A Walk in the Woods
A section of the Appalachian Trail, running through Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, offers a rich and exciting geologic history…and one of the most dense populations of black bears in the world!
New Feature
Adventures in Geology has added a new feature to its website. Now you can share ideas and pose thought-provoking questions on a topic of your choosing!
Friday Photo – Artist’s Point
Starting at Yellowstone Lake, the Yellowstone River flows north through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and past Artist’s Point, where I snapped this picture of the Lower Yellowstone Falls. […]
Paint it Black: Oil in the Gulf
It’s been fifty-six days since an explosion shook the Deepwater Horizon oil rig operated by British Petroleum Plc. Current estimates show an additional 1.7 million gallons of oil are contaminating the Gulf of Mexico every day. With only minimal success in slowing the leak, we still do not have a definitive answer for the exact volume of oil that is creating an oil slick so large that it can be seen from space. In some ways, this could be considered the largest man-made feature ever created.
Influencing the Geologists of Tomorrow
Much of this website has focused on recent media events such as the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, and the catastrophe of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf […]
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