tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post8337922212350511017..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: Here's a Totally Unfamiliar Sight: Some Call it the Golden GateGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-55630540845017341772013-12-13T09:09:42.015-08:002013-12-13T09:09:42.015-08:00Thanks all! Biobabbler, I am also interested in th...Thanks all! Biobabbler, I am also interested in the biology of the serpentine soils. I especially was fascinated by the discovery of a SINGLE plant of the manzanita species that was thought to be extinct (I think they said it was in a street median or something, no less)Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-36149523623381305022013-12-13T08:16:50.058-08:002013-12-13T08:16:50.058-08:00That is FANTAStic. SUPER interesting to me. Part o...That is FANTAStic. SUPER interesting to me. Part of what made my summer complex was sussing out the different populations of anadromous fish who swim to sea through the bay, some (in project area) from creeks draining into Grizzly Bay, others that live in the Sacramento River. That all goes back to geology re: where creeks and rivers and bays are & how they connect.<br /><br />ALSO, I'm kind of a nut job for serpentine rock and know from my NPS days that serpentine rock is a difficult environment for plants, so it can host some unusual specialists that have adapted to it, so they live in very specific little pockets where that rock is exposed. I need to take another look at Baker Beach! =) LOVE this POST. Thank you.biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-72482555961131303852013-12-12T16:42:21.734-08:002013-12-12T16:42:21.734-08:00Haven't seen 'the bridge' in many year...Haven't seen 'the bridge' in many years. Not sure I'd want to drive over it now knowing about the soft serpentine end.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-76764138631218495222013-12-12T11:19:02.782-08:002013-12-12T11:19:02.782-08:00I can see the bridge from my place in San Francisc...I can see the bridge from my place in San Francisco, and even though I see it everyday it still amazes me. Another good place to get great views of the bay area is Mount Davidson. It is the highest point in San Francisco and has great views.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349573409587185859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-53963743060750833082013-12-12T09:13:22.878-08:002013-12-12T09:13:22.878-08:00Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderfu...Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful trip (and check out Yosemite National Park if you get the chance).Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-59361081669649075642013-12-12T09:06:45.983-08:002013-12-12T09:06:45.983-08:00Fascinating. I happened across this by accident an...Fascinating. I happened across this by accident and find a blog describing the rocks of Steinmans trinity as it ed called when I was at school in England. Just sounds like the ophiolite of Anglesey in Wales.<br />I look forward to seeing American serpentine when I make my first ever visit summer 2014Ron Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395362775702041158noreply@blogger.com