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George Furniss
Приєднався 18 бер 2020
for purpose of instruction
Coastal Driftwood Moving
During a storm on the Oregon Coast driftwood went over the tracks including the cameraman’s tracks.
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Mount Hood
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A short road trip from Montana across Idaho to Oregon to understand Mount Hood, an active Cascade volcano. References: Oregon Geology by Elizabeth and William Orr, sixth edition, 2012, Oregon State University Press, 304 pages. Roadside Geology of Oregon, second edition, 2014, Marli B. Miller, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 387 pages. Thanks to Meghan, Peter, Olivia, Philip and all the other...
Hummingbird Moth
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The hummingbird moth is a wide ranging beneficial pollinator. In this video the moth, known as Hyles lineata, is foraging in a Montana garden in late August. Illustration by Raxenne Maniquiz.
Skycrane Firefighter
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A Sikorsky Skycrane heavy-lift helicopter sucks water from a pond and drops 2,600 gallons on a wildfire burning on the flanks of Saint Mary’s Peak, Bitterroot Mountains, Montana.
The Shy Moose
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A young male moose explores an oxbow bend pond of the Bitterroot River, Montana, in late summer. Music: Surfin’ Birthday by Dick Haggerty
Keep it Fresh
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The Clark Fork of the Columbia River flows through Missoula, Montana offering cool clean fresh water for paddlers and swimmers.
SE Alaska by boat
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This video captures highlights of my June 2-June 9 excursion to Southeast Alaska 2024 by boat.
Haiku to an Eclipse
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A geologist traverses from the Rockies to the east coast of America to study old whaling ships and America’s first addiction to oil. As he travels he describes the landscape in haiku poetry. From northern Maine he chooses a route down the path of totality to Texas and observes a total eclipse of the sun 8 April 2024. Clear sky during the eclipse allows him to see glowing hydrogen plasma of the ...
My Great American Eclipse Crossing
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In this video I trace the path of totality of the moon’s shadow across 13 US States, from Maine to Texas, in just a few days. This shadow line drawn by the Moon’s orbital mechanics occurs on 8 April 2024. This line crosses a wealth of ecosystems and a diverse population of humans living at peace in a beautiful country.
Yaquina Head Basalt
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The Ginkgo Flow is a unique traceable basalt lava that erupted in a long fissure in southeast Washington long ago and reached the coast of Oregon near Newport. Geologists have age-dated the flow taking place about 15.4 million years ago between periods of magnetic reversals when Earths magnetic poles switched from normal. Basalt lava contains iron minerals that remember the Earth’s magnetic fie...
Mafic dikes in Idaho Batholith granite
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In this video I propose how Mafic dikes of basalt intruded the Idaho Batholith granite. The granite is late Cretaceous age and the dikes filled fractures by Eocene time. I visit dikes in granite at three field locations, along the Payette River near the town of Lowman, Idaho, along the upper Bitterroot River in southwest Montana on the north side of Lost Trail Pass, and along the Lochsa River o...
Prize Irish Tractors
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Near Enniscorthy, a rural area of southeastern Ireland farmers and their families gather on a Saturday to admire and compare each other’s tractors.
Ireland Geology
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In this video I explore the geology of Ireland using maps from the geologic survey of Ireland. Arriving at Dublin by plane I take a 2000 kilometer road trip counterclockwise around the country in one week stopping at various locations to photograph and to look at local rocks. Then I return to fly out of Dublin. I learned a lot and hope, by sharing my experiences, that you can get a sense of the...
Field Crescent
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Field Crescent butterflies range from central Alaska, northern Canada all the way south to California. Conservation for them not required because these butterflies are secure globally in their methods of feeding and reproducing. Tecumseh, the Native American who died a hero in 1813 fighting for the preservation of lands of his people was deeply respected by both his friends and his enemies.
Bitterroot College-Ravalli County Fair Parade
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Bitterroot College-Ravalli County Fair Parade
Bitterroot River-Bell Crossing to Stevensville
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Bitterroot River-Bell Crossing to Stevensville
Bitterroot River-Stevensville to Florence
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Bitterroot River-Stevensville to Florence
Please learn the local pronunciations! You are murdering the underlying meaning held in the language of the land
Not "Barren" either..
Love it man I'm irish from limerick 40 years old the older I get I love geology more j started with history as a young fella I can't go to a beach in ireland without been blown away by my uneducated mind for things that interest me .brilliant gotta love the Internet .for good or for bad depends on how you use it for information. Thanks man love it. History is one thing geology is a whole other story . Like a crime scene investigor there's know way you could say otherwise. Ocean ontop of Ocean deep time sand in box squssed experiment. Love it man
You look like the dude that beat that other dudes ass on a bus in Oakland.😂
❤👍 Geology rocks
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sorry to be pedantic but the region is called 'The Burren', not Burrens.
Very cool!
Very interesting, thank you for posting this.
Nice road trip, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Classic
Wonderful!