Geology

Visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes

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On a lovely but chilly May morning I arrived at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and saw this marvelous mountain of sand that begged to be climbed. I was glad it was chilly because the Dune Climb is steep, and, well, sand is a bitch to walk thru.  Once at the top, there is a … Read more

Kentland Impact Structure Field Trip

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Last year I discovered that the Geological Society of America (GSA) has annual regional meetings with really great field trips to local geological locations of interest.  So I joined up, and last year paid a visit to the Serpent Mound Disturbance, a fairly ancient meteor impact site in southeastern Ohio. This year a trip was … Read more