Tuesday, March 6, 2018

The Struggle for Life in a Harsh Desert: The Living Fossils of Fossil Falls

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Fossil Falls, the Bureau of Land Management site near Little Lake and south of Owens Valley, is one of the strangest sights in the Califor...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

The Sounds of Science (with apologies to Paul Simon): Kids are More Talented Than You Think

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Strange things were afoot on Saturday at Modesto Junior College, where I've been teaching for the last thirty years. There was a Tyran...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Seeking the Savanna instead of Seas: "Saturday Night Live" and Geology??

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Historical geology is a real head trip (remember that term?). Stick geologists in the desert against a cliff like the one above, and they ...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Former Seas and Oceans: Searching for the Past in the Great Valley

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The world changes. It changes minute by minute as events happen in human society, the disasters, the eruptions (such as Sinabung this last...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Geotripper Missing in Action? Nah, Just on the Road.

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If you've noticed a distinct lack of blog updates lately, it's not been for lack of creative ideas. I've actually been in the ...
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Saturday, February 10, 2018

Historical Geology Laboratory in 1930, with a Few Personal Twists

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I admit it. I miss a lot. I've noticed that a lot of colleges and universities are very proud of their history and traditions, but in ...
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Homing in on the Grand Places, or the Grandness of the Home Places? The Tuolumne River

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It was just one of those moments... I was taking my near daily walk along the river trail that lies a mile from my house. It winds for ...
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