Saturday, October 25, 2014

Geo 730: October 25, Day 663: Surfing USA

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I know squat about surfing, but I do know it has been getting more popular along the Oregon Coast over the last couple decades, and I'...

Geo 730: October 24, Day 662: Faulty Tower

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In the Devils Punchbowl area, the Astoria Formation is shot through with numerous, nearly vertical faults with small offsets- generally, j...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Geo 730: October 23, Day 661: Craggy Headland

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A bit farther south on the path from the Punchbowl proper, we had some lovely views of the seaside cliffs. Spots like this are glorious in...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Geo 730: October 22, Day 660: Punchbowl Strata

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All three major components of the stratigraphy at Devils Punchbowl are visible here: the Astoria Formation forms the bedrock of the punchb...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Geo 730: October 21, Day 659: Full Punchbowl

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I've mentioned Devils Punchbowl quite a number of times, but shown a photo of it only once before in this series. That one was at a l...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Geo 730: October 20, Day 658: Looking Back

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This is the view from Devils Punchbowl, looking back north to the site of yesterday's photo, Otter Crest . That headland and the next ...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Geo 730: October 19, Day 657: Otter Crest Outlook

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The view from Otter Crest has become my favorite along the central coast. It's a spot I visited once, maybe twice early in my undergra...

Sunday Funnies: Procrastination Edition

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Tastefully Offensive Bad Newspaper Darius Whiteplume Mr. Lovenstein Sober in a Nightclub SMBC What Would Jack Do ?  ...