On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: The Northern Reaches
A geological field guide to northern Idaho and the Channeled Scabland

by Bruce Bjornstad and Eugene Kiver
Nonfiction.
480 pages,
6" x 9" inches softcover,
400 black-and-white illustrations, maps and photos,
50 color plates, index

ISBN 978-1-879628-39-7
$26

Early praise for On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: The Northern Reaches

“After hiking and exploring the channeled scabland region for 35 years, I didn’t know what I was missing until I read this book. The authors rock.”

–Rich Landers, Outdoors editor, The Spokesman-Review

“This remarkably detailed and authoritative guide leads you by trail, road, and aerial tour to discover for yourself the amazing world of cataclysmic flood geology. You cannot get a better published source for your field excursions into this fascinating region.”

–Victor R. Baker, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, The University of Arizona

“Bjornstad and Kiver have done us a favor here. We’re interested in the Ice Age floods story, but we don’t have time to scout the hundreds of roads and trails for maximum learning and enjoyment. The detail provided here is extremely valuable. As a regular field trip leader in the Channeled Scabland, I lean heavily on these On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods guidebooks. After decades of fieldwork, Bruce and Gene tip us off on the best sites to learn – secret spots until now.”

–Nick Zentner, Senior Lecturer of Geology, Central Washington University

“The announcement of a new book by Bruce Bjornstad is always an occasion for celebration. This time, it’s even more exciting because he has teamed up with Gene Kiver, one of the world’s most highly respected experts on the Channeled Scabland and Ice Age flooding. Together, they offer a guided tour of significant sites within the northern reaches of the Channeled Scabland, revealing and interpreting the geologic stories.”

–John Soennichsen, author of Bretz’s Flood and Washington’s Channeled Scablands Guide

“On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods offers an outstanding guide to the flood features of northern Idaho and central Washington, providing trail access information and difficulty; identification of features along the trail, including best observation points, with GPS references; and land manager information and any use restrictions. In addition to trail information for hikers and mountain bikers, auto trail tours are provided with directions and explanations of the features on the landscape. This guide will become the ultimate guidebook for all trail users wanting to explore the Ice Age Floods created landscapes of northern Idaho and central Washington.”

–Bill Fraser, Regional Park Planner, Washington State Parks

“Bruce Bjornstad and Gene Kiver are to be commended for capturing the immense significance and grandeur of these floods and resulting landforms in their guidebook On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: The Northern Reaches. The guidebook is very well-written, easy to understand and supported by extensive illustrations … a great resource for the undergraduate student and researcher, as well as a wider community of those interested in the astonishing story of the Ice Age floods and the spectacular landscape.”

–Karl R. Fecht, retired geologist

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Nonfiction. 480 pages, 6" x 9" inches softcover, 400 black-and-white illustrations, maps and photos, 50 color plates, index

ISBN 978-1-879628-39-7
$26
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