Old Forty-Four, A Historical and Geological Excursion Over New Mexico's Old Route 44
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865348375 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 354 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Numerous illustrations portray the region's geology in a form intelligible and interesting to the non-geologist. This reader-friendly exploration along what was once New Mexico State Highway 44, now redesignated the southern part of federal highway US-550, melds both the human and geologic history along the major transportation corridor connecting the Rio Grande Valley in central New Mexico with the San Juan River Valley in the far northwestern part of the state. The basic understanding of the landscape thus provides the scaffolding to support the stories of the interesting people who figure in the history along ''O
During the next two decades the gypsy life of the geologist took him to Oklahoma, Texas, California, Guatemala, and Ecuador. In 1986 a career change led him to move his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico where he engaged in contract geological projects in Italy and Belize, and for a short while taught high school science. Dirk Van Hart earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in geology, and in 1965 began a professional career as a petroleum geologi
Dr John Sagi said An Excellent Resource After Visiting Coronado State Park. Many popular geo-guides of northern New Mexico address the Espanola-Abiquiu-Ghost Ranch trek that skirts the north rim of Valles Caldera. However, Dirk offers an equally isolated yet arguably more fascinating alternative. He takes us on a journey south of Valles Caldera, from the Spanish farm village of Real de Bernallio, then up to San Ysidro and Jemez, thence on to Cuba, Chaco Canyon. A must read for travelers along US 550 NW of Bernalillo, NM Wayne S. Greb Expertly written for both casual travelers and professional geologists. Subject matter will probably exclude it from any best seller list, but it shouldn't. Cudos to both author and publisher. Amazon Customer said past for all the folks who have traveled this beautiful road during their lifetimes. Blast to the past for all the folks who have traveled this beautiful road during their lifetimes. Informative and well done piece of work.
During the next two decades the gypsy life of the geologist took him to Oklahoma, Texas, California, Guatemala, and Ecuador. He is now retired. . About the Author Dirk Van Hart earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in geology, and in 1965 began a professional career as a petroleum geologist. In 1986 a career change led him to move his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico where he engaged in contract geological projects in Italy and Belize, and for a short while taught high school science. In 1994 he joined a team effort to characterize the geology of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque as a contractor for Sandia National Lab