Two Geologists, One Campervan, Zero Deadlines >>> Many Vistas
With rain and cold temperatures settling into Vermont in mid-October, we headed south, seeking to find both milder temperatures and peak fall colors. Unfortunately, cold, wet weather seemed to follow us south, but we found good hikes, lots of waterfalls, and a geologic oddity in Hickory Run State Park, located…
After leaving Bluff, Utah, we headed north on Highway 191 towards Moab. It was a gray, cool morning in Bluff that turned into a snowy afternoon as we rose in elevation. Our main stop this day was the Needles Overlook, which provides a panoramic view of Canyonlands National Park and…
Some travel days, we know our route in detail – where we’ll get gas, where we’ll take a break for a walk, where we’ll stop for the night. Other days, we only know the direction we’re heading and everything else is a surprise (good or bad). When leaving Grand Canyon…
Traveling west, our van was taking us higher in elevation and we were apprehensive how our physical fitness would respond in mountainous terrain and thinner air. We had spent six weeks hiking and biking in Florida, where climbing a set of stairs seemed equivalent with reaching the Sunshine State’s highest…
From the North Atlantic (Cape Cod National Seashore) to Lake Michigan (Indiana Dunes National Park) to the Gulf of Mexico (Topsail State Preserve in Destin, FL), our campervan has taken us to many wind-swept sand dunes and their associated beaches for fun in the sun and water. We recently visited…
On a sunny day in August, we left our campsite at Grand Isle State Park and drove further north within the Lake Champlain Islands to Alburgh Dunes State Park, one of nine state parks in this small section of Vermont. We intended to use Alburgh Dunes as a starting point…
It was a Friday morning. We were finishing a four-night venture to northern Vermont, our first foray after completing our 14-day quarantine in Vermont. The plan was to meet up with family for the weekend in central Vermont, so we had time to take a hike or ride our bikes…
Our campervan travels have taken us to some awesome geologic features and processes – including colorful outcrops, massive walls, large glacial erratics, ancient coral reefs, and current ocean shoreline erosion. We are two geologists with differing interests. Betsy enjoys “soft rocks,” arctic geoscience, and micropaleontology. Rob focuses on “hard rocks”…