Flying over Cascade Volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest
As we neared Portland, three of Washington’s volcanoes came into view…with one from Oregon to my left. I had entered the Cascade Mountain Range!
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Exploring the Tide Pools and Geology of Point Loma
Since we’d be there in late autumn, the best time to see the tide pools, I put the Point Loma Tide Pools at the top of my list.
Flooding, damage, and fungi: Tropical Storm Lee
As we crossed the Susquehanna River on our return to Virginia from Lancaster County, light rain pelted the car by Tropical Storm Lee, soon to bring destruction.
I didn’t do it, Mom: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Virginia
When my son shut the door of the dishwasher, the house shook! Quickly he turned off the dishwasher and the shaking stopped. I didn’t do it, Mom!
Climbing a Pink Lava Dome: Enchanted Rock
That pink dome is the batholith (inner lava chamber) of an old volcano, now exposed and dominating its surroundings. It’s the largest of its kind in the US.
Comal Springs Geology at Landa Park
Bubbling up from the aquifer below, the fresh water from the Comal Springs forms the Comal River with a constant year-round temperature of 68-72 degrees.
The Intriguing Red Rocks of the Garden of the Gods
Famed for its sedimentary rocks in ranges of deep red, pink, and white, representative of sandstone and limestone, the rocks extend past the park.
Rocky Mountain National Park Alluvial Fan created by Flood
In 1982 a dam burst at Lawn Lake. Within minutes a deluge of water poured down into this area and the landscape was forever changed.
Visiting Extinct Volcanoes in the Land of Enchantment
Every time we drive through the northeast corner of New Mexico, I am enchanted.
Velvety green fields, intermittently filled with unusual mountains abound.
Plate Tectonics and Rift Valleys at the Red Sea and Zoo
The geology of the Great Rift Valley of the Sinai Peninsula by the Red Sea via zoos that group their animal collections around ecological zones.
