Table of Contents

; CONTENTS; Maps; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE SAN JUAN SKYWAY; Chapter 1; Origin of Landscapes; Blair; Rob; Chapter 2; Paleotectonic History; Brew; Douglas C.; Chapter 3; Precambrian Rocks; Ellingson; Jack A.; Chapter 4; Paleozoic History; Campbell; John A.; Chapter 5; Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic History; Campbell; John A.; Brew; Douglas C.; Chapter 6; Volcanic Rocks; Ellingson; Jack A.; Chapter 7; Ore Deposits and Minerals; Fetchenhier; Scott; Chapter 8; Energy Resources; Britt; T. L.; Hornbeck; J. M.; Chapter 9; Weather and Climate; Keen; Richard A.; PART II; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE SAN JUAN SKYWAY; Chapter 10; Ecological Patterns; Spencer; Albert W.; Romme; William H.; Chapter 11; Biotic Communities of the Semiarid Foothills and Valleys; Floyd-Hanna; Lisa; Spencer; Albert W.; Romme; William H.; Chapter 12; Biotic Communities of the Cool Mountains; Jamieson; David W.; Romme; William H.; Somers; Preston; Chapter 13; Wetlands, Riparian Habitats, and Rivers; Somers; Preston; Floyd-Hanna; Lisa; PART III; HUMAN HISTORY ALONG THE SAN JUAN SKYWAY; Chapter 14; The Foragers of the Forest; Duke; Philip; Chapter 15; The Anasazi: Prehistoric Farmers; Matlock; Gary; Chapter 16; The Spanish; Ellis; Richard N.; Chapter 17; The Utes; Ellis; Richard N.; Chapter 18; The Miners: "They Builded Better Than They Knew"; Smith; Duane A.; PART IV; POINTS OF INTEREST AROUND THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS; Chapter 19; Points of Interest Along the San Juan Skyway; Blair; Rob; Chapter 20; Points of Interest Along the Durango-to-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad; Blair; Rob; Chapter 21; Points of Interest Along the Alpine Loop; Byron; Barbara; Glossary; Contributors; Index;

About the Author

Rob Blair is a professor emeritus of geology at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.