Geology
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Its a crude life- oil and opportunity
The remarkable story of oil price flucations (at least in my lifetime) are filled with politics, technology, and economic gambles. The first I remember was the Arab Oil Embargo of the early 70s. Crude oil rocketed from 3$ a barrel… Continue reading
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Then, Now, and Beyond
I had the privilege, once again, to participate in a unique field trip with fellow scientists and friends to visit a fascinating geologic site in southern Wyoming. To be sure, a geologic field trip is always about ancient time travel,… Continue reading
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Welcome Home…herbsearth
Its hard to describe in words or in photos the amazing feeling of arriving at our new home at Horsetooth but all I can say is WOW. Jess and I have somehow been guided to live here although 3 months ago… Continue reading
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Re-awakening Volcano Calbuco
In 2007, we visited our daughter Lindsay who was studying abroad in Valparaiso and took an adventure south to the Lake District of southern Chile. One of our favorite stops was the postcard pretty resort of Puerto Varas- some 630… Continue reading
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Origin of Laramide uplift hits the popular press. Why? – crustal hydration
In a recent report by AP writer, Dan Elliott, another theory is ‘floated’ (pun intended) on why Denver and other areas of the Rockies and High Plains sit at a higher elevation than is predicted by our current understanding of… Continue reading
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Macs, Rocks and Maps
Its hard not to think about geologic processes when staring at my mac desktop. Apple’s current OS X operating system, Yosemite, sports a beautiful sunlit photo of Half Dome- an icon of geologic wonder in California’s Yosemite National Park. The Park’s… Continue reading
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Diary of a Slow Moving Disaster
On the island of Hawaii, residents are all too familiar with lava flows encroaching on their properties. In 1986, the town of Kalapana was overun by flows destorying homes, vehicles, roads and vegetation- leaving swaths of unwelcome basalt throughout this Hawaiian… Continue reading
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Glaciers and the Art of Change -part 1
What I love about geology is imagining changes in our earth through impossibly vast periods of time. Some things are difficult if not outright impossible to study directly (the nature of the earth’s interior) but landscsapes afford an easier path… Continue reading
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Teachers Rock On!
The perfect counter-pose to a year of teaching? Two glorious mornings in the field, learning about our community’s amazing geology. As part of Poudre School District’s Summer Institute, teachers from across grade levels and schools, joined together for a fun… Continue reading
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