New National Monument – Chimney Rock
This past week President Obama designated Chimney Rock, a rock formation in southern Colorado, as a national monument. Chimney Rock is a sandstone formation consisting of two side-by-side...
View ArticleArizona Pans
For the past week or so I have been in Tucson Arizona visiting family. One of the benefits of this part of the country is that the skies are clear — most of the time. With every visit here I make...
View ArticleRock On
Landsat Image of Mt. St. Helens – Sep. 1980 Whether you are a teacher of Earth Sciences, a ‘closet’ Geomorphologist like me, or one who is interested in the Earth, then you will probably agree that...
View ArticleTweets From ISS
If you have followed my postings you know that I am an avid fan of watching for the International Space Station passages over my part of the world. I especially enjoy capturing the ISS as it travels...
View ArticleA Trail of 2 Geologies
The Desert Is Calling! All trails lead west, or south, or anywhere but here. I am heading to Arizona for some latitude adjustment. Hiking, bouldering, and enjoying the desert/mountain Geology of...
View Article3 Days – 3 Trails
This past week I was in the Phoenix Arizona area enjoying some unusually cooler weather and the mountain and desert scenery. My goal was to hike as many days as possible until the weather got too...
View ArticleI Should’ve Gone to Mars!
Let’s face it. I am a ‘closet geographer’! Can you say Geomorphology? That is my passion when not looking skyward. I am fascinated by landforms and how they came to looking the way they do now. What...
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