Saturday, October 17, 2015

A Series of Nearly Unfortunate Events: Fall in Yosemite National Park

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Oh jeez, that's not something one likes to see on a field trip... How many horror movies begin with people ignoring the warning sign...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

A Series of Fortunate Events: Fall in Yosemite National Park

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 It was a privilege this last weekend to conduct a field studies exploration of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding region. It was...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

National Fossil Day is Tomorrow! Do You Know the Paleontological Heritage of Your Region?

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A hadrosaur skull similar to Saurolophus, the first dinosaur ever found in California Tomorrow is National Fossil Day , which if anythin...

And Mercury Makes Four. Beautiful Gathering in the Morning Sky

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There is still a beautiful show in the sky in the early morning this month. When I realized I missed Mercury in my Friday morning picture ...
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Monday, October 12, 2015

Extraordinary Grouping of Planets this week

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It was one of those incredibly busy weeks, planning for our campus club events, a "Wild Planet Day" fundraiser for our Great Val...
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Faulting, Volcanism, and Life in Northernmost California: the Tulelake Graben

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Gillem's Bluff at Lava Beds National Monument Lava Beds National Monument at the extreme north end of California is a fascinating pl...
Monday, October 5, 2015

Time Heals All Wounds. Or Does it Just Hide Them? The Ghosts of Nelder Grove

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It's a beautiful place, really. It was one of the most serene places I've been in my travels, away from busy roads, cities, touris...