Monthly Archives: June 2020

Deep Time and Geologic Time Scales

Geologic time scales, which show a chronological sequence of events that have occurred during Earth’s history, become more or less embedded in the brains of geologists. As for other people – probably not so much. Having a rough idea of this history and familiarity with a few names, however, will be helpful if you like to think about natural history, and especially geology topics...

By |2020-06-18T11:31:38-07:00June 18th, 2020|Our Amazing Earth|8 Comments

Red Rock Country on the Colorado Plateau

Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and other national parks on the Colorado Plateau encompass some of the most spectacular scenery on Earth. Extending across the Four Corners region where the borders of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet...the landscape is sculpted into dramatic cliffs and arches, domes and towers, fins and hoodoos, mesas and buttes, slot canyons, and deeply carved canyons.

By |2020-06-11T13:53:00-07:00June 11th, 2020|Our Amazing Earth|14 Comments
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