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Monday, January 4, 2016

Dreams of Summer: If there's a Little Colorado River, is there a Little Grand Canyon?

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In the last post , I noted that there is a lot more to the Colorado Plateau than the Grand Canyon. The Canyon (it just has to be capitaliz...
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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Dreams of Summer and Southwest Travels: Grand Stories Exposed in a Canyon

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No one place on Earth can ever tell the whole story of the Earth. But there are lots of places that tell part of the story. That's the...
Thursday, December 31, 2015

Dreams of Summer and Southwest Travels: A Canyon Grander than All

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It's winter, and it's cold outside. I won't be in the field for another six weeks, so for now I'm reveling in the memories...
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Monday, December 28, 2015

Dreams of Summer and Southwest Travels: Hole in the Wall, Mojave National Preserve

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Christmas is over and suddenly the snow and blizzards aren't so fun any more. I find myself dreaming of warmer places and times, inclu...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from a Winter Wonderland!

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! As is my tradition, I offer up once again a very big Christmas tree, the General Grant Tre...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

The Airline Chronicles Briefly Return! Pacific Northwest Sights

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Do you know what I like about flying? I admit that there is much not to like about flying, starting with navigating airports while draggin...
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Remembrance of the Past: A Great Valley Love Story, in Poetry

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So it turns out I wasn't the only person writing words of love for my adopted homeland, the Great Valley of California. I write ...
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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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