Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Author: Scott Stepanski
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13:
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Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Author: Robert Beard
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2024-08-06
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1493077198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich regions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the states' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also describes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs in each state. Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an invaluable sourcebook.
Rail-Trails Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
Author: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Published: 2011-01-04
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 0899976670
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcross the country, more than 1,600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this newest addition to the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the Northeast's finest rail-trails. Rail-Trails Northeast covers one hundred of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania's rail-trails. With a rich industrial and passenger rail history, the Northeast is one of the densest rail-trail regions in the country. Rural, suburban, or urban, rail-trails serve as the backbone of an impressive trail system. This two-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities.
New Jersey’s Lost Piney Culture
Author: William J. Lewis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-01-25
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1467147877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDeep within the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, the Piney people have built a vibrant culture and industry from working the natural landscape around them. Foraging skills learned from the local Lenapes were passed down through generations of Piney families who gathered many of the same wild floral products that became staples of the Philadelphia and New York dried flower markets. Important figures such as John Richardson have sought to lift the Pineys from rural poverty by recording and marketing their craftsmanship. As the state government sought to preserve the Pine Barrens and develop the region, Piney culture was frequently threatened and stigmatized. Author and advocate William J. Lewis charts the history of the Pineys, what being a Piney means today and their legacy among the beauty of the Pine Barrens.
Encyclopedia of New Jersey
Author: Maxine N. Lurie
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 984
ISBN-13: 0813533252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEverything you've ever wanted to know about the Garden State can now be found in one place. This encyclopaedia contains a wealth of information from New Jersey's prehistory to the present covering architecture, arts, biographies, commerce, arts, municipalities and much more.
Gem Trails of Southern California
Author: James R. Mitchell
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetailed maps and descriptive text lead the rock-hound to over 70 of the best sites from San Luis Obispo to the Mexican border.
Gem Trails of Washington
Author: Garret Romaine
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781889786537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCompletely updated and revised, this comprehensive collecting guide covers all four corners of the Evergreen State, from the misty shores of the Olympic peninsula to the dust-dry ghost towns and abandoned mines near Metaline Falls. You'll explore Washington's diverse geology in detail, ranging from fossil-rich Cambrian locales to seams of agate and jasper amid recent basalt flows. Site locations range in difficulty from family-friendly walks along streams and rivers to hard-rock mining with heavy tools. Each site description features detailed directions, individual maps, multiple GPS coordinates, color photographs, nearest camping spots, and the best time of the year to collect. You'll also find additional information about nearby attractions, and whether you'll need four-wheel drive to make the final push.
In Suspect Terrain
Author: John McPhee
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 0374708541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others-- a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in contrast, a century-old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. The central figure is Anita Harris, an internationally celebrated geologist who went into her profession to get out of a Brooklyn ghetto. The unifying theme is plate tectonics-- here concentrating on the acceptance that all aspects of the theory do not universally enjoy. As such, In Suspect Terrain is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science. In Suspect Terrain is the second book in a series on geology and geologists, presenting a cross section of North America along the fortieth parallel, and gathered under the overall title Annals of the Former World. The other books in the series are Basin and Range, Rising from the Plains, and Assembling California.
The Geology Companion
Author: Gary Prost
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2017-12-12
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 1498756093
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis practical guidebook provides a basic grounding in the principles of geology and explains how to apply them. Using this book, readers will be able to figure out whether they are standing on an ancient seafloor, coal swamp, or sand dune. They will be able to determine the geologic hazards in their neighborhood, where to look for fossils and minerals, or where best to drill a water well. In plain English, The Geology Companion sheds light on the processes that shape the earth and how geology affects people in their daily lives.
The Oregon Trail
Author: Rinker Buck
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-06-30
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 1451659164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new American journey.
