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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

I Guess "Fujicolor Basin" Just Didn't Have That Ring To It: Exploring Kodachrome Basin State Park

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I'm not a real fan of corporate name sponsorship. I simply can't keep up with the names of Candlestick Park and whatever they'...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Candyland, Narrows, Rockfalls and Vertical Rocks: What does any of this have to do with Grand Canyon?

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A gravel road in Utah runs 41 miles from Kodachrome Basin State Park to Highway 89 near the village of Big Water. Why take the trouble to ...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Popeye, the Ichnology Man...Dinosaur tracks on the Colorado Plateau

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Most people know of Popeye the Sailor Man, through comics, cartoons, and even a movie. He was one of the most popular imaginary characters...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Sometimes the cool things come to you...Eclipse 2012

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I wasn't paying a whole lot to the eclipse business this last week. I knew we were well south of where totality would occur, and I jus...
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Hidden Right Under My Nose: A gem outside Page, Arizona

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It must have been so frustrating to be among the first Europeans to explore the Colorado Plateau, whether a Spaniard, a Mormon, or Mountai...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Name That Park! The Answers to Yesterday's Quiz

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I am home from a reconnaissance trip checking out the route of a proposed July 21-27 trip with the AAPG (although anyone is invited to joi...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Name That Park! A Thursday Quiz

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Many of you know that I love blogging because it takes me so many places, and I love talking about them. One thing I have tried to do is to ...
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Garry Hayes
I am a teacher of geology at Modesto Junior College and former president of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Far Western Section. I have led field trips all over the western United States, and a few excursions overseas, but my homebase is the Sierra Nevada, the Great Valley, and the Coast Ranges of California.
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