Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Lusi: before and now

Images from an extreme landscape makeover.
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Categories: geohazards, Lusi

Christmas gifts for geologists: cameras

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

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

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

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