Friday, June 25, 2010

A Very Drinkable Syncline

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The syncline at Sucia Island is appealing, but another syncline in the Columbia River Gorge is very drinkable. A good break while exploring ...
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

A Plunging Syncline in the Salish Sea

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Sucia Island with Patos Island in the center distance. Canadian islands and Vancouver Island are in the distance along with a ship moving th...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Prophet of Doom

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Prophet of Doom The above link will take you to a CNN report on Oregon earthquake risks. For geologists and I hope most people in western W...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Unconformity-Bounded Sequences and Colored Pencils

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I have been reading a paper titled Cenozoic Unconformity-Bounded Sequences of Central and Eastern Washington by Eric Cheney. I think it is a...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Wall Flowers

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As an engineering geologist I on occasion work on retaining wall designs. I am rather proud of my own retaining wall work. I used rocks f...
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Oliver BC Debris Flow and Similar Marshall Hill Debris Flow

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The Oliver debris flood in British Columbia has some similarities to a debris flood on an unnamed creek in Whatcom County that took place in...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Debris Flow on a Sunny Day in Oliver, British Columbia

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Photo - Richard Algurie special to Vancouver Sun A debris flood came down a small creek near Oliver, British Columbia approximately 12 mil...