at Tioga Pass	p. 111
The Slide	p. 115
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