#basinandrange — Public Fediverse posts

To See How The Ground Moves In Yellowstone, First Look At The Rest Of North America [GPS Monitoring And Geoscience]
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https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/see-how-ground-moves-yellowstone-first-look-rest-north-america <-- shared #USGS technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Yellowstone #monitoring #GPS #YellowstoneNP #geoscience #movement #volcanic #magma #deformation #NorthAmerica #tectonics #geology #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #earthquake #subsidence #groundmovement #frameofreference #stress #vulcanism #regional #BasinAndRange #caldera #measurement #hydrothermal #NetworkOfTheAmericas
#NSF #NPS

Alluvial Fan Surfaces And An Age-Related Stability For Cultural Resource Preservation: Nevada Test And Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, USA
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.05.002 <-- 2015 shared paper
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[during a presentation recently, I was reminded of this 2015 paper’s content today (on which I was a co-author), back when papers wanted B&W images; I wonder how we might have proceeded now, with AI / Machine Learning…]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #Nevada #USA #military #NellisAFB #NAFB #NTTR #archaeology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #corrleation #basinandrange #geomorphology #sediment #alluvialfans #sheetwash #eolian #erosion #deposition #bioturbation #varnish #desert #desertvarnish #age #dating #corrleation #airforce #indigeneous #sampling #cosmogenic #10Be #insitu #StonewallFlat #fans #water #hydrology #arid #imageanalysis #CulturalResource #Preservation

A hike to see a striking, but rather short, peak. Then on to a taller, but not so striking, peak. The geology of the Esmeralda Formation (I think) dominates interesting patches along the way.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/castle-peak-and-norman-benchmark.html

#USA #Nevada #GreatBasin #TonopahBLM #MonteCristoRange
#hiking #dayhike #peakbagger #peakbagging #desert #basinandrange #EsmeraldaFormation #geology #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #mountains

Poking around The Crater. Because volcanos are fun!

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-crater.html

#hiking #GreatBasin #desert #volcano #nature #landscape #Nevada #TonopahBLM #basinandrange #mountains #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #peakbagging #peakbagger

I set out to get to the top of Silver Peak and finished off Red Mountain too. Who could turn down that ridge walk?

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/silver-peak-and-red-mountain.html

#USA #Nevada #TonopahBLM #SilverPeakRange #SilverPeak #RedMountain #GreatBasin
#hiking #peakbagging #peakbagger #basinandrange #desert #landscape #nature #travel #hike #outside #mountains

Spending a day by the warm water of the Fish Lake Valley Hot Well, looking at the fish and birds and landscape. May have touched the water, too.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/fish-lake-valley-hot-well.html

#sightseeing #USA #Nevada #GreatBasin #TonopahBLM #FishLakeValley #hotspring #nature #birdwatching #landscape #desert #travel #outside #basinandrange #birds #wildlife

I had tried to stop by White River Narrows on my first pass, but things didn't go well. I tried again. It's kind of overwhelming when you do get to the right places. Perhaps I should have retreated to Narrows I at the end to help quiet the mind?

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/white-river-narrows.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #Nevada #CalienteBLM #ElyBLM #WhiteRiverNarrows #WhiteRiverNarrowsArchaeologicalDistrict #basinandrange #BasinandRangeNationalMonument #petroglyphs

Crystal Wash isn't exactly "full" of petroglyphs, but two clusters are on a rough interpretive trail and if you have the brochure, you might be able to find them. I did, and I did.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/crystal-wash-petroglyphs.html

#hiking #petroglyphs #desert #Nevada #ElyBLM #CalienteBLM #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #artifacts #getOutside #optOutside #landscapephotography #basinandrange

Let me introduce you to the simply named Big Rocks Wilderness, where there are some big rocks! I went along a few ravines/washes with the ostensible goal of reaching the high point. I only got so far, then stopped by the spring on the way back.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/big-rocks-wilderness-and-pahroc-spring.html

#hiking #Nevada #BigRocksWilerness #wilderness #ElyBLM #CalienteBLM #landscape #nature #getOutside #optOutside #bigrocks #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #mountains #spring #desert #basinandrange

It was the moment for a little basin time after so much range. I stopped by the Wayne E. Kirch Wilderness Management Area and spent some time with Hot Creek and its special collection of wildlife.

New blog post here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/hot-creek.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #basin #desert #basinandrange #HotCreek #KirchWMA #Nevada #fish #wildlife #hotspring #littlefish #natural

Some more from day 2 because I neeeeed more than 4.

#trees #bristleconePines #oldtrees #ancientbristlecones #basinandrange

Day 1 of 3 backpacking the Mount Moriah Wilderness to the namesake peak. This day was consumed by the beautiful canyon followed by Hendry's Creek. It did happen to rain and soak my boots through in the afternoon, but there was sunshine before and after. And freezing shortly after dark.

The new blog post is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/10/moriah-hendrys-creek.html

#hiking #backpacking #MountMoriahWilderness #Nevada #HumboldtToiyabeNF #nature #canyon #creek #aspen #basinandrange #mountains

1st day of a short #backpacking trip in Great Basin National Park. The route followed old mining road and passed through the ruins of a briefly thriving community. From there, I stopped by the lake, climbed to the top of the nearby peak, then dropped to a second lake for the night.

New blog post here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/10/johnson-gb-johnson-mine-pyramid-peak.html

#hiking #nature #landscape #hike #mountains #peakbagging #ruins #mining #lake #Nevada #GreatBasinNationalPark #JohnsonLake #PyramidPeak #BakerLake #basinandrange #desert