Saturday, April 7, 2018

Liveblogging the Deluge: Merced River in Yosemite Reaches Flood Stage

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This picture is a cheat. I'm not in Yosemite, this picture is from two years ago I was supposed to be in Yosemite right now. We had ...
Friday, April 6, 2018

An Incredible Spot in the Mojave Desert, the Hole in the Wall. You could see it for yourself this summer

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Summer is coming soon. If you are casting about wondering what to do, how about the adventure of a lifetime? Our department is offering a ...
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The Most Extraordinary Landscape on Planet Earth: Geotripping on the Colorado Plateau, June 2-17, 2018

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North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park There is no place on this planet like the Colorado Plateau. It's hard to find anyplace else...
Monday, April 2, 2018

A Shaggy Sheepdog Story for an April Fool's Sunday

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This was just a little fun I had today, although I had a moment of worry, wondering about the wrath of a wary guard dog. We've visited...
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Sunday, April 1, 2018

In the Red HIlls Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a Promise of Spring (and a rare fish)

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We saw exactly two poppies blooming. In a few weeks there will be thousands. It has a clumsy name that only a bureaucrat could love, but...
Monday, March 26, 2018

Liveblogging the Deluge: 2018 Short Version

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High water on the Tuolumne River, February 2018, about 15,000 cubic feet per second. Why "short"? What deluge? Hasn't...
Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Rise of the Turtles and a Flat Earth: Musings on Science and Death Valley

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One of the ominous turtles rising from the crust in Death Valley I've been dismayed to say the least at how gullible Americans have ...