Southern California, Field Guide

Worth the money for the aerial views of the landscape of Southern California alone, this book explains with clarity and charm how the land is put together, and it does it from the passenger seat of your vehicle. The Trip Guides follow major highways and take advantage of cuttings that reveal the layering of the rocks. Superb drawings and annotated photographs enhanced my understanding and showed me what to look for. You will never take the road from LA to Vegas again without looking at the rocks.