Thursday, March 20, 2014

Out of the Valley of Death: Mountains Hidden Within Mountains

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I don't think there's anything nicer for a teacher of the earth sciences than to have a classroom in the outdoors. The planet is a...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Vagabonding Across the Colorado Plateau: Join Geotripper and the AAPG on May 31-June 6, 2014!

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Antelope Canyon, on the Navajo Reservation near Page, Arizona The Colorado Plateau, the region encompassing large parts of Arizona, Uta...
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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Out of the Valley of Death: When a Broken-up World Turned to Ice

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Our grand exploration of the Valley of Death took us briefly out of the valley itself where we could legally collect some Paleozoic fossil...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Mima Mounds in Merced County

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We were on the road today with some students, exploring the southern end of the California Mother Lode, the site of the 1848 Gold Rush. On...
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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Out of the Valley of Death: Mountains and Mountains of Animals

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So many colors in a desert environment! It was the second morning of our trip into the Valley of Death, or Death Valley National Park as o...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

California's 6.9 Magnitude as Recorded at Modesto Junior College

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Here is California's 6.9 magnitude earthquake from last Sunday as recorded on our rather simple seismometer situated on the West Camp...

Science in the 5th Dirtiest Town in the Nation: I'm Proud of my Community and Its Support for Education

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Source: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45ilmk/5-modesto-calif/ Forbes has once again heaped insults on my home community, and it g...
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