Geology Travel

Science Concepts Explained for Non-Scientists: Clear Guides to How the World Works Geology Explained for Non-Scientists: How Earth Forms, Changes, and Records Its Deep History is a clear and accessible guide to understanding the forces that shape our planet. Written for curious readers with no scientific background, this book breaks down complex geological ideas into straightforward explanations that reveal how Earth actually works. From the structure of the planet’s interior to the slow sculpting of landscapes and the vast timescales of deep time, geology is presented as a connected ...

In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Jan Zalasiewicz gives a brief introduction to the fascinating field of geology. Describing how the science developed from its early beginnings, he looks at some of the key discoveries that have transformed it before delving into its various subfields, such as sedimentology, tectonics, and stratigraphy.  

Escape your daily commute into an immersive nature travelogue revealing the awe-inspiring geology of our living planet. Travel the globe with your eyes closed, letting evocative sensory descriptions transport you to towering mountain ranges, shifting deserts, and vibrant coral reefs. Perfect for...

"Jess Phoenix's work encompasses science and representation in such a delightful melding that it could only come from as spry and playful a soul as hers! Open this book and jump into the volcano!" —Patton Oswalt As a volcanologist, natural hazards expert, and founder of Blueprint Earth, Jess...

The Grand Canyon Guide: Discover the History and How to Visit America’s Natural Wonder is the ultimate resource for travelers, history lovers, and nature enthusiasts who want to explore one of the most iconic natural landmarks in the world. Whether you're planning your first trip or returning for a deeper experience, this comprehensive guide offers everything you need to know. Discover the fascinating geologic story behind the canyon’s formation, learn about the Native American tribes who have long considered the Grand Canyon sacred, and trace the European exploration and conservation ...

YOU THINK YOU KNOW CANADA? THINK AGAIN. Beyond the polite smiles, maple syrup, and hockey rinks lies a country stranger, wilder, and more mysterious than you ever imagined. Weird and Wonderful Canada is not a dry history textbook. It is a curated collection of the 100 most mind-bending, bizarre, and "no-way-that's-true" stories from the Great White North. From billion-year-old cosmic impacts to secret underground metropolises, this book peels back the layers of the world’s second-largest country to reveal the magic hiding in plain sight. Inside, you’ll discover: The Desert in the Snow: ...

Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering 19th-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica’s glacial rim for unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian explorers laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita.

Welcome to Grand Canyon National Park! As you approach the Grand Canyon, you are crossing the Colorado Plateau, a 130,000 square mile bulge in the earth's surface spanning half of Utah and a good portion of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. Around its edges are the upthrust Rocky Mountains, the stretched-apart Great Basin, the contorted rocks of Arizona's Transition Zone, and ancient volcanoes.

Waypoint Tours are educational, entertaining, self-guided tours designed to help plan your travel adventures, enhance travel experience, and cherish your travel memories.

Waypoint Tours are educational, entertaining, self-guided tours designed to help plan your travel adventures, enhance travel experience, and cherish your travel memories.

Dugald Carmichael was born on the Scottish island of Lismore in 1772. He acquired a life-long interest in flora and fauna during his youth. After training as a surgeon he joined the 72nd regiment as an ensign, and was later promoted to lieutenant. He took part in British expeditions to conquer the Cape of Good Hope in 1805 and Mauritius in 1810. His journals about the visit he made to Bourbon [Reunion] island in 1813 are reproduced in this book, comprising his exploration of the region comments on the people he encountered and observations about the buildings, climate, the volcanic past and...

This is a story of a father and son's love for exploration. Join the adventure in this fast-paced technical adventure story that takes you from seaplanes to river rafts, and from jungles to the Arctic tundra. An island sinks under Aaron's feet, so he has to jump into his trusty sailboat and escape just as the island gurgles and boils into the frigid Southern Ocean. Aaron and his dad travel the world looking for scientific clues explaining the island sinking. They travel to the exotic African island of Zanzibar and the jungles of South America before finally making an amazing discovery in ...

A beautiful memoir, travelogue and meditation on stone by artist and stone mason Beatrice Searle. At the age of twenty-six, artist and Cathedral stonemason Beatrice Searle crossed the North Sea and walked 500 miles along a medieval pilgrim path through Southern Norway, taking with her a 40-kilogram Orcadian stone.

Il 27 dicembre 1831 un brigantino inglese, la Beagle, salpa da Devonport, al comando del capitano Fitz Roy, con a bordo Charles Darwin, a quell'epoca ventiduenne. Scopo della spedizione era completare il rilevamento della Patagonia e della Terra del Fuoco, ispezionare le coste del Cile, del Perù e di alcune isole del Pacifico ed eseguire una serie di misure di longitudine attorno al mondo.

Adventures in Volcanoland charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the world's most important volcanoes, from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia, exploring Tamsin Mather's obsession with these momentous geological formations, the cultural and religious...

Brought to you by Penguin. The ice sheets and glaciers that currently cover one-tenth of the planet's land surface are today in grave peril. Locked up within them is a vast proportion of Earth's freshwater - but the ice is fast melting as our climate warms at an accelerating rate. High up in the...

Costa Rica Trivia: Wild Facts, Real Stories & Hidden Wonders of Pura Vida This book is NOT a travel guide. It is a collection of fascinating facts, surprising stories, cultural insights, natural wonders, history, wildlife, geography, and unique traditions that make Costa Rica one of the most remarkable countries in the world. This idea came about while we were living, raising our kids, and running a couple of businesses in this wonderful country. We did this stuff, we lived it! WOW! What an adventure. Readers will discover: Amazing facts about Costa Rica's volcanoes, rainforests, beaches, ...