5 articles tagged with geology
Standing at the edge of Lake Superior, watching the morning mist roll off what appears to be a massive stone giant in repose, I'm reminded why I abandoned my climate-controlled lab for these wilderness excursions. The Sibley Peninsula, or what...
When one contemplates urban exploration in the American Midwest, Kansas City's vibrant downtown typically springs to mind—not its unassuming suburban neighbors. Yet after spending a delightful autumn weekend in Shawnee, Kansas, I find myself compelled to correct this oversight. This...
As a physicist with a passion for geological wonders, Iceland's Ring Road has been on my scientific bucket list for years. Last summer, I finally gathered my closest friends (including two fellow scientists and a jazz musician) for what would...
As a physicist accustomed to exploring vast cave systems with my three children, I wasn't expecting much when work sent me to Conway, Arkansas for a week-long conference on educational outreach. Yet this mid-sized college town nestled between the Arkansas...
G'day fellow adventurers! Who would've thought that a volcano-obsessed Aussie like me would find geological bliss along a freshwater sea in Minnesota? When I traded Gold Coast waves for North American adventures, Lake Superior's North Shore wasn't initially on my...