Palms to Pines: Geological and Historical Excursion Through the Palm Springs Region, Riverside County, California

ISBN 10: 0916251241 / ISBN 13: 9780916251246

Published by San Diego Geological Society, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Palms to Pines: Geological and Historical Excursion Through the Palm Springs Region, Riverside County, California
• Publisher: San Diego Geological Society
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0916251241
• ISBN 13: 9780916251246
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Road logs for two self-guided field trips cover over 200 miles and 26 stops. Illustrated with maps, photos, and diagrams, this guidebook includes 17 papers from expert authors. Topics range from groundwater Coachella Valley to the geology and structure of exposed shallow to mid-crustal crystalline rocks of the mountains. This guide is a geologists view of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, historic Pines to Palms Hwy, Deep Canyon, palm oases, San Gorgonio Pass, and the San Andreas Fault.

About the Author

Scott Snyder is a program officer in the Research and Studies Program of the United States Institute of Peace, where he has organized a working group on U.S. policy toward North Korea since 1994. Author of numerous articles, he has been an Abe fellow and a staff member at the Asia Society.

Jeffrey Miller spent eight years teaching middle school in urban Los Angeles and four years designing student success programs at Santa Monica College. Currently, he teaches courses in educational psychology and classroom management at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Miller is the managing director of the Miller Consulting Group and provides consultation and professional development to schools within Los Angeles and across the country, where he delivers keynote addresses and facilitates schools through organizational change. He completed his PhD in 2001 with a focus on motivation and learning in adolescent classrooms.