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Wednesday, 01 June 2016

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A Most Misunderstood Island: One of the Most Diverse Landscapes on Earth 

Geotripper [2016-06-01 09:50:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (154 visits) info
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Shall we start with a stereotypical Hawaiian beach? One can certainly be forgiven for thinking that Hawai'i is a group of high-rise hotels next to a wide sandy beach. It isn't as if a string of television shows (Magnum, P.I. and Hawaii 5-0 for example) have spent decades putting that stereotype into our heads. And the majority of tourists never venture beyond the hotel row at Waikiki

Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonland 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [2016-03-14 14:33:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (151 visits) info

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The moon-like landscapes surrounding the Himalayan village of Lamayuru attract tourists seeking off-the-beaten track adventures. The village is enchanting, not only for the striking geological formations that frame it, but also for the presence of an 11th Century Buddhist monastery. The rock formations are known as “Moonland”, says Arjun Datta, author of this week’s imaggeo on Mondays featured photograph. “The surreal moon-like rock formations at Lamayuru are nestled in the Greater [...]

Door 16 

Geological Society of London blog [2015-12-16 11:00:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (188 visits) info

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Today’s #geoadvent features a destination popular with geologists and tourists alike – and one which has provided inspiration for musicians, poets, artists and writers for many years… The island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides, features on the cover of … Continue reading

Vagabonding on Dangerous Ground: Putting on a Happy Face at Dismal Nitch and Cape Disappointment 

Geotripper [2015-08-09 08:40:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (747 visits) info

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Waikiki Beach at Cape Disappointment. Yes, the cliffs are basaltic like those in Hawaii, but the spot was named for a Hawaiian sailor who lost his life here in a shipwreck (one of many). How does a place get a name? Cape Disappointment and especially Dismal Nitch seem to just scream to tourists to "please visit us". Both sites sit on the north peninsula where the Columbia River reaches

Is There a Deserted Corner of Death Valley? Ubehebe Country 

Geotripper [2015-03-24 06:46:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (135 visits) info
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Is there an empty quarter of Death Valley National Park? An area so isolated that tourists are almost never found there? The short answer is: of course. Much of the park is near-primeval wilderness, roadless and untrammeled, and largely devoid of humans. That's as it should be. We need to have these kinds of places, a reminder of the natural world where humans haven't mucked everything

If These Cliffs Could Talk: The Cliffs of the Ah-wah-nee that Never Got Legends 

Geotripper [2014-12-21 03:17:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (605 visits) info
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Do you know these places? Would a place that has cliffs like these merit being declared a national park? Thankfully, these rocky precipices are in a national park already. But these are not the iconic features that end up in the photo collections of the millions of tourists that visit this place every year. But these cliffs contribute to the awesome scenery by serving as the backdrop

Friday Photo (123) – St. Joseph Cathedral (Antigua, Guatemala) 

Geology for Global Development [2014-04-11 11:00:07]  recommend  recommend this post  (73 visits) info

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   Ruins of St. Joseph Cathedral (Antigua, Guatemala) This Cathedral was destroyed in the significant 1773 earthquake. Part of the Cathedral has been rebuilt, and the ruins are now opened for tourists to visit. Credit: Joel Gill,

Across the Pond: Crescent Lake is a Desert Oasis 

Lake Scientist [2014-02-19 21:33:54]  recommend  recommend this post  (40 visits) info

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Rumored to be a stop for weary travelers along China’s ancient Silk Road, Crescent Lake is now a resting place for tourists. They’re drawn to the middle of the Gobi[...]The post Across the Pond: Crescent Lake is a Desert Oasis appeared first on Lake

Building DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 

Magma Cum Laude [2013-11-15 16:38:27]  recommend  recommend this post  (56 visits) info

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Washington D.C. is a wonderful place if you’re a geologist. Not only is it a city with a fascinating landscape history (the National Mall used to have a canal running down the middle, and before that the Tiber River and swampland took up the famous space so many tourists come to see), it’s full of rocks. But they aren’t all natural outcrops – some are what we might call man-made

Losing Leaf Peepers: The Effect of Climate Change on Fall Color 

State of the Planet [2013-11-11 23:43:16]  recommend  recommend this post  (30 visits) info

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The spectacular colors of fall foliage draw throngs of tourists to the Eastern US each year. However, new research from The Chinese Academy of Sciences suggests that climate change may shift the timing of this seasonal event to the detriment of travelers and locals

The Dhobis of Hyderabad 

Water and Megacities [2013-09-12 07:44:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (69 visits) info
A very memorable picture that stays with many tourists visiting India is that of women and men washing colorful clothes outside in a river or a stream. Whereas in Germany most households own a washing machine which washes your clothes …Read more

Steamboat geyser erupts! 

Geology in Motion [2013-08-01 22:30:23]  recommend  recommend this post  (37 visits) info
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AP Photo/Robb LongOne of Yellowstone's most spectacular geysers erupted today, making headlines in major newspapers and radio news shows. Why such a fuss? Steamboat erupts to hundreds of feet, but only rarely and never predictably. Having worked in Yellowstone studying the geysers, I can imagine the excitement of the tourists as they hear the roar of the geyser erupting, see the towering plume, and perhaps get showered by its steam and droplets (hopefully not by any entrained rocks or sand). I [...]

As the end of the first field season approaches 

Quake Hunters [2013-01-23 21:42:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (51 visits) info
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After almost three weeks in Chile, the end of the first part of our field campaign is approaching. Emma is leaving tomorrow and Ed is travelling around the Arauco area (further north) and then Chiloe (further south) for another couple of weeks of field work with colleagues from the US and Chile.All in all it's been a successful first field season - we've been to 6 new sites, collected 225 modern marsh samples, and nearly 4 metres of sediment to analyse when we get back. That's going to be a lot [...]

2012 in review 

I think mining [2012-12-30 20:46:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (50 visits) info
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: About 55,000 tourists visit Liechtenstein every year. This blog was viewed about 270,000 times in 2012. If it were Liechtenstein, it would take about 5 years for that many people to see it. Your blog had more visits than

Pamukkale 3 

Mountain Beltway [2011-05-09 12:21:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (90 visits) info
Callan shares a third batch of photos from the stunning travertine terraces at Pamukkale ("cotton castle") in central Turkey, near the town of Denizli. Travertine structures on numerous scales are shown, adorned with flowers, tourists, and

Tourists Fined for Getting Close to “Old Faithful” 

Geology.com News [2011-04-30 03:16:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (627 visits) info
Rangers at Yellowstone National Park handed out citations carrying fines of $125 to tourists who ventured beyond prominent signs and got too close to Old Faithful geyser – that blasts scalding hot water every 90

[jules' pics] Monty Hall problem Part 3 - pigeon v. Professor 

James’ Empty Blog [2011-03-17 04:41:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (28 visits) info
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The food that is for sale is really meant for the big smug koi in the pond, but Kamakura is still devoid of tourists and the pigeons and ducks are clearly feeling peckish.  Whether or not they can win at the Monty Hall game, the pigeons, clean, polite, and friendly, certainly managed to win over Andy.  The pigeon stacking game Head pigeon Happy pigeon -- Posted By jules to jules'

Havasu Canyon reopening after flood repairs 

Arizona Geology [2011-02-16 03:48:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (131 visits) info
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The Havasupai Tribe announced the re-opening of the famous Havasu Canyon to tourists beginning May 1. Reservations for the campground and inn will be taken starting Feb. 21.The canyon's facilities were severely damaged by back to back floods in early October but the Tribe has been working relentlessly to repair trails, campground, and other infrastructure in time for the spring season.The

Velociraptor Table Scraps 

Dinosaur Tracking [2011-01-10 16:39:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (67 visits) info

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What did Velociraptor eat? Despite what the Jurassic Park franchise might suggest, the answer is not “tourists and hapless scientists.” Those were in rather short supply during the Mesozoic. Instead, as reported in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology last year, recently found fossils confirm that this famous, sickle-clawed dinosaur fed upon the horned dinosaur Protoceratops. In 1971,

What do Hawaii, Yellowstone National Park and the Louisville Seamount Trail all have in common? 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2010-12-23 22:29:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (14 visits) info
So your first guess may be “tourist destination.” That is 2/3 correct, the exception being tourists rarely visit the Louisville Seamount Trail (at least, not without a drill ship). The answer that is 3/3 correct is that all three of these places were created by hotspots. A. Expedition 330: Louisville Seamount Trail read
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