Creation of the Teton Landscape

By J.D. Love, Kenneth L. Pierce, J. David Love, et al.

Book Overview

For more than a century, the spectacular mountain range known as the Tetons has beckoned hikers, climbers, and the simply curious. In this second edition of a classic work, the processes that created... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 093189557X
• ISBN13: 9780931895579
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Grand Teton Association
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

About the Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition of 2003

This review is book nitty-gritty about the "rewritten and revised" 2nd Edition of 2003 from the Grand Teton Natural History Association. A handsome, comprehensive book, readable and browse-able. Trade paperback, 135 pp on heavy paper. Color illustrations throughout: maps, photographs, annotated photographs, charts, tables, elevations, and a couple of period images. Detachable color map attached to the back. Introduction explaining how this new edition, expands on the earlier versions: "For those hiking, climbing, or simply gazing towards the mountains, a greater understanding of the Tetons' geologic origins and development will enhance their appreciation of the magnificent scenery." Index, References and Suggested Further Reading, Key to Geological Jargon. TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS Common Questions, Simple Answers Teton Views - An Astronaut's View - A Pilot's View - A Motorist's View - The View from the South - The View from the East - The View from the North - The Tetons by Foot The Restless Land - Mountain Uplift - Carving the Rugged Peaks - Enormous Time and Dynamic Earth Stories the Earth Tells After the Ice Ages The Present and the Future

a wonderful short book that tells about how the Tetons formed

This is a very detailed but also a very complete description of what we know of how the Tetons were formed. I expect to take it, or pages into the Tetons to help me better understand what I'm seeing on my next trip. The Tetons are some of the most beautiful landscape out there and David Love is one of the most knowledgeable geologists around. There are about 60 pictures and graphics and they reference specific areas. I'm looking forward to finding as many of the places as I can, and see how much I can learn. I'm reading Annals of the Former World by McPhee who references this book and the complete descriptions and many pictures and graphics have helped me not only understand what David Love is saying but better appreciate the McPhee text

Interesting But Technical

I have to agree with the previous reviewer. Creation of the Teton Landscape by David Love is a wonderful book in terms of illustrations and describing the massive earth forces that have produced the Grand Teton Range and Jackson Hole. There is a good description and illustrations of the plate movements and erosion that have created one of the best mountain vistas in the United States. The book goes on and becomes very thorough in its description of geology and plate techtonics in shaping the earth. Probably too technical for the average reader interested in just learning more about how the Tetons were formed. If you're interested in geology, however, this is a pretty good tome.

Starts off well but grows too technical about half-way through

This book does exactly what it says it will do. The authors are three senior geologists with extensive experience studying Jackson Hole and the Teton Range. The authors intend this book for a general audience, and it is full of many beautiful pictures of the geology of the area. It also includes many helpful diagrams, and will enrich your visit to the area. The authors do a very good job explaining the most obvious features: the Teton fault, glaciation, moraines, and the like. However, this is of limited usefulness since these features are explained in many other sources, from National Park Service handouts to other guides. Beyond those simple features, they also provide a good explanation of a few other geologic features - the - Absaroka volcanic field, Potholes and other channelways, to name a few. Unfortunately, they gradually lose sight of their target audience in much of the middle parts, providing too much geologic description for the general reader. For example, the later chapters might describe certain rock layers in the region and then stop. At that point, the reader needs the author to say what the implications of these layers are for what the layman sees. In short, the second half of the book would doubtless be useful for an undergraduate field trip to the region but it isn't helpful for the lay tourist. It needs a lot more story telling, and I can only hope that the second paperback edition provides that.