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Geotimes
June 2004 |
Memorials in Stone The summer is a wonderful time to hit the road and explore a variety of geologically significant places. Here, we profile three stone features that have been transformed into memorials to important figures in U.S. history.   |
Smithsonian
May 2006
Tony Perrottet |
Destination America: Mount Rushmore With a Native American superintendent, the South Dakota monument is becoming much more than a shrine to four presidents. |
High on Adventure
August 2008
Vicki Andersen |
John Day Fossil Beds Situated within the deeply eroded layers of volcanic ash, the John Day Formation is a well-preserved history of the flora and fauna that flourished during 40 million years of the Cenozoic Era. |
Geotimes
September 2006
Callan Bentley |
Summer Roadtrip: A Fossil Aquarium in Wyoming Fossil Butte National Monument is located in southwestern Wyoming, near the town of Kemmerer. It is the best place in the world to see freshwater lake fossils from 50 million years ago. |
Outside
October 2002
Bill Vaughn |
The Snow on the Sweetgrass For newcomers -- meaning most of us -- they are merely picturesque. But for Native Americans, the sacred places of the Great Plains and Northern Rockies are alive with centuries of memory and meaning -- and something much, much bigger. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
Top 10: National Parks With such a giant landscape to work with, the United States holds a multitude of national parks for local and international tourists to sample any time of the year. |
Geotimes
September 2004
Sarah Todd Davidson |
The Center of it All: Visiting Central Park New York's Central Park presents a treasure trove of important geologic information. |
Outside
August 2006
Mark Jenkins |
Because It's Sacred Why climb America's most spectacular, and controversial, natural landmark? For the same reason you shouldn't. |
Geotimes
February 2006
Selby Cull |
Below Boston's Hills Above those hills is one of America's most revered historical cities, and below them are rocks that span more than half a billion years of Earth's history. |
Geotimes
October 2004 |
Pedaling D.C.'s monuments A bicycle tour of the Mall in Washington, D.C. highlights the geologic history of the region... Oct. 10 to Oct. 16 is Earth Science Week, organized by the American Geological Institute... |
High on Adventure
October 2000
Lee Juillerat |
Where The Bulls Run Amok Traveling the Badlands in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park... |
Reason
February 2003
Charles Paul Freund |
Big Schlock Candy Mountain The many meanings of Mount Rushmore |
Geotimes
March 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Joshua Tree National Park: A Geologic Oasis After a brown, dry winter, 2007 may not be the best year to spot wildflowers at Joshua Tree National Park. But don't let that stop you from making plans to head out to the park. The park's geology, while changing, is not quite as ephemeral or picky as those springtime flowers. |
Real Travel Adventures
August 2005
Nancy S. Tardy |
Colorful Death Valley National Park Death Valley welcomes thousands of tourists each season of the year, who are surprised at the range and depth of color. |
