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Company, the authors—who happen to be husband andwife—describe twenty geologic mini-tours for earthcuriousreaders.Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration ofGrand Canyon, by Elias Butler and Tom MyersHarvey Butchart, legendary Grand Canyoneer,climbed, hiked, floated, and bushwhacked12,000 pioneering miles below the rim during a42-year obsession with the world famous gorge.Here for the first time is Harvey’s life story—his yearsas a fatherless child in the mountains of China, hisstruggles in America during the Great Depression, andfinally, his all-consuming drive for greatness by exploringone of the West’s last unknown wildernesses. Lace upyour boots and follow along as the authors retraceFrom the plunging depths of the Grand Canyon tojagged volcanic peaks, from Sedona’s vibrant red rocksto the tapered slot of Antelope Canyon, Geology Underfootin Northern Arizona reveals a land of contrasts. Withthis book in hand, readers can see and even touchevidence of an ancient supercontinent and collidingvolcanic island arcs, mighty mountain ranges and tropicalseas, thousand-foot sand dunes, a meteor with deepimpact, swimming dilophosaurs, a spring that growsrock, and more. No matter how little—or how much—geology you know, Geology Unerfoot in Northern Arizonais sure to inform and entertain.Lon Abbott and Terri Cook teach geology at PrescottCollege in Prescott, Arizona. Lon’s fieldwork has takenhim from the remote mountain peaks of Papua NewGuinea to a 15,000-foot-deep ocean trench near CostaRica and many places in between.Terri’s interests ingeology and archaeology have led her across six continents.Lon and Terri are also the authors of Hiking theGrand Canyon’s Geology.Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona, is available atbookstores or directly from Mountain Press at 800-234-5308 or www.mountainpress.com. The book measures 6x 9 inches, 320 pages. Paper bound—$18, isbn 978-0-87842-528-0.Harvey’s footsteps on dangerous cliff edges while chroniclinghis thrilling exploits, heart-breaking tragedies, andlasting triumphs. Part biography, part modern-dayadventure, Grand Obsession will take you deeper into thesoul of this fascinating man—and Grand Canyon—thanyou have ever been before!Grand Obsession is available from Puma Press atwww.pumapress.org. The book measures 6 x 9 inches,458 pages. Cloth bound—$29.95, isbn978-0-0700973-5-4.Paper bound—$19.95, isbn978-0-9700973-4-7.from press releaseLook for a review of Grand Obsession in a future issueof the bqr.from press releaseboatman’s quarterly review page 17