 | Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California by David Alt
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $5.46 The place to start your planning.
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 | Geology Underfoot in Southern California by Robert P. Sharp
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $3.20 Start your planning here is you are headed to Southern California.
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 | Geology of San Diego County: Legacy of the Land by Harold J. Clifford
Buy used from: $28.50 Written by a former professor.
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 | Rise and Fall of San Diego: 150 Million Years of History Recorded in Sedimentary Rocks by Patrick L. Abbott
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $8.99 Written by another former professor. Dr. Abbot's class was hard!
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 | The Pennisular Ranges: A Geological Guide to San Diego's Back Country
Buy new: $29.35 / Used from: $23.94 Yet another text by a former professor. Can you tell I went to school at SDSU?
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 | Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley by Robert P. Sharp
Buy new: $13.50 / Used from: $5.28 Death valley deserves its own special trip. You'll want to spend some time here.
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| Geology of Death Valley: Landforms, Crustal Extension, Geologic History, Road Guides by Marli B. Miller
Buy new: $25.95 / Used from: $18.45 Compliments the above book quite well. This one is more in depth.
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 | Rockhounding California by Gail A. Butler
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $7.88 The falcon guides are much better than the gem trails guides.
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 | Geology Underfoot in Central Nevada (Yes, Geology Underfoot) (Yes, Geology Underfoot) by Richard L. Orndorff
Buy new: $12.80 / Used from: $6.99 A good place to start your planning. However, it only covers the middle of the state.
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| The Broken Land: Adventures in Great Basin Geology by Frank De Courten
Buy new: $12.15 / Used from: $21.72 Outstanding writing. Excellent background on how Nevada came to be.
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 | Geology Of The Great Basin (Max C. Fleishmann Series in Great Basin Natural History) by Bill Fiero
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $7.00 This book has been around a while. I prefer "The Broken Land" over this book.
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| Geologic Tours in the Las Vegas Area: Expanded Edition (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 16) by Joseph V. Tingley
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 | Traveling America's Loneliest Road: A Geologic and Natural History Tour through Nevada along U.S. Highway 50 by Joseph V. Tingley
Buy used from: $44.99 One of my favorite places in the whole world!
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 | Rockhounding Nevada by William A. Kappele
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $6.35 Far better than the gem trails guide.
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 | Benchmark California Road & Recreation Atlas, Fifth Edition (Benchmark Road & Recreation Atlas) by Benchmark Maps
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $17.37 I prefer this over the Delorme simply because the Delorme is two separate maps.
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 | Benchmark Nevada Road & Recreation Atlas by Benchmark Maps
Buy used from: $14.99 Don't leave home without a good map.
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 | Backcountry Adventures Southern California: The Ultimate Guide to the Backcountry for anyone with a Sport Utility Vehicle (Backcountry Adventures) by Peter Massey
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $29.57 A useful guide for getting from point A to point B. Lots of good historical information as well.
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 | Guide to Southern California Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails by Charles A. Wells
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.68 Another useful book for exploring the desert.
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| Death Valley SUV trails: A guide to 46 four-wheeling excursions in the backcountry in and around Death Valley National Park (Great Basin SUV trail series) by Roger Mitchell
Buy used from: $18.80 Hard to find online. Mitchell has been writing guidebooks since before I was born. Mitchell was/is a geologist as well.
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