geology
Moving heaven and earth
May 19, 2007 - 6:33am — PaulaZ
On May 19, 1980, Mt. St. Helens blew its top. The major eruption was captured on film and it was spectacular.
The Big Basin
The Big Basin is a geological feature known as a sinkhole or "sink," about a mile in diameter and more than a hundred feet deep. Although it has the appearance of a valley, it is entirely surrounded by higher ground. Like several other smaller sinks in this section of Kansas, Big Basin was formed thousands of years ago by dissolving and collapse of massive gypsum and salt formations lying several hundred feet below the surface.
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Set In Stone???
November 10, 2006 - 11:45am — bteeple
A neighbor kid, while in conversation a few years ago, had a sudden epihany. "You grew up in the 50s and 60s?" she asked. "Wow! What was it like back then?"
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