Monday, June 16, 2014

Unsafe Rock Area, and Unspeakable Sadness

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Photo by Mrs. Geotripper A bit of whimsy, but also a moment of unspeakable sadness. I was in Southern California for family matters, an...
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

We Interrupt This Geology Blog to Bring You a Turkey's Version of the "Circle of Life"

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Okay, there's just not a lot I can say about this. I've not spent enough time around wild turkeys to say whether this is normally s...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

It's Not What's There in Grand Canyon That's Incredible, It's What's Missing

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Our trip last week started in Las Vegas, Nevada, where we paid a visit to an exposure of the "Great Unconformity" which is also...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Little Mysteries in Big Canyons: The Faulty View from Yavapai Point, Grand Canyon

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The Grand Canyon certainly has its faults. Loads of them actually. For a place that is famous for having relatively unbroken strata for te...
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Monday, June 9, 2014

Is There Ever a Boring Sunset at Grand Canyon?

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The Grand Canyon is the place. It is perhaps the most stunning exposure of raw geology in the world (although I know there will be some wh...
Sunday, June 8, 2014

Exploring the Depths of the Grand Canyon...By Car?

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The Grand Canyon is one of the great spectacles of the Earth. Millions of people every year stand on the edge of the abyss and peer in, ...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

It's a Dam Big Reservoir, But There Are Some Dam Scary Things About It.

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First off, I am so sorry for the dam puns. I'm a geologist, and we geologists are just no dam good at resisting stupid puns. It's ...
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