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Please visit our sponsors to help keep Roc Doc Travel going!RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-42251457453990765862024-01-30T12:56:00.000-07:002024-01-30T12:56:35.124-07:00Watkins Glen State Park, New York<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Watkins Glen State Park, New York</span></h1><p><br /></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d14079.827791365906!2d-76.8915902681584!3d42.37404408257814!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89d05f001693f04b%3A0x7f234172786716de!2sWatkins%20Glen%20State%20Park!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1697131851813!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p><p allowfullscreen="" height="450" iframe="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d14079.827791365906!2d-76.8915902681584!3d42.37404408257814!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89d05f001693f04b%3A0x7f234172786716de!2sWatkins%20Glen%20State%20Park!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1697131851813!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0px;" width="600"></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM0CvKJYZVz42UmAC8EBEFQ3AleVnJluCfwyPcX4uVPT23Jl0E80q8lWrrI_Cdy4JuuqG81UQ6n10dmN_DayEau8aohcGUIk-BXgwvJTmcRgE-d-rYfkBL9_TZ8h8PImkyH-WoXt6oW0JKiY_-PBcn259iVqvT5eFYGhkrefi8JMmNJ_D92Hd-7sQcpj4/s1570/WatkinsGlenGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1570" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM0CvKJYZVz42UmAC8EBEFQ3AleVnJluCfwyPcX4uVPT23Jl0E80q8lWrrI_Cdy4JuuqG81UQ6n10dmN_DayEau8aohcGUIk-BXgwvJTmcRgE-d-rYfkBL9_TZ8h8PImkyH-WoXt6oW0JKiY_-PBcn259iVqvT5eFYGhkrefi8JMmNJ_D92Hd-7sQcpj4/s320/WatkinsGlenGE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Google Earth view looking upstream, eastward, from Watkins Glen.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Geology of Watkins Glen State Park</span></h2><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq88YrsU3lJWSWxi8WAAmeaZDpzbfsk_W3FlhB3D8QfCdRuXqThm6pvWRCmiHrkAAjp-_TxTORWuX3irlFbsUoJeJDr7EvlyBNSn4N1kkiJQZughqlcp2BAax5WIQLDFw2mpbjcli8ReA0rBNpK40tBVDahqDg4fUF5O5Si9E_AD0-FaBJ3fQKS5WzWdz6/s892/WatkinsGlenSurficialMap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="892" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq88YrsU3lJWSWxi8WAAmeaZDpzbfsk_W3FlhB3D8QfCdRuXqThm6pvWRCmiHrkAAjp-_TxTORWuX3irlFbsUoJeJDr7EvlyBNSn4N1kkiJQZughqlcp2BAax5WIQLDFw2mpbjcli8ReA0rBNpK40tBVDahqDg4fUF5O5Si9E_AD0-FaBJ3fQKS5WzWdz6/s320/WatkinsGlenSurficialMap.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Surficial geologic map of the Watkins Glen area. Glen Creek cuts across glacial gravels and down through the ancient bedrock. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Glacial deposits are orange, light pink, purple, and brownish orange, and are made of gravel. The red pattern is the bedrock seen in the canyon. The olive color around Seneca Lake is river deposits.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> During the last ice age, this area was covered by the continental ice sheet flowing southeastward out of Canada. Where the ice was able to carry sediments and loose bedrock away, it carved out the 11 Finger Lakes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Contrary to popular thought, glaciers are not like "bulldozers" -- they are not dense enough to push large amounts of sediment and rock. Instead, they are very effective conveyor belts that drag material along their bottoms. When the ice pauses in one place, the ice continues to move in the conveyor, but the ice melts away only at the stationary end. That forms piles of gravel known as "moraines," the gravelly hills in this part of New York. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> After the finger glacier dug out the valley for Seneca Lake, the stream at Watkins Glen was left high above the new valley. As a result, a series of waterfalls formed at the east end near modern Watkins Glen, and erosion progressed westward, deepening the gorge as waterfalls steadily collapsed and moved upstream. This process is called "headward erosion," and is how all canyons and gorges form. Because this gorge is relatively young, only starting 12,000 years ago, we can still see headward erosion taking place wherever there's a waterfall or ledge.</span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Tour of Watkins Glen</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4ix4YBuJsTB_upyGAEmtrpPlgD48p5T06rB92_aIN-m8fWbzaNp_e02CXfEuzhoDue73MiQLRQra_YXNmMW4Z-6HgXvRD1PEQFmJiFPJ0a8TBdSUumabUNujnYXSw47xCmVcJIuppUuTbSsiD4kXVLnXlBr-Iuf39wlUpGcuQ5n1cBUwhZ1PxXAEIxVX/s2968/IMG_3321x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="2968" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4ix4YBuJsTB_upyGAEmtrpPlgD48p5T06rB92_aIN-m8fWbzaNp_e02CXfEuzhoDue73MiQLRQra_YXNmMW4Z-6HgXvRD1PEQFmJiFPJ0a8TBdSUumabUNujnYXSw47xCmVcJIuppUuTbSsiD4kXVLnXlBr-Iuf39wlUpGcuQ5n1cBUwhZ1PxXAEIxVX/s320/IMG_3321x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The photos below start at the stone pavillion ("you are here" on the map above) and proceed upstream on the south side trails and then back downstream on the north side trails.</span></span></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLYMFSXb2GyC9vzq_iWNZAJNm36dioiKnNl7DyPCc3YYNPlOVaMvJeYBBaNN4faEwEH-C97pPXONnKHO0lfr_Mmt3_0OfMeii9Y-lqpxfcFQYmVc2LqUfTpphNECd-m7mhByqUkdtNUp3i7LHVr2wDWosVFX9KS58nu0iChJrQZ73yNLk0h7XrbM-RUQG/s4032/IMG_3318x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLYMFSXb2GyC9vzq_iWNZAJNm36dioiKnNl7DyPCc3YYNPlOVaMvJeYBBaNN4faEwEH-C97pPXONnKHO0lfr_Mmt3_0OfMeii9Y-lqpxfcFQYmVc2LqUfTpphNECd-m7mhByqUkdtNUp3i7LHVr2wDWosVFX9KS58nu0iChJrQZ73yNLk0h7XrbM-RUQG/s320/IMG_3318x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The old stone pavillion is made of the local bedrock siltstone, seen here on the back side of the structure.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3r3zrlt2bn7kHONpKjJNg1qKOR2zDeCKIojZWfP6ieZZEVEVAKMrFK2kbeZaOQomPkUEQIAZ-Il-8N65Pp84yoS4WRF0-o3zjx6mtV7JdiTTjDM5F1CC72cjkE5JikogPoIE7HfFhbuq4h7z_E0V_64BifTsfnYnGbsig_tHcMOrepxqwFbhkLb8vjQ5/s4032/IMG_3319x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3r3zrlt2bn7kHONpKjJNg1qKOR2zDeCKIojZWfP6ieZZEVEVAKMrFK2kbeZaOQomPkUEQIAZ-Il-8N65Pp84yoS4WRF0-o3zjx6mtV7JdiTTjDM5F1CC72cjkE5JikogPoIE7HfFhbuq4h7z_E0V_64BifTsfnYnGbsig_tHcMOrepxqwFbhkLb8vjQ5/s320/IMG_3319x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking closely, you can see "plumose structures" where the stones were split. They're the feather-like patterns on the siltstone. They originate where the hammer or chisel struck the rock, and spread outward.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvzOLieWhXOBtIwkTrGf3pyoMYP6VJUlCZpz4L9dowaMULaLNMng5pBOmm2o-q0uJy1wGtVj3Q-tB4tubwMMPkeBxG9wvTwPR-fbYzuQwm1ECUNweOZip5w8RQi0kuWcg4scC9-GMnkAWU7K3aILt5ZfhbFRZgTsbyjQfybffUvEUnD4nLfMWtatLqHFF/s3920/IMG_3327x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="3920" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvzOLieWhXOBtIwkTrGf3pyoMYP6VJUlCZpz4L9dowaMULaLNMng5pBOmm2o-q0uJy1wGtVj3Q-tB4tubwMMPkeBxG9wvTwPR-fbYzuQwm1ECUNweOZip5w8RQi0kuWcg4scC9-GMnkAWU7K3aILt5ZfhbFRZgTsbyjQfybffUvEUnD4nLfMWtatLqHFF/s320/IMG_3327x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Starting near the top (the west end), you'll go deeper and deeper into the gorge with great views of the layered sedimentary rocks, the stream cutting its narrow channel, and the winding trail.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS9mSy1qCY1cXrpsnyxsC7Zo4INgy2QG8e0nyIB8UinLogaQSX3gZcSrKwM150TP6P-XtrwPdku5dYH5v7U2pzr4FLpbWrX0t0yjRfR9WoibmzBH9dFpb31UCW6W35hyphenhyphen5xhO0SdAjDigS3YBhw5TcepGClDvtOrI4Ky-Mjppyn3H0pvqK8G5VYclVhSr0/s4032/IMG_3338x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS9mSy1qCY1cXrpsnyxsC7Zo4INgy2QG8e0nyIB8UinLogaQSX3gZcSrKwM150TP6P-XtrwPdku5dYH5v7U2pzr4FLpbWrX0t0yjRfR9WoibmzBH9dFpb31UCW6W35hyphenhyphen5xhO0SdAjDigS3YBhw5TcepGClDvtOrI4Ky-Mjppyn3H0pvqK8G5VYclVhSr0/s320/IMG_3338x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Watkins Glen is all about the interaction of the stream with the thinly bedded sedimentary rocks and the natural fractures, seen here. The fractures (joints) tend to erode faster than the solid rock, and form most of the ledges in the streambed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">These sedimentary layers are mostly silstone and sandstone that were eroded off the huge "Acadian" mountains that formed when North America collided with Europe to form Pangea, beginning about 335 million years ago. The sediments were deposited westward into a warm tropical sea by rivers and streams.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJydDftAolnhj254uKsZQfiTfTyOGsXRdKgbXfUe7SiLA4-XeZ47KwKqaDdNqmrlqSbXqlINbgHFDpQPqI-wT-3E1LLmCFUUYUsgaNpESUq_UBVTpT6qHwHgWzRG9L868KfflsEo1kSS6ohSl2gLyeBkUND3y2G6rMPsc-Nc5awYWUIrkvmiHy_OZKBsq/s4032/IMG_3340x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJydDftAolnhj254uKsZQfiTfTyOGsXRdKgbXfUe7SiLA4-XeZ47KwKqaDdNqmrlqSbXqlINbgHFDpQPqI-wT-3E1LLmCFUUYUsgaNpESUq_UBVTpT6qHwHgWzRG9L868KfflsEo1kSS6ohSl2gLyeBkUND3y2G6rMPsc-Nc5awYWUIrkvmiHy_OZKBsq/s320/IMG_3340x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking upstream here, you can see the fractures forming little ledges in the streambed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaPYX7nUYWg752eHuXUSPDrpu95BML0ttvNHWdEV0dXSKEUuWG2sgW33cRBReocazmMTOfSKpuT32Xc_CYNQSBJlFrlut8jEMNVqpcRhtymB02iLml5JNtT2CXSrqeOUOaW3p87IegKQHqaInUtvlgls3WAXY-BHglxiQ13k9M2Bvg6Lw21r-PHKM4q04/s4032/IMG_3355x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaPYX7nUYWg752eHuXUSPDrpu95BML0ttvNHWdEV0dXSKEUuWG2sgW33cRBReocazmMTOfSKpuT32Xc_CYNQSBJlFrlut8jEMNVqpcRhtymB02iLml5JNtT2CXSrqeOUOaW3p87IegKQHqaInUtvlgls3WAXY-BHglxiQ13k9M2Bvg6Lw21r-PHKM4q04/s320/IMG_3355x.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where water has pours over a ledge into one spot for a long time (centuries or longer), sand and gravel in the stream swirl around and dig holes like this one. In the gorge, you'll see old and new potholes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9EWbu33ft9iGceTEymxhy6Qo61p_9ghdiVuhLQiJwVBXeIkP0lHgqiR2VOFxUSlLyYrJGHTrhzgSBvGgQj2D6Un4qP1DElEbRB227MzxbJmvuD_MQWUZ7U4OZ-AJQUky9ydTaSruKMMcmRkZBYIuKZuozTpLF28mZHIYQ9PNxrzsJy9WN8tSXv-oUjg1/s4032/IMG_3359x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9EWbu33ft9iGceTEymxhy6Qo61p_9ghdiVuhLQiJwVBXeIkP0lHgqiR2VOFxUSlLyYrJGHTrhzgSBvGgQj2D6Un4qP1DElEbRB227MzxbJmvuD_MQWUZ7U4OZ-AJQUky9ydTaSruKMMcmRkZBYIuKZuozTpLF28mZHIYQ9PNxrzsJy9WN8tSXv-oUjg1/s320/IMG_3359x.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The path takes you under waterfalls in several places. On a hot day, that's a great relief!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XuMrMWwg1-5hM1u9RzFD9aq6ESj2-HFcuXPpOtE_vuEAwHEipN1ekKe46OT8Ma69blLmWaIoCKDNji87fS4raxWeNMYD_BqY2iW8L55N5FzhLZRgU7SWNZq2slJ8YHJ_d_J0C72JjO8o87yGsAqafw86FuXjFbi7WqZmhM_RD4TLXixa6AgA3fJDoFzN/s4032/IMG_3361x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XuMrMWwg1-5hM1u9RzFD9aq6ESj2-HFcuXPpOtE_vuEAwHEipN1ekKe46OT8Ma69blLmWaIoCKDNji87fS4raxWeNMYD_BqY2iW8L55N5FzhLZRgU7SWNZq2slJ8YHJ_d_J0C72JjO8o87yGsAqafw86FuXjFbi7WqZmhM_RD4TLXixa6AgA3fJDoFzN/s320/IMG_3361x.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This section is a series of potholes that are eroding today.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKeBE0WzVLPHporRj9205ksJKrmcqB9GDPcJBNO83rG_hx3y3oN2GBXl3FZMyjcECauQ2pFIG3fAvx0gmh8E6wN1hu2pDTozIRUf2dq-4iZESJXTkL5JIsXs_yeqcB0uomg8hGZ-gZ742kedRW-wdFkwiayow7A6x9Lb4fYpiNTw7VObTIPjqlxfRNyWO/s4032/IMG_3376x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKeBE0WzVLPHporRj9205ksJKrmcqB9GDPcJBNO83rG_hx3y3oN2GBXl3FZMyjcECauQ2pFIG3fAvx0gmh8E6wN1hu2pDTozIRUf2dq-4iZESJXTkL5JIsXs_yeqcB0uomg8hGZ-gZ742kedRW-wdFkwiayow7A6x9Lb4fYpiNTw7VObTIPjqlxfRNyWO/s320/IMG_3376x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll enjoy how the path is carved right into the sedimentary layers, giving you fantastic close-up views of the gorge.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUjivrM8m7eqtIIowNMyxa8fbSy7a6HWHfZWAEYueOYj6Yf25XgTyLTzsvQnee8A37b70v7YJPbWKqtfBd_8SdrppU7SdqUq7jfMXd7Rj_P-ylU_PFbqKxidC31KA8SAqr5ZHU4gkCrdkn0GgtOh0TjJ3aNYX2soVv8pD0B3ZUPPaiGn87un5m6-g9511/s4032/IMG_3377x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="4032" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUjivrM8m7eqtIIowNMyxa8fbSy7a6HWHfZWAEYueOYj6Yf25XgTyLTzsvQnee8A37b70v7YJPbWKqtfBd_8SdrppU7SdqUq7jfMXd7Rj_P-ylU_PFbqKxidC31KA8SAqr5ZHU4gkCrdkn0GgtOh0TjJ3aNYX2soVv8pD0B3ZUPPaiGn87un5m6-g9511/s320/IMG_3377x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">These sedimentary layers were deposited by slow stream currents into a shallow tropical sea. You can see the effects of those currents in the cross-bedding, just as you would see in modern sediments.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlGMYw4FI5lyxo-8jbOVnlpveAZ1XEex15CGmFmSc1aAoXY0nag6-Jc0pWFChL3qzTg-7DN95XUG9K7YPSxUqmSPXA-wjc2Cl3txMihE0NRbZytoXc0bMctw0PzKWcCT9H-shhJzqVZbD-jTuXRiircETKwYWcAka6s69EiLNUywUlqV4bKiIo3xmdUOh/s4032/IMG_3378x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlGMYw4FI5lyxo-8jbOVnlpveAZ1XEex15CGmFmSc1aAoXY0nag6-Jc0pWFChL3qzTg-7DN95XUG9K7YPSxUqmSPXA-wjc2Cl3txMihE0NRbZytoXc0bMctw0PzKWcCT9H-shhJzqVZbD-jTuXRiircETKwYWcAka6s69EiLNUywUlqV4bKiIo3xmdUOh/s320/IMG_3378x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thicker layers represent periods of more rapid sediment deposition, or in some cases slower deposition over longer times. This layering shows you how the sea's environment changed in cycles.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1Mtu9jddtu147gfBzeLsbh_5TX_jf0XTKVg_ej-qB_YSAZoJqmCcDXkTHfOjuZK05xlOutmRsdAY-C00d7nJOuMFD5Mey5OWXQvTJroARWEj0bs00nKqba36zJll1Loi6WRYuZ11f_UXVizITGF_UV9WVfOJpeElv2DmFnP2SbGGOCwnU2X_Q3X263gA/s4032/IMG_3389x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1Mtu9jddtu147gfBzeLsbh_5TX_jf0XTKVg_ej-qB_YSAZoJqmCcDXkTHfOjuZK05xlOutmRsdAY-C00d7nJOuMFD5Mey5OWXQvTJroARWEj0bs00nKqba36zJll1Loi6WRYuZ11f_UXVizITGF_UV9WVfOJpeElv2DmFnP2SbGGOCwnU2X_Q3X263gA/s320/IMG_3389x.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are few places you could ever visit that have a more narrow gorge.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FenDxQaNqjzVvr_mhGgUR3l0v4wykvnl40ENE2ap7qiOfJo6ZVQ-1GKLUlhA2n79Eb7OZB1G74Ntrms8_iH752unIwgSAqSD6TPTZ8mWlR-b1L0fvZl58vFvI6FPna3Wx4U-Qq4jhBqbn6-INlkPFW5KedZYXWdymESlSAGabKhN8V43JiNR9aFNB80F/s4032/IMG_3398x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FenDxQaNqjzVvr_mhGgUR3l0v4wykvnl40ENE2ap7qiOfJo6ZVQ-1GKLUlhA2n79Eb7OZB1G74Ntrms8_iH752unIwgSAqSD6TPTZ8mWlR-b1L0fvZl58vFvI6FPna3Wx4U-Qq4jhBqbn6-INlkPFW5KedZYXWdymESlSAGabKhN8V43JiNR9aFNB80F/s320/IMG_3398x.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I lost count of the waterfalls here! Each one invites you to pause, enjoy, and ponder. Over time, each waterfall undermines itself, the bedrock falls off, and the stream gradually moves upstream.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFqWXCXcmWmdmBmw5F5NSAhon-1AKK3ZwW2XIJpCwEbCrBbt3uilRhIi4N5jNDlIqVALRg3b-tMrSakKMmrq9xNuMjDP70pEUw9oofi148slS8fcPg-7qq5Zu0zARCK-NLR2OMbra0lYLHKPyEcvltGzojVFD0OZbwDM7qEs4hbhOANTqZx5S7u4NfE1r/s4032/IMG_3404x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFqWXCXcmWmdmBmw5F5NSAhon-1AKK3ZwW2XIJpCwEbCrBbt3uilRhIi4N5jNDlIqVALRg3b-tMrSakKMmrq9xNuMjDP70pEUw9oofi148slS8fcPg-7qq5Zu0zARCK-NLR2OMbra0lYLHKPyEcvltGzojVFD0OZbwDM7qEs4hbhOANTqZx5S7u4NfE1r/s320/IMG_3404x.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Down the east end you'll find this bridge. Don't worry, you won't find Shelob in the tunnel at the other end! (Lord of the Rings reference)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuYT_H26N-1-9QdRoCLthkM5Ag7bHSTbFEVO5r40ddy8crUcYmqzLNA416Ius7JEJS0z0b3wXFu5Rmde_IyxnPg0CfU30CV1UT6tNMn6pZg6wapz-dJWSrNDkxcrvXTQz8CV9Oqu2Ck5mTeLSoTPB9yr4y_j5UPOa78_I5RyOaMuGvop6RNssLdu1cd2O/s3642/IMG_3405x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3642" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuYT_H26N-1-9QdRoCLthkM5Ag7bHSTbFEVO5r40ddy8crUcYmqzLNA416Ius7JEJS0z0b3wXFu5Rmde_IyxnPg0CfU30CV1UT6tNMn6pZg6wapz-dJWSrNDkxcrvXTQz8CV9Oqu2Ck5mTeLSoTPB9yr4y_j5UPOa78_I5RyOaMuGvop6RNssLdu1cd2O/s320/IMG_3405x.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKYvBPwza_QF9E-YGn1uadrjbsaB3W35csB5T4HPplf0_RuTsHK65JtiiD1N_llZmjJqnfFq6fw8q7dZfe5JeLj7MEsUYcWKNVl8OEZDhUjuXeiF1j4AKfjSOn9KWh2KstMn-xcfWccA6FZCasyk1g-EHNVuZKuWCKNDWuEVWnPwQINB3dhN2VJDy-TZu/s4032/IMG_3406x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKYvBPwza_QF9E-YGn1uadrjbsaB3W35csB5T4HPplf0_RuTsHK65JtiiD1N_llZmjJqnfFq6fw8q7dZfe5JeLj7MEsUYcWKNVl8OEZDhUjuXeiF1j4AKfjSOn9KWh2KstMn-xcfWccA6FZCasyk1g-EHNVuZKuWCKNDWuEVWnPwQINB3dhN2VJDy-TZu/s320/IMG_3406x.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the west end, the gorge opens up to the town of Watkins Glen. This is where a finger of the ice sheet flowed down the broad valley until 12,000 years ago. The stream has been deepening the gorge ever since.<br /></span><p><br /></p></div></div>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-89864455954546784622023-04-24T15:00:00.001-06:002023-06-01T10:12:24.404-06:00Big Thompson Canyon and Mt. Evans, Colorado<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Big Thompson Canyon & Mt. Evans, Central Rockies, Colorado</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXSdAouO4OiQD8raNcObS0eM4oqzTJGqWP3S4k1bTM3oEsYi7_rdMPqmFfbiY4o7yMrnnHGI4rO0Xw3QrUhJR8fesQJ2OU0863Tsgto8-zoadxmkdRo8TXgj6fXvVfgevg6bfzPr2MbHXACL3BYuZcEyjVPFrpPiguUKzLC-fOBsVvsr3t1b49QsA58A=s4272" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mt. Evans Colorado geology travel trip fieldtrip Rocky Mountains copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXSdAouO4OiQD8raNcObS0eM4oqzTJGqWP3S4k1bTM3oEsYi7_rdMPqmFfbiY4o7yMrnnHGI4rO0Xw3QrUhJR8fesQJ2OU0863Tsgto8-zoadxmkdRo8TXgj6fXvVfgevg6bfzPr2MbHXACL3BYuZcEyjVPFrpPiguUKzLC-fOBsVvsr3t1b49QsA58A=w640-h427" title="View eastward from top of Mt. Evans" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Explore spectacular Big Thompson Canyon and Mt. Evans, site of America's highest paved road!</span></span></div><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2023/04/httpswww.rocdoctravel.comcentral-colorado.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comMt Evans, Colorado 80439, USA39.5883005 -105.643828611.278066663821157 -140.8000786 67.898534336178841 -70.4875786tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-52448061342781367792023-04-18T14:00:00.009-06:002023-06-01T10:13:40.677-06:00The Great Johnstown Flood, Pennsylvania 1889<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Great Johnstown Flood of 1889</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7As7Rv6dvCtOINi9BUlWM__PpvcsUgyCKgGuVU4g_AdmIobmThCygRN9FX7llTCmB-1dywf0uUp7Asb3FHSBgqYr4__Ewb-8_Usy34jeQE9wAHSa02-f82LQ61DqKJvhCGXvLGqahAiDeQ952yTkNml81JN-F215A27R_htlAHNQxcVHf3hItcahzbg/s4006/SchultzHouse3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="4006" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7As7Rv6dvCtOINi9BUlWM__PpvcsUgyCKgGuVU4g_AdmIobmThCygRN9FX7llTCmB-1dywf0uUp7Asb3FHSBgqYr4__Ewb-8_Usy34jeQE9wAHSa02-f82LQ61DqKJvhCGXvLGqahAiDeQ952yTkNml81JN-F215A27R_htlAHNQxcVHf3hItcahzbg/w640-h190/SchultzHouse3.jpg" width="640"></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Experience the scene of America's deadliest flood!</span><br><span></span><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2023/04/httpswww.rocdoctravel.comJohnstown.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comJohnstown, PA, USA40.326740699999988 -78.921969812.016506863821142 -114.0782198 68.636974536178826 -43.7657198tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-67282111682229895952023-04-18T09:00:00.008-06:002023-06-01T10:14:00.358-06:00Yosemite Valley<h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yosemite Valley</span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Glaciated igneous bedrock in a massive uplift - geology doesn't get better than this!</span><br>
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</span><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2023/04/httpswww.rocdoctravel.comyosemite-valley.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comYosemite National Park, California, USA37.8651011 -119.5383294000000114.506167099999995 -160.8469234 61.224035099999995 -78.22973540000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-33699551536088007372023-01-11T14:21:00.003-07:002023-06-01T10:14:13.951-06:00Ouray, Colorado and the Million Dollar Highway, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span>Black Canyon National Park & Million Dollar Highway, Colorado</span></span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxeX8Y2664N1ruWunz-iFyFYE54X3CG17QY4sOa4wXTJ3odq-REmwD_24987H0ZXg2WrkMyt8DOwN_1O_eXwHCVnArhawxWFxD8mT9uyp7p62rmhL7AidjvFuhSESQKeqjU_JqFYDvkZWEcVZG-9oCt7XvUoBOXgT62kRwKhWg87Tv1mV6S1f3U4LOg/s4272/IMG_5036x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="Ouray Colorado Rocky Mountains copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxeX8Y2664N1ruWunz-iFyFYE54X3CG17QY4sOa4wXTJ3odq-REmwD_24987H0ZXg2WrkMyt8DOwN_1O_eXwHCVnArhawxWFxD8mT9uyp7p62rmhL7AidjvFuhSESQKeqjU_JqFYDvkZWEcVZG-9oCt7XvUoBOXgT62kRwKhWg87Tv1mV6S1f3U4LOg/w640-h426/IMG_5036x.jpg" title="View of Ouray, Colorado" width="640"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Explore Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado's gorgeous San Juan Mountains!</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2023/01/southwestern-colorado-sites.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comOuray, CO, USA38.0227716 -107.67144879.7125377638211532 -142.82769869999998 66.333005436178837 -72.5151987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-54229503163352149432022-02-01T11:41:00.006-07:002023-06-01T10:14:28.981-06:00Great Britain: In the Footsteps of Revolutionary Science<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Some Sites in Great Britain:</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the Footsteps of Revolutionary Science</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br>
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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Get the geologic story behind some of Great Britain's most famous and significant sites, including William Smith's revolutionary 1815 geologic "map that changed the world."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2019/11/some-sites-in-great-britain.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comLondon, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-85217032635214822352021-10-27T12:45:00.004-06:002023-06-01T10:14:42.105-06:00Durango & Silverton Railroad<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Durango & Silverton Railroad, SW Colorado</span></h1><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o-xBhP0uEoZowXTUTE-xyfoIWbtDNQtLSXOHtXs1kLUNK6QiIpl2dP5GMH-3I1-_5UaCACHoMhNGQ8y7fSXDSe5rD-UAysEzzqiP72Mu2QkHwsY-0QcAjU_cOxpHUV3nIdfL7erfRGs5/s2048/IMG_5719.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Durnango Silverton Railroad Colorado Rockies Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains Animas River Geology" border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o-xBhP0uEoZowXTUTE-xyfoIWbtDNQtLSXOHtXs1kLUNK6QiIpl2dP5GMH-3I1-_5UaCACHoMhNGQ8y7fSXDSe5rD-UAysEzzqiP72Mu2QkHwsY-0QcAjU_cOxpHUV3nIdfL7erfRGs5/w640-h400/IMG_5719.JPG" title="Animas River gorge, Durango & Silverton Railroad, San Juan Mountains, Colorado" width="640"></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Take SW Colorado's iconic narrow-gage railroad along the spectacular Animas River!</span></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2021/10/durango-silverton-railroad.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comDurango, CO, USA37.27528 -107.88006678.9650461638211567 -143.0363167 65.585513836178848 -72.7238167tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-80113488226940284182021-04-27T15:58:00.004-06:002023-06-01T10:14:57.248-06:00Northern California Coast & Redwoods<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Northern California Coast & Redwoods</span></h1><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RirvHzGNfs1bR_BBrNoNen-qNYV604IC_g6zhoLnrjNd3wmlqmvTi_RtVukic0ZJkZt6-NWptcjkzKbaEPGt6VJ-TLpR888VRNfdqHGYyJvi1m6VpVJO-fnL0rkz7zrv9dLzX9Cy6Wl3/s2048/IMG_0808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="California northern coast geology travel trip roadtrip Humboldt Redwoods copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RirvHzGNfs1bR_BBrNoNen-qNYV604IC_g6zhoLnrjNd3wmlqmvTi_RtVukic0ZJkZt6-NWptcjkzKbaEPGt6VJ-TLpR888VRNfdqHGYyJvi1m6VpVJO-fnL0rkz7zrv9dLzX9Cy6Wl3/w640-h418/IMG_0808.jpg" title="Rocky California coast near Fort Bragg, California" width="640"></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Discover the geologic story that shaped this scenic wonder from Oregon to Fort Bragg.</span></p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2021/04/northern-california-coast-redwoods.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comCrescent City, CA, USA41.7557501 -124.202591313.445516263821155 -159.3588413 70.065983936178839 -89.0463413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-85305947020691356952021-04-25T15:14:00.006-06:002023-06-01T10:15:11.637-06:00Southern Oregon Coast<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span>Southern Oregon Coast</span></span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu7A6UBV4BRI0Fh71it9J81ooDh9iioF1c0f1UYQa6db1OOiT7Vo5gDUdh1zpCh6-ekuoAywGCgnhrtlqEHbS4cA721zDAz2D63lgOvaw6dBCsOGWAAl9n7gdJ6SG_JmyQMrY19Zppgbc/s2048/IMG_0033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="copyright RocDocTravel.com geology travel trips roadtrip Oregon coast Bandon beach" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu7A6UBV4BRI0Fh71it9J81ooDh9iioF1c0f1UYQa6db1OOiT7Vo5gDUdh1zpCh6-ekuoAywGCgnhrtlqEHbS4cA721zDAz2D63lgOvaw6dBCsOGWAAl9n7gdJ6SG_JmyQMrY19Zppgbc/w640-h426/IMG_0033.jpg" title="Cape Arago lighthouse viewpoint, Oregon" width="640"></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Take one of America's great road trips!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2021/04/southern-oregon-coast.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comBandon, OR 97411, USA43.1189978 -124.40844814.808763963821157 -159.56469800000002 71.429231636178855 -89.252198tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-68742680467946195812020-11-23T10:56:00.000-07:002020-11-23T10:56:02.225-07:00Gallatin River Canyon, Montana<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Gallatin River Canyon near Big Sky, Montana</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gallatin River canyon Montana geology river rafting rocks Yellowstone National Park copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahtgjAncVWCknj4lHpf26oBJLjGjMouuCd4P4vphcC8lE1UukHyOt5ETMlhOTWBVTfeYSTX-vb-lrmBxM2eR_nYtliFBDS9LRyP8g37GzJGXvklQH8eU791pRTZWIREk-Hj7lOUWOtudT/w640-h426/IMG_3895.jpg" title="Gallatin River, Montana" width="640"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Explore one of the West's most beautiful river canyons!</span></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2020/11/gallatin-river-canyon-montana.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comBig Sky, MT, USA45.261780599999987 -111.308024416.951546763821142 -146.4642744 73.572014436178833 -76.1517744tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-78492704184336182532020-10-27T06:00:00.001-06:002020-10-27T06:00:09.426-06:00Big Sky, Montana<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span>Big Sky, Montana</span></span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUyly8z5ALOcGZ-6ntfcLRtYLWXlK222WlqtRkHqXW8AWajl80teQ6gUbst9k-2M-CC_-vx7UgKPlzmfBMmafUuMpqNvb9qenkbXTYntmm01uubRqGyJHE3J5trNeTXmZLUcWPTSNiMkk/s2048/IMG_4003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="Big Sky Montana geology Lone Mountain travel copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUyly8z5ALOcGZ-6ntfcLRtYLWXlK222WlqtRkHqXW8AWajl80teQ6gUbst9k-2M-CC_-vx7UgKPlzmfBMmafUuMpqNvb9qenkbXTYntmm01uubRqGyJHE3J5trNeTXmZLUcWPTSNiMkk/w640-h426/IMG_4003.jpg" title="Big Sky resort and Lone Mountain, Montana" width="640"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Discover the unique bedrock that shaped this northern Rockies treasure!<br><span></span></span><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2020/09/big-sky-montana.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comBig Sky, MT, USA45.261780599999987 -111.308024416.951546763821142 -146.4642744 73.572014436178833 -76.1517744tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-5091260780900469712020-09-23T08:26:00.008-06:002020-09-23T12:12:36.883-06:00Borah Peak, Idaho West<h1 style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Borah Peak, Idaho - West Side</font></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY57fjx5LLZ_Ekoejl7HfaONuvdMS63luKKo-dIBsmo-P1b1t-Z6120_PJ7b6ZF2PF8nYk5_pI4-pOV73Pv_0BvXn87SCMraliaC4-Zib-OZNqu6oFXz6KMWRxsdvKrI9iJZZVAnyQ_MF/s2048/IMG_0012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img alt="Borah Peak Idaho geology earthquake fault scarp travel trail hiking climbing copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY57fjx5LLZ_Ekoejl7HfaONuvdMS63luKKo-dIBsmo-P1b1t-Z6120_PJ7b6ZF2PF8nYk5_pI4-pOV73Pv_0BvXn87SCMraliaC4-Zib-OZNqu6oFXz6KMWRxsdvKrI9iJZZVAnyQ_MF/w640-h426/IMG_0012.jpg" title="Borah Peak, Idaho" width="640"></font></a></div><font face="verdana">Discover how continental shelf mud ended up atop Idaho's highest peak and site of a M7 earthquake in 1983!</font></div><div><span><font face="verdana"></font></span></div><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2020/09/borah-peak-idaho-west.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comChilly, ID 83251, USA44.0776943 -113.878924815.767460463821152 -149.0351748 72.387928136178843 -78.7226748tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-67122683707233825802020-07-15T07:46:00.002-06:002020-09-15T15:35:17.810-06:00England: The Birth of Modern Geology<h1 style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">In the Footsteps of William Smith, Father of Modern Geology</font></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</span></div><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2020/04/lemhi-canyon-1-eightmile-canyon.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comForest Rd 173, Howe, ID 83244, USA44.0705199826015 -112.9634552101357244.0648154826015 -112.97354021013572 44.0762244826015 -112.95337021013572tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-9064645133425746912020-03-05T13:36:00.002-07:002021-05-24T12:58:47.742-06:00Switzerland: Glarus Thrust<h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9584812280027308" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><br>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Switzerland's Glarus Thrust Fault</span></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQl2Due5mS15pRvzX38oCPvqAWYfLYOdJtC1NSB_2iOuYciiksN3OJcuHHNtsukzIMDMoRuBhzpHZx9fJCMagR50YhDgdTSvalBDGtXWmnqpcTOzXY__eAJSZBzKiY298796prsJGfwjv/s1600/IMG_9782.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="Glarus Thrust fault Switzerland Swiss Alps geology travel hiking mountains copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQl2Due5mS15pRvzX38oCPvqAWYfLYOdJtC1NSB_2iOuYciiksN3OJcuHHNtsukzIMDMoRuBhzpHZx9fJCMagR50YhDgdTSvalBDGtXWmnqpcTOzXY__eAJSZBzKiY298796prsJGfwjv/s640/IMG_9782.jpg" title="Glarus thrust at Vorab Glacier near Flims, Switzerland" width="640"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Explore one of the Alps' most significant geologic structures, a UNESCO World Heritage Site!</span><br>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Explore the Alpine valley that Yosemite wants to be when it grows up!</span><br>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Switzerland: The Matterhorn</span></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0GdR8tyHmTu2Z6X1anEBGceABq0h6vPNhNDX7DyCnyKRfmhO04HKDypZMkHRfyW9mmsvu5I-iBswJ-sU410gaqiuWRUH1D8rixhAs6rxKuWGt2Kl6_9fWDjKPYZa0GLtKoUun0ru9_qm/s1600/IMG_8925.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="Matterhorn geology Zermatt Alps Switzerland Glacier Paradise Italy ski copyright RocDocTravel.com" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0GdR8tyHmTu2Z6X1anEBGceABq0h6vPNhNDX7DyCnyKRfmhO04HKDypZMkHRfyW9mmsvu5I-iBswJ-sU410gaqiuWRUH1D8rixhAs6rxKuWGt2Kl6_9fWDjKPYZa0GLtKoUun0ru9_qm/s640/IMG_8925.JPG" title="Postcard view of the Matterhorn, Zermatt Switzerland" width="640"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Explore the oceanic and continental crust that collided at one of the world's most scenic spots!</span><br>
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</span><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2019/11/canyonlands-national-park-utah-part-1.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comDead Horse Point, Utah 84532, USA38.4844277 -109.7403954999999812.962393199999998 -151.04898949999998 64.0064622 -68.431801499999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455089289393045531.post-44217103969463629762019-11-05T11:14:00.002-07:002021-10-27T12:49:06.764-06:00Arches National Park - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The back (north) half</span><br>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Explore the world-famous arches and discover their geologic stories!</span><br>
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</span><a href="https://www.rocdoctravel.com/2019/11/arches-national-park-part-2.html#more">Read it here »</a>RocDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771274380165820736noreply@blogger.comArches National Park, Utah, USA38.733081 -109.5925138999999713.211046499999998 -150.90110789999997 64.2551155 -68.283919899999972