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Scenic Saturday: Wood in Streams

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

One of our field trips in my Fluvial Processes class takes the students to the lower reaches of Mallard Creek, the urban stream that drains the northern portion of Charlotte, including our campus. For most of its length, Mallard Creek … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, geomorphology, photos, publication, science education

Scenic Saturday: Waterfalls need the right rocks as well as water

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Earlier this year, I spent a pleasant day hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One of the places I visited was Grotto Falls; not the world’s tallest waterfall, but rather handsome all the same. Being an unabashed geonerd, … Continue reading →

Categories: geomorphology, outcrops, photos, rocks & minerals

Scenic Saturday: the remnants of volcanism past

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Chris Rowan

When you live in Edinburgh, you can’t ignore geology even if you were foolish enough to want to: the summit of Arthur’s Seat is visible from virtually every decent vantage point in the city. The guidebooks will tell you that … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, outcrops, photos, volcanoes

Ten million feet upon the stair

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Chris Rowan

During my time in Edinburgh, I lived in an apartment in a nice old tenement building: several floors of individual flats, all connected by an internal communal staircase. The building is at least a century old, and because this was … Continue reading →

Categories: deep time, environment, geomorphology