Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Sunday, July 28, 2019

Travels in Cascadia: Gigantic Floods and Tallapus Meet at Willamette Falls

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It's not fair, but I don't spend much time in Portland, Oregon. It's not that I don't like Portland, I just don't kno...
Sunday, June 2, 2019

Darlingtonia: A Horror Story in Sand and Serpentine: Part 2, the Sequel

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Those "forked appendages" that look like they're reaching out for hug? Don't fall for it, it's a horrific trap! I...
Friday, December 28, 2018

No, It's Not Erupting...and Probably Won't Any Time Soon: Mt. McLoughlin in the Oregon Cascades

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There is a grand and momentary sight to be had if you are driving south on Interstate 5 about seven or eight miles north of Medford, Oreg...
Saturday, August 4, 2018

The Flip Side of Dune Stabilization: Dunes Unleashed in Central Oregon

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In our last post, we had a look at the "carpeted" dunes of Florence , the ridges of wind-blown sand along the coast that have b...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

The Carpeted Dunes of Oregon's Central Coast: The Principle of Unintended Consequences

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So how about this plush carpeting on a sand dune? What? It doesn't look like a sand dune? Some people are such skeptics....let's f...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

That's a Huge River! Well, Not Exactly...Sediments in the Siuslaw River Estuary

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In the photo above we're on a hill overlooking the Siuslaw River near Florence, Oregon. From this point of view the river looks huge a...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

America Has Other Volcanoes: Airliner Chronicles Visits Mt. Hood

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The tragic and yet fascinating activity on the Big Island of Hawai'i has focused attention on volcanism in the United States, and has ...
Monday, April 3, 2017

Explore the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rocky Mountains with Geotripper! June 17-July 1, 2017

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Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming Be forewarned. This post is a TRAP! It is designed to draw you in, weaken your defenses, and cause y...
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