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Take a Hike: Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain is a classic Oregon day hike and one that you’ll find in just about every Oregon hiking guide that’s been published. Most of those guides focus on the mountain’s geology, so what, you...
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Thomas Condon: A Video Biography
Puttering around on YouTube this evening I found a beautiful and brief video biography of pioneering Oregon geologic explorer, Thomas Condon. I highly recommend taking twenty minutes to view this two...
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I’m Not Just Going to Show You All My Faults
After a short climb along a rocky, thickly wooded path, the professor and his students round a corner and find themselves upon a promontory overlooking a seemingly endless, lush forest. The landscape...
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Geek Art – Lidar Nice Enough to Frame
…at least I think it’s beautiful. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries regularly releases Lidar posters that have been masterfully colorized and integrated with photo satellite data....
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Where the Mundane is Anything But
One thing I appreciate tremendously about my education in the Earth sciences is that it has encouraged me to examine more closely objects that most people would consider mundane. Take, for instance,...
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The Hidden Life of Bridges
I often find myself contemplating the effects of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake while on my weekly stroll across Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge. Mostly, I think about how badly it would suck if the...
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A Geological History of Sullivan’s Gulch
The City of Portland Archives recently publicized this wonderful image from 1932. This is Sullivan’s Gulch before the construction of Interstate 84. Way before, in fact. The construction taking place...
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Earth Science Week: It’s Official in Oregon
WHEREAS: Geology and the other earth sciences are fundamental to the safety, health and welfare of Oregonians and to the economy of Oregon; and WHEREAS: The earth sciences are integral to locating,...
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A Thankful Happy Birthday
This is just a quick post to let everyone know that, yes, this blog is alive and, yes, there are posts forthcoming. In the meantime, I want to acknowledge that this past week was 153rd birthday of the...
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Take A Hike: Silver Falls State Park
There’s an apocryphal story that Silver Creek got its name when an Oregon pioneer – saddle packs filed to the brim with silver – attempted to cross the creek in high water. The man and horse, it is...
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Take a Hike: Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain is a classic Oregon day hike and one that you’ll find in just about every Oregon hiking guide that’s been published. Most of those guides focus on the mountain’s geology, so what, you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thomas Condon: A Video Biography
Puttering around on YouTube this evening I found a beautiful and brief video biography of pioneering Oregon geologic explorer, Thomas Condon. I highly recommend taking twenty minutes to view this two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I’m Not Just Going to Show You All My Faults
After a short climb along a rocky, thickly wooded path, the professor and his students round a corner and find themselves upon a promontory overlooking a seemingly endless, lush forest. The landscape...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Geek Art – Lidar Nice Enough to Frame
…at least I think it’s beautiful. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries regularly releases Lidar posters that have been masterfully colorized and integrated with photo satellite data....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where the Mundane is Anything But
One thing I appreciate tremendously about my education in the Earth sciences is that it has encouraged me to examine more closely objects that most people would consider mundane. Take, for instance,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hidden Life of Bridges
I often find myself contemplating the effects of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake while on my weekly stroll across Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge. Mostly, I think about how badly it would suck if...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Geological History of Sullivan’s Gulch
The City of Portland Archives recently publicized this wonderful image from 1932. This is Sullivan’s Gulch before the construction of Interstate 84. Way before, in fact. The construction taking place...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Earth Science Week: It’s Official in Oregon
WHEREAS: Geology and the other earth sciences are fundamental to the safety, health and welfare of Oregonians and to the economy of Oregon; and WHEREAS: The earth sciences are integral to locating,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Thankful Happy Birthday
This is just a quick post to let everyone know that, yes, this blog is alive and, yes, there are posts forthcoming. In the meantime, I want to acknowledge that this past week was 153rd birthday of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Take A Hike: Silver Falls State Park
There’s an apocryphal story that Silver Creek got its name when an Oregon pioneer – saddle packs filed to the brim with silver – attempted to cross the creek in high water. The man and horse, it is...
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