Monday, September 19, 2022

The Other Yosemites: The Treasured Valleys of the Sierra Nevada

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"Yosemite is so wonderful that we are apt to regard it as an exceptional creation, the only valley of its kind in the world; but Nature...
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Sunday, August 21, 2022

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Far West Section holds first post-pandemic field conference in Southern California, Oct. 14-16, 2022

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The Far West Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers is offering the first field conference since the beginning of the pa...
Monday, July 18, 2022

What Makes a Canyon Grand? And How Deep is Deep? Exploring Kings Canyon, One of the Deepest Canyons in North America

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Well, let's jump right into it. The picture above is Spanish Peak in the Sierra Nevada, which looms above the canyon of the Kings River....
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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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