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The Geologic Story of Colorado National Monument

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The Geologic Story of Colorado National Monument

Stanley William Lohman and John R. Stacy

75 pages~1 hr 30 min read76 chapters$4.99
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Sheer red canyons and towering monoliths rise from the high Colorado plateau. Stanley Lohman explains how the Colorado National Monument was carved, from stream piracy and the Ice Age to the slow cutting of its canyons. A clear, engaging guide to a dramatic landscape's making. Discover how water and time sculpted Colorado's stone monuments.

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76 chapters

  1. 1Nearby Lava Flows[30]
  2. 2Ancestral Colorado River
  3. 3Piracy on the High Plateaus
  4. 4The Age of Man
  5. 5The Ice Age
  6. 6Capture of East Creek
  7. 7Canyon Cutting
  8. 8A Look into the Future
  9. 9How to See the Monument
  10. 10Trips Through and Around the Monument[34]
  11. 11From Grand Junction through the Redlands to the West Entrance of the Monument
  12. 12STARTING POINT
  13. 13REDLANDS CANAL
  14. 14SOUTH BROADWAY
  15. 15SOUTH CAMP ROAD SIDE TRIP
  16. 16BRACHIOSAURUS MONUMENT
  17. 17WATCH TURNS
  18. 18LEFT TURN WATCH FOR BUFFALO

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