In 1873, John Muir famously wrote, "The mountains are calling, and I must go," in a letter to his sister. Over a hundred years later, his simple statement still resonates with thousands of people who ...
Bathymetric data showing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the western Atlantic Ocean Basin. Credit: NOAA National Ocean Service. The longest mountain range on Earth is not the Andes, the Rockies or the ...
The western U.S. is a geologists' dream, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, active volcanoes and striking sandstone arches. But one landform simply doesn't make sense. Rivers normally flow ...
I was recently driving northbound on Highway 395, headed home after spending Thanksgiving in Southern California. I’ve driven this road countless times, traversing the eastern edge of the Sierra ...