Jun 17 2013
I know, I know: plants can have a wide range, so it’s silly to be astonished when I see plants from my childhood happily growing in my new home state. But face facts: the portion I live in, the Puget Sound area, is wildly different from Flagstaff. No dry dirt, for one thing. 38 inches …
Jun 16 2013
Having ended up with two days off together, B and I rather precipitously decided on an overnight trip. It being spring, and thus still fickle weather-wise, and given my desire to show him something that would really make his eyes pop, we decided on the Channeled Scablands as a safe bet. We’d already planned on …
Jun 15 2013
The continents were polyamorous. Who knew? Aw, get a room, you crazy kids!
Jun 13 2013
So you remember back when I told you that I’d get round to writing up the series of Oreogeny photos I took? Remember how I didn’t do it, like, forever? The promised post is here at last! Enjoy. With dessert, if possible.
Jun 13 2013
No, really, I do. In the past, I’ve gone on geotrips with Lockwood and led people on geology tours. More recently, there’s been a Mount Rainier series. In the first one, the mountain erupted, and I was scrambling for a good vantage point to get you guys awesome photos – see, I dream of you, …
Jun 12 2013
“Emulate nature,” they say. “We should strive to be more like the natural world,” they say. They apparently have never observed nature in action, because we already do emulate nature. We’re vicious rat-bastards who lie, cheat, steal, rape and kill* – all things you will find nature doing vigorously and thoroughly every day. For instance, …
Jun 08 2013
I don’t know who came up with this meme, but I love them. Introduce me if you know the originator. Yes, Mum! There are some utterly spectacular, drool-worthy images on the Pinterest page I filched that from. Go enjoy, and drop by this snazzy science meme Pinterest while you’re at it.
Jun 07 2013
We began in fire. Let’s quench that fire with a little water. Sedimentary rocks don’t always form in water, mind, but many of them do. Sedimentary I’m cheating a little bit. This isn’t just a very nice piece of sandstone, it’s one with some apparent Liesegang banding. But that’s the charm of sedimentary rocks: while …
Jun 05 2013
Our own RQ sent me pictures that will make you squee. Isn’t that precious? But wait! There’s more!
Jun 05 2013
Lots of mysteries lately, I know. I’ve been dealing with the mystery of Franklin Falls. It’ll be easy, sez I. Snoqualmie Batholith and some hornfels, sez I. Nothing simpler, sez I. Then I had to go and ask the question, “Well, what was the hornfels before it was hornfels?” And this is where my best …
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