Assembling California

A roller coaster ride between confusion on what all those terms being thrown out meant and having my mind explode over the parts I do understand. All in all a really great book worth rereading for even more understanding.

I wish there were videos that synced with the motion explanations through out the book. That would be amazing!

Years ago I took a class on California geology (thinking it'd fill a physical science pre-req without having to take a lab (clever me)) and it, surprisingly, was one of the more interesting classes I'd ever taken.

That said, my eyes did glaze over a bit reading some of the drawn-out descriptions of rocks and geologic formations in this book.

That said, I really enjoyed McPhee's style and wit, especially when he mixed history into his writing. The section on the California gold rush was particularly compelling.