Floods, Faults, and Fire: Geological Field Trips in Washington State and Southwest British Columbia

The ten geological field guides presented in this volume explore key areas of the geologist’s Paradise that is Washington State and British Columbia. These trips investigate a wide variety of geologic and geographic terrains, from the dry steppe of the channeled scablands and Columbia River basalt group to the east, across the glaciated and forested Cascade arc and Coast Mountains, to the geologically complex islands in the west. This guidebook may be unique in that four of the trips utilize boats to reach remote field areas and are therefore rarely visited by geologists. Although these trips were guided during the 2007 GSA Cordilleran Section meeting, the guides were written to ensure that people can easily guide their own trips. The result provides an excellent source of exciting, thought-provoking geologic adventures for years to come.
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Canadian Cascade volcanism: Subglacial to explosive eruptions along the Sea to Sky Corridor, British ColumbiaAuthor(s)J.K. Russell;J.K. RussellEarth and Ocean Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:C.J. Hickson;C.J. HicksonGeological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Graham AndrewsGraham AndrewsEarth and Ocean Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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New developments in Late Pleistocene and Holocene glaciation and volcanism in the Fraser Lowland and North Cascades, WashingtonAuthor(s)D.J. Easterbrook;D.J. EasterbrookDepartment of Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:D.J. Kovanen;D.J. KovanenDepartment of Geography, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:O. SlaymakerO. SlaymakerDepartment of Geography, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Field guide to Mount Baker volcanic deposits in the Baker River valley: Nineteenth century lahars, tephras, debris avalanches, and early Holocene subaqueous lavaAuthor(s)David S. Tucker;David S. TuckerWestern Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kevin M. Scott;Kevin M. ScottCascade Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington 98244, USASearch for other works by this author on:David R. LewisDavid R. LewisMount Baker High School, Deming, Washington, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Lively landscapes: Major Holocene geomorphic events in the Nooksack–Sumas ValleyAuthor(s)Scott Linneman;Scott LinnemanGeology Department, Western Washington UniversitySearch for other works by this author on:Laura VaugeoisLaura VaugeoisWashington State Department of Natural ResourcesSearch for other works by this author on:
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Geology and paleontology of the early Tertiary Chuckanut FormationAuthor(s)G.E. Mustoe;G.E. MustoeGeology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.M. Dillhoff;R.M. DillhoffEvolving Earth Foundation, P.O. Box 2090, Issaquah, Washington 98027, USASearch for other works by this author on:T.A. DillhoffT.A. DillhoffGeology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Murrelets and molasse in the eastern San Juan IslandsAuthor(s)Clark Blake;Clark BlakeGeology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:David EngebretsonDavid EngebretsonGeology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonic evolution of the San Juan Islands thrust system, WashingtonAuthor(s)E.H. Brown;E.H. BrownDepartment of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:B.A. Housen;B.A. HousenDepartment of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:E.R. SchermerE.R. SchermerDepartment of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Regional Tertiary sequence stratigraphy and structure on the eastern flank of the central Cascade Range, WashingtonAuthor(s)Eric S. Cheney;Eric S. CheneyDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences, Box 3513l0, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1310, USASearch for other works by this author on:Nicholas W. HaymanNicholas W. HaymanDivision of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Box 90227, 103 Old Chemistry Building, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Flood basalts and Ice Age floods: Repeated late Cenozoic cataclysms of southeastern WashingtonAuthor(s)Bruce N. Bjornstad;Bruce N. BjornstadPacific Northwest National Laboratory, MSIN K6-81, Richland, Washington 99354, USASearch for other works by this author on:R. Scott Babcock;R. Scott BabcockWestern Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:George V. LastGeorge V. LastPacific Northwest National Laboratory, MSIN K6-81, Richland, Washington 99354, USASearch for other works by this author on: