Tag: geology
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Western Brook Pond, Newfoundland
There is one thing that you absolutely must do when visiting Gros Morne National Park; take a boat tour of Western Brook Pond. At least that’s what they say. The guide books said it, the internet said it, and our entire trip, people have preached it. All that said, I chose to skip it. The…
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Fishing Cove, Cape Breton National Park
The view at Fishing Cove was unreal. The pictures I saw online don’t do it justice, the pictures I took don’t do it justice, and certainly my words won’t do it justice. I hope everyone gets to come here to see it. You’ll have to hike six kilometers in along a moderately difficult trail but…
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The Wind River Range, Day One
The plan is simple, on the first day we will hike 6 miles along a relatively smooth incline to our base camp at Big Sandy Lake. From there, on day two, we will make our strenuous hike without packs and attempt to reach Cirque of the Towers, hopefully returning before dinner to our base camp.…
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Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID
Where others see black rock, Amy sees endless beauty. I have written about this before but two years ago when we were on our way here for the first time a couple told us, “skip it! It’s a waste of time, just black rock everywhere.” I was beginning to doubt myself, I had planned this…
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Geology with Amy
Amy makes instructional videos while we are out and about, they are known for being one take shots with our kids often being a distraction or causing havoc. I love her passion for her students and her rocks.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Lassen is undoubtedly the most underrated national park in the entire park system. It calls to us each year and without fail each year we discover some new corner of the park that we have never discovered before and that absolutely needs to be explored. I’m not going to do it, because it would be…
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Geology Lesson with…. Fitz?
Haven’t had service for a few days but caught some on top of Lembert dome in Yosemite.
The Trail Nerds 