Daily Archives: July 17, 2010

I’m so tired I don’t even want to title this.

mpollock July 17, 2010 5:52 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn Yesterday we spent the day in Undirhlithar mapping the quarry wall that will be the focus of my IS. We climbed the majority of the wall with the exception of a few unstable places and collected … Continue reading →

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The Bonneville Flood and where it began

Mark Wilson July 17, 2010 4:31 pm

DOWNEY, IDAHO–Lake Bonneville has been one of the geological themes of my short visit to northern Utah this summer. The remnant wave-cut platforms of its shorelines dominate the geomorphology of the Logan area, and the lake sediments are the basis … Continue reading →

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Tragedy at Bear River: two very different historical narratives

Mark Wilson July 17, 2010 4:10 pm

PRESTON, IDAHO–I knew on our drive this morning that Preston, Idaho, is famous as the setting for the Napoleon Dynamite movie. (You can even download “Napoleon Dynamite’s sweet map” of the town.) I did not know that just north of … Continue reading →

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