(Near) Garden of the Gods Reprise: Jackson Falls
Remember when we visited the Shrooms of the Gods at Garden of the Gods? That’s not the only wondrous place formed by the Pounds Sandstone.
Stories by Dana Hunter
Grown in Hot Rock Depths: The Geology of the Seahawks Super Bowl Rings Part I
The 184 diamonds in the Seahawks Super Bowl Championship rings can tell us a thing or three about Earth’s inner self. We’re still interrogating those valuable, shiny rocks (which aren’t actually forever)...
Forged in Cosmic Furnaces: The Geology of the Seahawks Super Bowl Rings (Prologue)
What's a Super Bowl ring got to do with geology, right? I mean, geology's probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you gaze upon the Seahawks' (first ever!) shiny new bling.
Happy Fourth of Geology! I Mean, July!
It’s America’s 238th birthday! I can tell because there are fireworks vendors populating every possible parking lot, and things benignly exploding with beautiful trailing sparks overhead...
Twas Hot and a Waterfall Was Necessary
When Seattle gets too hot for comfort, we head for the mountains. Which is why your miniseries on shiny esplodey things that aren’t fireworks will be slightly delayed – we headed out for an emergency trip to Franklin Falls, and I forgot it’s Fourth of July week, so most of you probably won’t be paying [...]..
Scenes from the Subduction Life
I’m about to have something for you that’s hot, explosive, and very very shiny. Unfortunately, ye olde daye jobe and other circumstances mean I won’t have it until next week...
Geological Words that Sound Vaguely Naughty: Nuée Ardente
I’m sorry, I really am, but a nuée ardente isn’t some amazingly sensual French dance along the same lines of the tango. If it’s any comfort, though, it is hot.
Amanda’s Facebook Photography Page is Up!
My friend and photographer Amanda Reese created a Facebook page – if you love pretty pictures, go show her some love! While you’re there, feel free to demand endless pictures of her adorable tiny new kitten, Chipper...
I Shall Apologize For My Long Absence With a Beautiful Mount St. Helens Picture
Apologies for the abrupt absence, my dear geology fans! If you want all the boring details on why I suddenly dropped off the face of the earth, an explanation ’tis here.
Oso Mudslide: Links to the Geology Behind the Tragedy
On Saturday, the Seattle region experienced one of the worst landslide disasters in its history. A lot of the hills around here are unconsolidated glacial deposits, and they’re ready to fall at the slightest provocation...
The Seduction of Subduction
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 [...]..
A Travesty of an Education
Would you be upset if I told you millions of kids are being taught that the earth is less than 10,000 years old? This is happening in Christian schools and homeschools* throughout America and the UK...
The Outstanding Imagery of Amanda Reese
You want some Yellowstone? You got some Yellowstone! Amanda Reese is one of my most talented friends, and she’s just got her photography website up.
The Cataclysm: "Stripped from the Proximal Forest"
A rather extensive forest became part of a directed blast deposit: that's the summary. One moment, you're a green and pleasant home for much of the local wildlife; the next, you've been rudely ripped apart and incorporated within a bunch of rock and ash by a volcano having a bad turn...
The Geologic Challenges of the Alpine Areas at the Sochi Olympics
We’ve seen how a wetland was turned in to Sochi’s Olympic Village. Let’s take that short trip to the Krasnaya Polyana mountain area and see what geologic challenges the engineers faced bringing us the facilities necessary for the alpine and Nordic events...
Happy 205th, Charles Darwin!
‘Tis Darwin Day, the day Charles Darwin was born in 1809, fifty years before he would publish the book that launched evolution as science.
When Seahawks Fans Cause Seismic Events
After the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, I got curious: did all those fervent fans I’ve been seeing painting the town blue and green for the last several weeks cause another BeastQuake?...
Building Sochi’s Olympic Village: An Olympian Task in a Geologically Risky Area
So, Sochi! The Olympics are about to start, you’re going to see all sorts of shiny new buildings and ski slopes, and you’ll be so excited by the events you may not pause to consider how they got there...
The Cataclysm: “Fully Down and Buried”
Geologists did a lot of talking to trees in the aftermath of Mount St. Helens’s eruption. They had a lot of questions, and the trees had a lot of answers*.
Tuesday Tune: “Volcanic Eruptions Song”
In celebration of the return of our Mount St. Helens eruption series, let’s have a sing-song about eruptions. Make sure you’ve got your dancing shoes on – Mr.
