{"id":7608,"date":"2012-06-23T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T15:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=7608"},"modified":"2012-06-23T10:48:52","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T15:48:52","slug":"scenic-saturday-101-geo-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2012\/06\/scenic-saturday-101-geo-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenic Saturday: 101 Geo-sites"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following the lead set by Callan Bentley<\/a>, the list of “101 American Geo-sites you’ve gotta see” (as published in a new book by Albert Dickas)<\/a> has been circulating<\/a> the geoblogosphere<\/a>. While it seems a bit exclusionary to our non-USian geo-colleagues, I couldn’t resist the chance to look through the list and see which sites I’ve visited. Those to which I’ve been (however vague my childhood memories of the geology), are listed in bold.<\/p>\n

1. Wetumpka Crater, Alabama
\n2. Exit Glacier, Alaska
\n3. Antelope Canyon, Arizona
\n4. Meteor Crater, Arizona
\n5. Monument Valley, Arizona
\n6. Prairie Creek Pipe, Arkansas
\n7. Wallace Creek, California
\n8. Racetrack Playa, California
\n9. Devils Postpile, California
\n10. Rancho La Brea, California
\n

\"El<\/a>

#11. El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. Photo by A. Jefferson.<\/p><\/div>11. El Capitan, California<\/strong> – In 2004<\/p>\n

12. Boulder Flatirons, Colorado – Not yet, but I’ll be in Boulder next month for a conference and I’ll make sure to see them then.<\/p>\n

13. Interstate 70 Roadcut, Colorado<\/strong> – at least once, sometime in the early 1990s.
\n14. Florissant Fossil Beds, Colorado<\/strong> – Again, in the early the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

15. Dinosaur Trackway, Connecticut
\n16. Wilmington Blue Rocks, Delaware
\n17. Devil\u2019s Millhopper, Florida
\n18. Stone Mountain, Georgia
\n19. Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
\n20. Borah Peak, Idaho
\n21. Menan Buttes, Idaho
\n22. Great Rift, Idaho
\n23. Valmeyer Anticline, Illinois
\n24. Hanging Rock Klint, Indiana
\n25. Fort Dodge Gypsum, Iowa
\n26. Monument Rocks, Kansas
\n27. Ohio Black Shale, Kentucky<\/p>\n

28. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky<\/strong> – Spring 2011. I blogged about in December 2011.<\/a><\/p>\n

29. Four Corners Roadcut, Kentucky
\n30. Avery Island, Louisiana
\n31. Schoodic Point, Maine – Not there exactly, but spent a summer on Mt Desert Island in 1998.<\/p>\n

32. Calvert Cliffs, Maryland <\/strong>– Yes, in the summer of 1999.
\n33. Purgatory Chasm, Massachusetts
\n34. Nonesuch Potholes, Michigan <\/strong>– As a child, and verified by my mother that we indeed walked along the stream and saw the potholes. I remember the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park<\/a> as utterly wild and beautiful.
\n35. Quincy Mine, Michigan <\/strong>– On the same trip as above. We didn’t go underground, because we missed the last tour of the day, but we did see the workings from the surface.<\/p>\n

36. Grand River Ledges, Michigan
\n37. Sioux Quartzite, Minnesota – I’ve driven across it on I-90, but not stopped to go to Pipestone<\/a>. I’ve spent more time in the area of the Morton gneiss<\/a>, which is older.
\n38. Thomson Dikes, Minnesota<\/p>\n

39. Soudan Mine, Minnesota<\/strong> – Yes, twice as a child.<\/p>\n

40. Petrified Forest, Mississippi
\n41. Elephant Rocks, Missouri
\n42. Grassy Mountain Nonconformity, Missouri
\n43. Chief Mountain, Montana
\n

\"Madison<\/a>

#44. Madison slide as viewed from upstream on Quake Lake, Montana. Photo by A. Jefferson.<\/p><\/div>44. Madison Slide, Montana<\/strong> – In 2010.<\/p>\n

45. Butte Pluton, Montana
\n46. Quad Creek Quartzite, Montana
\n47. Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska
\n48. Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
\n49. Crow Creek Marlstone, Nebraska
\n50. Sand Mountain, Nevada
\n51. Great Unconformity, Nevada
\n52. Flume Gorge, New Hampshire
\n53. Palisades Sill, New Jersey<\/p>\n

54. White Sands, New Mexico<\/strong> – Yes, in about 1991.
\n55. Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico<\/strong> – On the same trip as above, in about 1991.<\/p>\n

56. Shiprock Peak, New Mexico
\n57. State Line Outcrop, New Mexico<\/p>\n

58. American Falls, New York<\/strong> – In 1995.<\/p>\n

59. Taconic Unconformity, New York
\n60. Gilboa Forest, New York<\/p>\n

61. Pilot Mountain, North Carolina<\/strong> – In May 2009, and I blogged about in September 2011.<\/a><\/p>\n

62. South Killdeer Mountain, North Dakota
\n63. Hueston Woods, Ohio
\n64. Big Rock, Ohio
\n65. Kelleys Island, Ohio
\n66. Interstate 35 Roadcut, Oklahoma
\n

\"Crater<\/a>

#67. Crater Lake and Wizard Island in the remnants of Mt. Mazama, Oregon. Photo by A. Jefferson.<\/p><\/div>67. Mount Mazama, Oregon <\/strong>– In 2004 and 2005.
\n68. Lava River Cave, Oregon<\/strong> – Yes, in 2002, but I lack photos.<\/p>\n

69. Drake\u2019s Folly, Pennsylvania
\n70. Hickory Run, Pennsylvania
\n71. Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
\n72. Beavertail Point, Rhode Island
\n73. Crowburg Basin, South Carolina<\/p>\n

74. Mount Rushmore, South Dakota<\/strong> – Twice, before the advent of digital photography.
\n75. Mammoth Site, South Dakota <\/strong>– In the early 1990s.
\n76. Pinnacles Overlook, South Dakota <\/strong>– In the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

77. Reelfoot Scarp, Tennessee
\n78. Enchanted Rock, Texas<\/p>\n

79. Capitan Reef, Texas <\/strong>– In 1991, on the same trip as Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands.<\/p>\n

80. Paluxy River Tracks, Texas
\n81. Upheaval Dome, Utah
\n82. Checkerboard Mesa, Utah
\n83. San Juan Goosenecks, Utah
\n84. Salina Canyon Unconformity, Utah
\n85. Bingham Stock, Utah
\n86. Whipstock Hill, Vermont
\n87. Great Falls, Virginia
\n88. Natural Bridge, Virginia
\n89. Millbrig Ashfall, Virginia
\n

\"Hydrophiles<\/a>

91. The OSU Hydrophiles embarking on a Toutle River raft trip, downslope from Mt. St. Helens and in the path of the lahars. Evidence of the eruption was clear all along the river.<\/p><\/div>90. Catoctin Greenstone, Virginia<\/strong> – Though at Catoctin Mountain Park<\/a>in Maryland in 2000.
\n91. Mount St. Helens, Washington<\/strong> – In 2003 and 2004.
\n92. Dry Falls, Washington<\/strong> – In 2005, blogged in June 2009.<\/a>
\n93. Seneca Rocks, West Virginia <\/strong>– In 1997. This is where I had my first rock climbing experience.<\/p>\n

94. Roche-A-Cri Mound, Wisconsin
\n95. Van Hise Rock, Wisconsin<\/p>\n

96. Amnicon Falls, Wisconsin <\/strong>– Several times in the 1980s and 1990s.<\/p>\n

97. Green River, Wyoming<\/p>\n

98. Devils Tower, Wyoming <\/strong>– In 2002.<\/p>\n

99. Fossil Butte, Wyoming<\/p>\n

\"Steamboat<\/a>

#100. Steamboat Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Photo by C. Rowan.<\/p><\/div>100. Steamboat Geyser, Wyoming<\/strong> – In 2010.<\/p>\n

101. Specimen Ridge, Wyoming<\/p>\n

A couple things have become clear to me in going through this list: The period of digital photography is quite short relative to even my 3.3 decades of travels. I’m incredibly grateful for all of the traveling I did with my Mom and Dad as a kid. There’s still so much to see! I’m looking forward to more geo-travels in this country and abroad in the months and years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following the lead set by Callan Bentley, the list of “101 American Geo-sites you’ve gotta see” (as published in a new book by Albert Dickas) has been circulating the geoblogosphere. While it seems a bit exclusionary to our non-USian geo-colleagues, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,25,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-anne","category-outcrops","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7608"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7658,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7608\/revisions\/7658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}