Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Fan of Columnar Jointing? Here's a Real Gem for You in the Sierra Nevada, and it's Not Devil's Postpile

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Tucked away in a small corner of an unheralded canyon of the Sierra Nevada is a real gem of a geological locality. It is a marvelous example...
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Monday, May 16, 2022

How it Was: Lunar Eclipse of May 2022

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This evening's lunar eclipse was visible all across North America, and it was spectacular! I hope you were able to see it, but if you di...
Monday, May 2, 2022

Are You Sure That Enclosure Will Be Enough? New Dinosaur at MJC's Great Valley Museum!

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I couldn't help but recall a certain famous movie opening: guys in hardhats unloading a dinosaur at a new park named after a geological ...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Couldn't the Bureaucrats Just Call it a Preserve?): Spring Update

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Welcome to one of the most unique ecosystems and habitats in California's wealth of incredible places. It was ignored initially by miner...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

Those Things We Scientists Never Talk About...

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I am often asked if I have run across strange phenomena in my travels. My journeys take me to many different places and environments, and fr...
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Friday, March 25, 2022

A Tale of Two Pullouts: Yosemite Valley From a Different Angle

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El Capitan and the Merced River from the east I know that I am truly privileged living as I do only a two-hour drive from one of the most su...
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