Sunday, July 29, 2018

The Carpeted Dunes of Oregon's Central Coast: The Principle of Unintended Consequences

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So how about this plush carpeting on a sand dune? What? It doesn't look like a sand dune? Some people are such skeptics....let's f...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

That's a Huge River! Well, Not Exactly...Sediments in the Siuslaw River Estuary

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In the photo above we're on a hill overlooking the Siuslaw River near Florence, Oregon. From this point of view the river looks huge a...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

A Moment of Peace: A Minute Walk Through a Coast Redwood Forest

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Give yourself a minute. Despite all the goings-on, despite all the noise, there are peaceful places and moments. Here is one minute of wal...
Friday, July 20, 2018

49th Anniversary of the Landing of Humans on the Moon: Science, History, and the Doing of Big Things

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The Moon tonight, July 20th, 2018 Today marks the 49th year since humans walked on the moon for the first time. The landing was an im...
Sunday, July 15, 2018

Conjunction of Inanna and Theia's Child Tonight

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There was quite the spectacle in the heavens tonight, the conjunction of Inanna and Theia's child. Obviously some explanation is need...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

Home From Back of Beyond: Images of a Harsh Country, Part Three

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This first photo may recall the disasters unfolding in the American West and Hawai'i with out-of-control wildfires and volcanic erupti...

River Otter on the Tuolumne

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I am quite lucky to have the Tuolumne River in my backyard. The river rises in the highest regions of Yosemite National Park, flows throu...
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