Category: Volcanism

May 15, 2020

May 18, 1980, a crisp, clear Cascade mountains morning was rent by the catastrophic

May 2, 2020

A look at reworked volcaniclastics in outcrop This is part of the How To… series

May 2, 2020

A look at lava flows in outcrop This is part of the How To… series

July 21, 2018

Preamble A collection of late 19th century lantern slides made by Arthur Whinfield, a native

March 30, 2018

Version 1:“What’s that Pa?”Point it out, the “What’s that”.Ah yes, I see what you’re

February 24, 2018

A peaceful morning, zephyrs, whispy clouds wrapping, scarf-like, the towering edifice that is your town’s

January 22, 2018

Mud It supports geological processes. It flows, subsides, and leads to failure, sometimes catastrophically. It

December 11, 2017

Analogies are the stuff of science. In geology, we frequently employ modern analogies of physical,

November 30, 2017

Krakatoa, 1883, and the seas shivered. The eruption, one of the largest in recorded history,

November 5, 2017

Christmas morning in New Zealand is synonymous with mid-summer barbecues at the beach, deservedly lazy