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Do You Think You Know the Highest Waterfall in Yosemite Valley? You Could Be...
Quick quiz: What is the name of this waterfall?What is the highest waterfall in Yosemite Valley? Depending on the parameters one can use to determine "height", your assumption may be wrong! Most...
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The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens at 45 years: Why it Still Matters and Why...
It is the 45th anniversary of the eruption of the St. Helens volcano and as I think of those days, I realize that even though a majority of the population wasn't even alive at the time, the volcano...
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The Coming Gigantic Crater in Arizona: The Supreme Court Fast-Tracks...
Sometimes issues keep coming up. I hadn't heard of updates of the Oak Flat Controversy in a couple of years, but with the new administration, the issue has arisen again as the Supreme Court fast-tracks...
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Journeys in the Back of Beyond: Adventures on the Colorado Plateau
Devils Garden in Arches National ParkWhat is an adventure anymore? I ask my students to describe the meaning in one of my offbeat assignments in my geology courses and I get all kinds of answers. Many...
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Journeys in the Back of Beyond: Starting Off With a Bang
The Granite Mountains adjacent to the Mojave National PreserveActually it was a great many bangs. I shall explain...Let's start with some basic statements. It's the Mojave Desert. It's almost summer....
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Journeys in the Back of Beyond: Simply Driving to the Bottom of the Grand...
Running a geology field studies course is nothing if not stressful. Right on the heels of the most intense storm I've experienced on one of these trips, it was morning and we were on the road to the...
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