Dana Hunter

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Name: Dana Hunter
Date registered: September 26, 2011

Biography

You want to know about Dana Hunter, then, do you? I'm a science blogger, SF writer, compleat geology addict, Gnu Atheist, and owner of a - excuse me, owned by a homicidal felid. I loves me some Doctor Who and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. Sums me up. I'm a Midwest-born Southwesterner transplanted to the Pacific Northwest, which should explain some personality quirks, the tendency to sprinkle Spanish around, and why I'll subject you to some real jawbreakers in the place names department. My cobloggers, Karen Locke, Jacob and Steamforged, and I are delighted to be your cantineras y cantinero. Join us for una tequila. And feel free to follow @dhunterauthor on Twitter. Salud!

Latest posts

  1. We Have Special Geologist Vision — May 24, 2013
  2. New at Rosetta Stones: How to Cook a PNW Tree — May 23, 2013
  3. Help Folks Forcibly Evicted by a Tornado — May 22, 2013
  4. A Landscape in a Hand Sample: “Of Fire” — May 22, 2013
  5. Geotrippin’ Parte the Seconde — May 21, 2013

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May 24 2013

We Have Special Geologist Vision

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geos see

Sometimes, science feels like you’ve been given a superpower, because you can see things not many other people can see: I love being able to pick up an ordinary rock or a plain landscape, and reveal its epic history. I used to think science wasn’t creative. I was so very, very wrong. Science is story, …

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May 23 2013

New at Rosetta Stones: How to Cook a PNW Tree

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At last, my darlings, I have finished! Our trees are fully cooked, piping-hot out of the oven and waiting for you to savor. Yum! While you’re here, a couple of outtakes (i.e., photos I didn’t have enough room for): I didn’t use this one in the main post, because it’s not as obvious, but if …

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May 22 2013

Help Folks Forcibly Evicted by a Tornado

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Y’all have heard about what happened to Moore, Oklahoma, right? You already know an atheist gave Wolf Blitzer the what-for? And there was the good news about the lady and her dog? Coolio. So I don’t have to pitch why you might want to throw some spare change their way. Lots of atheist orgs are …

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May 22 2013

A Landscape in a Hand Sample: “Of Fire”

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Let’s go back to basics for a bit. I’ve had a challenge thrown in my teeth. Southern Geologist didn’t intend it as a challenge, I’m sure, when he* said, “The big picture/history drags people in much more easily than discussing rock types.” But I’m a contrary sort of person. And something went ping. I see …

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May 21 2013

Geotrippin’ Parte the Seconde

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Moi avec sheeted dikes.

Where were we before the craziness that was this weekend happened? Oh. Right. Oregon! Forgot to mention our stop by the Prehistoric Gardens on Day the Seconde, didn’t I? Allow me to rectify that with this nifty picture of a T-Rex, me, and a Stellar’s Jay. We didn’t have time to go fool around inside, …

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May 20 2013

Apologies for Neglecting You, My Darlings. I’ll Make Up For It – With Geology! And Zombies!

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Some very lovely Cascade peaks with just a touch of snow and sun upon them.

I know I’ve been kind of (ha) erratic over the past few weeks. There was the trip to the Josephine, and when I got home, I was too damned restless to stay in one place. I haven’t been able to stay confined in the house long enough to get anything useful done. Let me esplain, …

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May 17 2013

Where Volcanoes Snow

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A probe sweeps through space. Roughly 4.2 million kilometers (2.6 million miles) away, you sit and watch images of another world appear. You notice a mottled surface, and on its horizon, jetting an incredible 260km (162mi) above its surface, a plume. This is the first volcano ever seen erupting outside your planet.

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May 15 2013

Geotrippin’ Part the Firste

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Portion of Japanese Dock now on display at Hatfield Marine Science Center.

When you see the number of photos here, and reflect upon the fact they only represent a fragment of the things we saw and did, you’ll not believe me when I say this was the most laid-back geotrip Lockwood and I have ever taken. Nevertheless, it was. We were kicking back in the hotel rooms …

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May 15 2013

A Geology Motivational Poster Suitable for Framing

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geo rocks motivational

Forget all that happy-crappy positive thinking crap. Hang this up instead: Right?!

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May 14 2013

One Man’s Paranoia is Another Woman’s Sensible Security

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One of my coworkers made the mistake of saying he wouldn’t mind helping me wash rocks last night, so I dragged him home and shoved a toothbrush in his hand. Fortunately for him, he doesn’t mind scrubbing dirt off of hand samples while blabbering on about various and sundry, or it might have gone very …

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