Anyone with a knowledge of the different types of plates between > the two areas care to comment (off list) about how the nature of > the faults is different? For those whose interest in geology has been piqued by this event, I would recommend some books by John McPhee. His name has come up before on this list as the author of "Survival Of The Birchbark Canoe". He has written several very interesting and readable books about the geology of the US. They are, (if I recall correctly) "Basin And Range", "Arising From The Plains", and "Assembling California". There is also another recently published which includes the three mentioned as well as some other articles. Very good geology for the layman, not at all dry, but written from an interesting perspective. Dan Williams, whose feet are firmly planted on the geologically stable craton of Wisconsin, just waitin' for the ice to melt. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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