Your Guide to the Grand Canyon by Tom Vail, Mike Oard, Dennis Bokovoy, John Hergenrather

Your Guide to the Grand Canyon by Tom Vail, Mike Oard, Dennis Bokovoy, John Hergenrather ISBN-13: 978-0890515013 Hardcover: 190 pages Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group Released: October 1st 2008

Source: Bought.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Exploring the Grand Canyon is a one-of-a-kind adventure. It is a World Heritage Site and one of the most amazing features on the face of the planet. The size and majesty of the Canyon is overwhelming, regardless of how many times you have viewed it, how many trails you have hiked, or how many river miles you have traveled. It is also a mystery! Most will agree that the Grand Canyon was carved by water. But how and when is where the mystery lies. Was it formed slowly over millions of years or quickly in a catastrophic event? This debate falls into two camps, which hold to vastly divergent worldviews. This True North Guide examines the geological and ecological evidence and lets you decide which of those worldviews is best supported by the data. Contains 26 fold-out pages with maps, special overlook features, and more! Discover the Canyon's wildlife, vegetation, fossils, geology, and history!


My Review:
Your Guide to the Grand Canyon is a guide to viewing the Grand Canyon and is written from a biblical, young earth viewpoint. The main part of the book is foldout pages showing the view from each viewing point in the park along with text describing points of interest, animals of interest, and giving the evidence seen from this viewing point that supports a catastrophic flood formation of the canyon. They point out when they think the various rock layers were formed within this biblical viewpoint and the places on the trails where fossils can be seen. The last pages in the book give a more detailed comparison of the uniformitarian evolutionist views and a creationist views of the canyon, and they discuss which best fits the evidence seen at the Grand Canyon. They talk about geology, fossils, dating methods, the ecology at the Canyon, the history, and more. Overall, I'd recommend this guide to anyone going to the Grand Canyon who wants to know the creationist explanation of what's being seen (rather than the evolutionary one provided at the park).


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