Exploring the "why" of this fantastic planet!
So I dropped a lot of hints in my post about my Lake Ingalls hiking adventure about how I made incorrect assumptions about the rock. Every geologist is biased by the rocks they studied first. For me,
My girlfriend and I put up with the crowds to spend a spring-like January afternoon hiking up Rattlesnake Ledge, one of the Seattle area’s best-known day hikes. The trail was a delightful conga
In my last post I explored how the construction of dams along the Cedar River led to Rattlesnake Lake swallowing the small town of Moncton in 1914. The dam-related disasters didn’t stop there, and
I realize I haven’t posted in almost a year now, but I promise I have a good reason. You see, last summer two very important new (to us) rocks came onto the scene. My wonderful hiking companion and
Like many of my Twin Trek posts, this is a two-parter: this is the travelogue post, with a geology post yet to come. Possibly multiple geology posts. In February 2023 I kicked into planning mode for
In my last post, I chronicled the 2023 backpacking trip to Deception Pass, Marmot Lake, Jade Lake, and Tuck Lake with my twin sister and OG hiking buddy, Heather. Now I get to nerd out about all the
When I first moved to Seattle, I bought a map of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness at REI and was so spoiled for choice that I barely looked elsewhere. But in summer 2023 some friends regaled me of their
For Part 1 of this series, check out my previous post on Goat Rocks Wilderness Backpacking. I brought up a laundry list of geology questions at the end of my last blog post about the Goat Rocks
In August 2025, work sent me on my most far-flung environmental due diligence site visit yet. I flew into Denver and drove four hours to the town nearest the site that had a hotel. This town was
In October 2025, Lego dropped a set that perfectly combined my two formative childhood obsessions: building kits and the minerals exhibit at the Pink Palace Museum in my hometown. My face transformed
