Geological Ramblings in Yosemite

N. King Huber, Foreword by Jim Snyder

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-59714-072-0, $16.95
136 pages (7 x 9), with b&w photographs, line art diagrams, and maps throughout

Published in collaboration with the Yosemite Association

The story behind Yosemite’s breathtaking landscape.

Written for a non-technical audience interested in geology, Geological Ramblings in Yosemite is a collection of essays by N. King Huber, a geologist emeritus with the U.S. Geological Survey who has extensive field experience in Yosemite National Park. Huber tells the dramatic story of how the park has been shaped by volcanoes, glaciers, stream patterns, erosion, and rock slides. His essays also pay tribute to early geologists and the evolution of how we understand the geological forces at work in the park.

Advance Praise :

“The incomparable Yosemite Valley has arrested the attention of both science and the public since its discovery in the 1850s. N. King Huber, a lifelong student of the Valley’s geologic history, writing as both scientist and science historian, intersperses these essays with the struggles of early naturalists to understand the Valley’s origin and his own captivating stories of the waterfalls, glacial sculpting, lava flows, and landslides that shaped the region.”— James G. Moore, geologist and author of Exploring the Highest Sierra

“I can think of no one better suited to write about geologic ramblings in Yosemite than N. King Huber. His intimate knowledge, exuberant enthusiasm, and extensive experience in the Sierra Nevada provide the background for these wonderful stories in the rocks.”—Jan van Wagtendonk, geologist and editor of Fire in California’s Ecosystems

“With expertise and passion, N. King Huber has conveyed the geologic wonders that surround the Enchanted Valley. Readers will particularly enjoy his lucid explanation of the differences between Yosemite Valley and Hetch Hetchy. Huber also sheds new light on the El Capitan moraine and the mystery of  ancestral Lake Yosemite. For anyone interested in the genesis of our mountain world,  Huber’s trail is the way to go.”—Eugene Rose, historian and author of Yosemite’s Tioga Pass

“N. King Huber has written a magnificent book on the geology of Yosemite that will delight the public. Dr. Huber joins the notable ranks of John Muir, Clarence King, and François Matthes with clear explanations of complex geologic processes in Yosemite.”—Robert H. Sydnor, geologist, California Geological Survey

About the Author:

N. King Huber (1926–2007), Ph.D. Geologist Emeritus with the U.S. Geological Survey, mapped and studied the geology of the central Sierra Nevada for more than forty years. He wrote The Geologic Story of Yosemite, compiled the geologic map of the park, and authored several works on the geology of specific Sierra locations.