California Underground: A Guide to Caves, Mines and Lava Tubes - Paperback

by Jon Kramer (Author)

Your Journey Guide to the Underground

If you crave adventure, an "off the beaten path" way to explore California, the answer is in your hands, literally. California Underground Adventures delves into the state's best caves, mines and lava tubes. Plus the authors', Jon Kramer & Julie Martinez, tongue-in-cheek notes make this guidebook almost as fun to read as the caves are to explore!

Features

• Informative and entertaining guide to California's lava tubes, mines and caves
• Complete site details including temperature, information on guided and self-guided tours and driving directions
• Fascinating details about each site's history and geology
• Full-cover photographs of underground wonders
• Jon's Candid tips that help you see the sites through experienced eyes

Author Biography

Jon Kramer is an adventurer first, and also a geologist, writer, climber and surfer (but not necessarily in that order, depending on the surf). He received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology at the University of Maryland and has pursued life as an adventuring paleontologist ever since. His interests are quite varied and include all things natural. In addition to popular travel and adventure writing, Jon has published scientific papers on critters as ancient as 2 billion year-old bacteria and as young as 12,000-year-old mammoths. Jon travels extensively with his wife Julie, sometimes settling down for a rest in Minnesota, Florida, California and interesting points in between.

Julie Martineza is an explorer, naturalist, freelance artist and formal art instructor. Her appreciation for insects, plants, rocks and fossils started in childhood with a collection that has grown throughout her life. Julie graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, with a degree in Fine Arts and Biology. She initially worked as an illustrator for the medical field but in the late 1980s began a freelance career, which she has enjoyed ever since. Julie's work is featured in many textbooks, journals and museum exhibits throughout North America. She is also a staff teacher at Minnesota School of Botanical Art. When not teaching, she travels with Jon, exploring the wilds of the world.