Stories by Dana Hunter

Mr. Flick is the Weird Al Yankovic of the earth sciences education world, I swear to you. Here he is with another brilliant geoparody song.

We focus a lot here on geology (this being a geology blog and all). But the thing I love about science is how you can start with one and end up visiting most of the rest as you explore.

This: This is why I love the word subduction.  Every time I’m reading about the geology of a region, when I come across that word, I get a tingle down ye olde spine.  Because I know we’re in for it.  I know the landscape’s going to be exciting.  I know we’re in for volcanoes and [...]

Give me a song that is both funny and educational, and I’m a very happy human. On the theory that such songs will also make you happy humans, my dearest readers, I now present to you one of the greatest geology songs of all time.

Right. On with our Mount St. Helens field trip extravaganza. We’ve brunched at Hoffstadt and got a nice overview at Castle Lake Viewpoint.

Lithified Detritus, long-time commenter and friend at ETEV, responded to ye olde beach rocks post by sending in beach rocks that, quite frankly, left me burbling incoherently.

Brace yourselves. Look, I know Stop 1 wound you up. You just got done with a reasonably delicious lunch, you’ve caught a glimpse of the volcano and loved it, and now you’re all about getting up close and personal with Mount St.

So, you’ve got a day to visit Mount Saint Helens. Huzzah! All right, if you don’t now, you will someday, quite possibly maybe, and you’ll want to know how you can do All The Things when you haven’t got much time

One thing you’ll notice when visiting Puget Sound’s lovely shorelines: they’re definitely bluffing. Just about every beach here demands a strenuous workout before you get to dabble your toes in the water.

Ah. Very glad you asked. You see, I’d like to introduce you to one of my favorite geologic spots in the known universe. Let me show you my first sight of it: That was my first glimpse of a coastal bluff made of glacial sediments.

Yes, fireworks are mostly chemistry and physics - but these beautiful light shows wouldn't be possible without geology, too!