I know we have a huge number of scientists in town this weekend for AAAS 2012. If any of you visitors want to check out some local geoscience, here’s an introduction: Geological Context Fire and Ice are the local theme: … Continue reading
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The Sea-to-Sky between Vancouver and Whistler showcases some gorgeous geology. Volcanics cut into fjords by glaciers lead to epic landslide hazards (and equally epic mitigation measures), but north of Squamish the terrain is a bit less harsh and the lava … Continue reading
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Lighthouse Park is located in West Vancouver, BC, accessible by the #250 bus route. The shoreline is primarily quartz diorite, the exposed roots of long-eroded volcanoes from this subduction zone’s violently volcanic past. The granite is cut with (much younger) … Continue reading
The outreach branch of the Czech Geological Survey (English version) impresses me enough that I should write them fan mail. I popped in more out of casual curiosity than any expectation to find a scientific office engaged in serious outreach, … Continue reading
A U-shaped hanging valley photographed on the train between Spiez and Interlaken, Switzerland. This is the classic shape of a glacier-cut valley (as opposed to V-shaped valleys, cut by rivers, or Y-shaped, cut by rivers, uplifted, and cut again). The … Continue reading
Enough people have done geotourism posts for London, and taken enough photos, that I really have nothing to add beyond the resources I found most entertaining: British Geological Society resources Guide to the Geology of London and the neighbourhood via … Continue reading
After a brief visit in Bulgaria that involved a bit of incidental geotourism, I have a few thoughts on further geoscience-themed excursions in the country. It’s excellent for geologists in that beer is cheaper than water, the long history leads … Continue reading
The difficulty of doing geotourism in Bulgaria is that most research resources are written in Bulgarian, which I do not speak. Therefore, the science content is going to be a bit thin. Geology of Building Stones It’s a frequent tease … Continue reading
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Belogradchik is a UNESCO and European Geopark in northwestern Bulgaria. The same region contains the Magura and Kozarnika caves. Geologic Context In the early to middle Triassic, the region was an subarid upland, flooded by a sea during the middle … Continue reading
The Vancouver airport international departures terminal between Gates 60 to 70 features more relaxing-for-an-airport geoscience than any other airport I’ve visited. A 60 m freshwater river terminates at the base of a 114,000 L saltwater aquarium of approximately 850 sea … Continue reading
