Clastic Dikes: The Shape of Filled Fractures
There are 4 basic shapes taken by sediment-filled fractures. I classify them as "A", "AV", "V", and "X". Shape is dependent on the depth...
Polebridge: A Mountain Man's Muffin Shop
Back in the day, Polebridge, MT was a frontier town with more sled dogs than people and the wildest whiskey-dealing roadhouse in three...
Yak Buddies
The neighbors are raising yaks. The young ones are a little skittish, but plenty curious. The older ones have absolutely no sense of...
Signs of Montana #4
A new medicinal marijuana shop must have opened up nearby. So is Pullman. Not Montana, but its still pretty funny - the town didn't...
Megaflood Movie Grip
In the summer of 2008, a movie producer with National Geographic called me from England. They needed me right away. To be clear, they...
Summer in Montana's NW Corner
Lucy is waiting for guests to arrive. The hay is waiting for Rider to bale it. The canal trail is waiting for the grizzlies to show. The...
En Echelon Fractures in 2D & 3D
There's usually a low-tech way to explain complex geological phenomena. PlayDoh has been used for years to simulate ductile deformation...
Liquefaction at Finley Quarry, WA?
Two reports by two different teams of geologists describe the same outcrop, sediments, and structural features at Finley Quarry, WA...
Golf Review: Riverside GC Pocatello
Riverside Municipal Golf Course in Pocatello, ID is the quintessential I-play-here-because-its-close-to-home kind of course. Its got all...
Clastic Dike at Craig's Hill - Ellensburg, WA
Craig's Hill is located in Ellensburg, WA at the Rodeo Grounds near the Campus U-Tote-Em burger joint. Easy walkable access via roads...
