Iceland: So Young, So Fair
The government of Iceland fell the week we were in the country. It wasn’t apparent in the shops, streets or …
Tag Archives: geology
Walking the Sierras, One Millennium at a Time
As a kid, like many other kids, I was fascinated by time travel. And perplexed. If I could go back …
Doing Desert
There is in Tecopa Hot Springs, California, on the flat top of a small hill, a labyrinth of stones. Unlike …
Death Valley, Spring 2014, A Scent of Rain
3 Million Year Old Whale Surfaces
Very cool. “Workmen constructing a storm water equalization tank this week at the San Diego Zoo dug up a surprising …
Mountain Building and Human Existence
The tallest peaks in the famous Rocky Mountains of Colorado are half the height of most of the those in …