Tag: geology

Laura’s Journal: Bottom of the Grand Canyon

May 9, 2021

Standing on the edge of the Colorado River 4,700 feet below the rim of the Grand Canyon is not the awesome experience you’d expect it to be – at least, not for the reasons you’d think. All sense of scale is lost. The depth is unfathomable because it is literally extraordinary. … More Laura’s Journal: Bottom of the Grand Canyon

Laura’s Journal: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

April 22, 2021

How can I have gone so long without any idea how volcanic the Southwest is? I suppose it isn’t newsworthy since none of the volcanoes is active (at least not within the last thousand years), but just about all the geology down here is volcanic, and as a volcano enthusiast, I feel indignant that no one thought to tell me. 😋 … More Laura’s Journal: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument