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The Magnificent Gateway: A Geology of the Columbia River Gorge (Scenic Trips to the Northwest's Geologic Past ; No. 1)
The Magnificent Gateway A Geology of the Columbia River Gorge - Scenic Trips to the Northwest's Geologic Past ; No. 1 Author:John Eliot Allen This book introduces a series on The Geology of the Pacific Northwest under the general editorship of Dr. Allen. To include both general discussions and detailed trip guides, the series will describe the geological forces which produced the beauties of the land in our region. — The blue and often white-capped waters of the... more » lower Columbia River pass through one of the largest and most impressive geological formations in the world. Through the ages, the various forces of the earth have formed a deep and lovely gorge.
The river is flanked by highways and along their relatively slim dimensions thousands of motorists flow each year. On either side of them, the curiously colored walls of layered stone stand like massive book-ends to a volume which is hidden from the eye.
The Magnificent Gateway teaches the reader to see the Columbia River Gorge through the eyes of the geologist and so to know its secrets.« less