Yearly Archives: 2008

Christmas gifts for geologists: cameras

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Other suggestions: [Beverages] [Tough Gear] [Maps] The arrival of digital photography is one area where technology has really changed the geological fieldwork experience. Of course, photos will never completely replace a good sketch, but when there’s only so much time … Continue reading →

Categories: field gear, fieldwork, gifts and gadgets

Christmas gifts for geologists: field beverages

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Other suggestions: [Cameras] [Tough Gear] [Maps] Finding an appropriately rock-orientated present for a geologist might seem a daunting task to the outsider. Raiding an outdoors shop can be risky, since they already seem to own more field gear than normal … Continue reading →

Categories: field gear, fieldwork, gifts and gadgets

Year in blogging 2008

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I quite liked this meme last year; it provides an overview of my blogging in the past 12 months, without taking up the time, or the excessive navel-gazing, required for a more traditional retrospective. I also really like Brian’s twist … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Carnivalling

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Just as I was starting to worry about the state of the Accretionary Wedge, we’ve had not one but two calls for posts this week. Over at Geology News, Dave Schumaker will be hosting a late late November edition, and … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, links

The best field areas are the ones that you haven’t seen yet

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Chris Rowan

A scarily long time ago, now, I spent a summer walking around a small area in North Wales, just south of Snowdon. This was the field area for my undergraduate mapping project, which was a big turning point in my … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, fieldwork, general science