(Make sure you read Part 1 & Part 2)

I know what you're probably thinking, "All this magma this and Christmas tree that -- whatever. You're talking about the Turquoise Trail - what about that TURQUOISE?!"

Okay okay, settle down. Time for the turquoise. Continue reading »

(Make sure you read Part 1)

You see a lot of these little mountain ranges or sets of hills as you drive on the Turquoise Trail: South Mountain, the San Pedro Mountains, the Ortiz Mountains, and the Cerrillos Hills. They're not all that big - no Teton sized ranges. But they're not all that small, either - you see them from miles away as a distinct lumpy piles of rock. Continue reading »

Like most folks, when I travel I like to read up on where I'm going. One of my interests is geology. I like landscapes and geology helps explain why a certain area looks the way it does. The other reason is that for some places there are no museums, no attractions, not much going on in general. There's plenty of places in the US and abroad where the history of the people is fully covered in a paragraph. In places like these, you've got to look at the deeper history -- geology is all you've got. Continue reading »

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Here's another take on a geology video. Instead of just voiceover, in this video I'm actually in it. For the next one, however, I'll be in it much less. I found out how difficult it can be, being on both sides of the camera. This one is longer, too -- about 20 minutes. Take a watch and let me know what you think.

It's been 30 years since the eruption of Mount St Helens. And as my tribute to this anniversary, I give you Mount St Helens soap. I'm not sure of many things here. Not sure why they made it. Not sure why my friend Brian Mathieson gave it to me. And I'm even less sure why I held on to it.

It's a take-off of 'Lava' soap -- and neither of which was made from actual red-hot, bubbling lava. They both have pumice -- volcanic ash -- to help you scrub away your filth using just the soap itself and no other potentially more useful cleaning implements. Continue reading »

Earlier this summer I took a couple of geology field courses from NVCC, the Billy Goat Trail and the Bedrock of D.C. Instead of writing papers, I made a video. It's my first stab at a documentary-ish video, and as it is it's a bit of a dogs breakfast. I'd like the animations, for instance, to all have the same look and feel. Continue reading »