Geotripper

I borrowed the quote in the title from a Cracked.com article (referenced below) as a starting point to some musings about the adventures in ...

The Inyo Mountains, in any other setting in the world, would be considered a major mountain range, preserved as a national park perhaps, a...

Continuing the story from the previous post , I had a second chance to see a volcano in action in 2004. I was the newly elected presiden...

What does "adventure" mean to you? This is an adrenaline rush... I suppose that an adventure is just about anything that breaks ...

I really had no idea what to expect. Pu'u o'o vent on the east rift zone of Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawai'i has been putti...

In the field this week with 26 students, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Lots to talk about, and I will when I find a bit of time, which hasn...

And now part four of my mini-series on the goddess Pele. The volcano goddess resides in Halema'uma'u, the pit seen above in a photo...

Continuing the story from the previous post , I had a second chance to see a volcano in action in 2004. I was the newly elected president...

Note to my Geology 174 Students: this IS NOT a picture from my current visit. Lava is NOT flowing this way right now. I offer NO GUARANTEE...

Another one of the great moments of a geologist's /teacher's life...watching as a new breakout of lava reaches the sea for the firs...