Monthly Archives: February 2015

Dr. Judge and Dr. Pollock will lead a “virtual field trip” today highlighting the places we will visit with new imagery and other technological wonders. This gives us a chance to repeat our schedule again, with links. Prior to class, … Continue reading →

Dr. Meagen Pollock, our esteemed petrologist, is our guest speaker today. She would like us to visit the Mojave National Preserve Geology Field Trip website and read the pages on Cima Dome, Hole-in-the-Wall, Cinder Cones, and the Granite Mountains. (Lovely … Continue reading →

Deserts are such dry places that when the rain does come it can have dramatic effects. Desert soil sheds water quickly, and there are relatively few plants to retard runoff. The result is often a flash flood. Here is a … Continue reading →