Posts treating: "Geology Underfoot in Western Washington"
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
A blizzard of your serious, and funny, suggestions for the Geology Underfoot in Western Washington chapter about golden Horn granite at Washington Pass. If you have an idea and haven’t contributed yet, get going! I will be sending my final revisions to the editor on December 1 to begin the publication process. Thanks to all!
I need some help from you! One of the chapters in my book, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington is about the beautiful Golden Horn granite at Washington Pass. The chapter describes how granitic magma rises through the crust. The tentative title was ‘How Does Granite Rise in the Crust”? My editor at Mountain Press, James
Thanks to the many people who submitted photos of the Nisqually Glacier from the Skyline and Deadhorse Trails. I have chosen a photo which captures the scene perfectly, sent to me by D. Midkiff. It is great getting to know readers of this website. Stay tuned, I may be sending out requests for other photos.
Dear friends, I’m now on the second to last chapter of the book, where I discuss glacier recession and geomorphic effects of rapid recession (jokhulhlaups etc). I use the Nisqually Glacier at Mount Rainier as a case history. I’m looking for a photo of the mountain from Glacier Vista, up the slope from Paradise [not
Dear friends, News received here at geo-central today is that my geology guide book, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington, will be published in 2014 by Mountain Press Publishers in Missoula. Here is a link to the other books in the series. I have only three chapters yet to write: Johnston Ridge at MSH, Nisqually Vista
Dear Readers, I am looking for a photo for my book, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington. I’m looking for a view similar to the one at right: the Wine Spires taken from the west. Could be from the Washington Pass overlook, or from Liberty Bell/ Early Winters Spires. The photo needs to be at least
Dear readers, I am writing a chapter for Geology Underfoot in Western Washington on the geologic history of Snoqualmie Falls, and their eventual demise from erosion in just a few thousand years. I am looking for a photo taken from river level showing the falls. This area that is currently closed while the new trail
Dear friends, I’m taking a break from publishing new field trips on this website. I need to concentrate on my book, Geology Underfoot in Western Washingon, for a couple of months to meet my deadline for submitting the draft. It is astonishing how much time it takes to write some of the field trips on
A ground-skimming helicopter flight over the Mima mounds west of Centralia is captured in this video posted by KING 5 news. The title of the video is ‘What are the Mima Mounds” but the video offers no insights; there is no discussion or explanation of any kind. The only audio is the helicopter blades. The