For more than four decades James Stoness has travelled the roads
of North America, photographing and writing about what he has seen.
His travel articles and beautiful pictures have been published in
several magazines and newspapers. He is also the author of five
western novels.
In the “Touring North America” scenic tour series, James
brings a new concept in Scenic Travel Books. The premise that several
Minitours can be created so they interlink, makes it possible for
the potential traveller to chain several Minitours together to make
a longer trip. The maps, coloured photographs, and descriptions
help you plan your trip, and enjoy your progress along the route.
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42 Minitours
51 Minitour maps
26 Park maps
200 Full colour photographs
Geological events explained
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The purpose of this book is to provide information on several of
the scenic and enjoyable roads that are found in the western areas
of Canada and central and western areas of the United States.
A Minitour map precedes each route. Some Minitour maps have areas
which have been expanded to show the detail better. While some of
the routes loop back to a beginning point, most of them meander
over areas of particular beauty or interest.
To use this guidebook, use the outline map to select areas of interest,
and read the Minitours about those areas. Then string together those
Minitours which are of most use to you.
There is information on parks, roads that are particularly scenic,
hiking trails, campsites, and fascinating tidbits of geology that
can help you to understand how some of this interesting scenery
came to be.
Jim Stoness
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...Dinosaur
National Monument spreads over parts of the States of
Utah and Colorado. Created in 1915, Dinosaur is a large
protected area with about 200,000 acres. It is located
in an area of very attractive red and pink sedimentary
rock which shows colour best when wet. The annual rainfall
of the region is less than 10 inches, and vegetation is
scant. In very early geological times the land lay under
the sea. Thick layers of sediments accumulated over the
centuries. At times, these sediments must have been above
water level...
Chapter Nine, Minitour 34,
Dinosaur National Monument, Pg. 195
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...Jasper is the largest of the Rocky Mountain parks, encompassing
an area of 4,200 square miles, making it 700 square miles larger
than Yellowstone National Park. It is not only the largest park,
but it contains matchless scenery. Great, ice-carved peaks rise
to the sky, and at their feet lie a myriad of green and blue lakes.
Rough, craggy mountains guard each of the three entrances to the
park. Many of the park’s remotest regions are reached by the
over 600 miles of hiking trails. To prevent damaging the more sensitive
environmental areas, only a limited number of hikers may enter some
regions of the park...
Chapter Nine, Minitour 34,
Jasper National Park, Pg. 218
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...About
7,500 years ago Mt. Mazama towered above the forests. Topping
12,000 feet, it must have been one of the kings among the Pacific
West volcanoes, at least until it erupted with a cataclysmic blast
that spread the top of the mountain over hundreds of square miles.
Ash reached Montana and farther north. Just as happened with the
great eruptions of the resurgent volcanoes in Yellowstone, much
of the ash was so hot it welded itself into solid rock when it
landed. Many of these welded tuff cliffs are visible around the
mountain today...
Chapter Six,
Crater Lake National Park, Pg. 143
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The book comes on CD-ROM and can be read from CD or installed
on your computer for easy reviewing.
Get this wonderful book in one small package that plays
on any computer equipped with a CD drive.
For more information call 1-866-642-2343.
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