Pics From You!

Geologic Pictures sent in by You

The Following Pictures and rocks are sent in to me by my on/offline friends. If you wish to send me a picture for this page please make it one that is not too graphic intensive. Feel free to send me a picture of an outcrop, mountain, fault, river, volcano, or anything geologic related. They may not all end up on this page, but I welcome the opportunity to view them. Many of the pictures are thumbnails to be clicked on for larger views.

Chimney Bluffs, on Lake Ontario, NY.

This is an eroded drumlin on Lake Ontario. Weathering and lake-wave erosion carved the Bluffs into some peculiar shapes, and are constantly changing over time, even at a rate that is noticeable year to year.

The Grand Canyon

An impressive shot of the massive gorge formed by millions of years of the Colorado River cutting into the Arizona Plateau in response to regional uplift. One can observe layer upon layer of geologic time, and an incredible fossil record preserved within the walls of the canyon.

San Andreas Fault, Northern California

Left: A bench. The Earth spread apart along the rupturing fault during the 1906 M=8.5 quake and then filled in afterwards with soil, making a flat area.

Middle: This tree was thrown down during the shaking and began growing sideways.

Right: You can barely make out the valley between the hill on the left, and the hill on the farther right from the view, that is the fault. One can see the topography resulting in years of compression along the sides of the warring masses of Earth.

Lassen Peak

Left: View from summit (10,457') of blast zone from 1914-1918 period of activity. Partially regrown since then.

Middle: View of summit trail with nicely scraped portion of blast area. A ski slope of the gods!

Right: Bumpass Hell. One of several active geothermal areas within the park. Something like a small version of Yellowstone. Small geysers, mud pots, fumaroles, hot springs, and very stinky!

Mount Shasta

1) View of Thumbrock (elev. 12,923) saddled by Konwakiton glacier on S side of the mountain. Taken in early Oct. 1999, after a very warm summer.

2) View of Shastarama Point (elev. 11,250)along Sergeants Ridge to the west from Clear Creek trail. Not everyone that went up that trial came back down. Alive.

3) Samples of the huge variety of pumice found all over the mountain. Many different outcroppings on the mountain, each with it's own type of rocky compositions.

4) View of Misery hill (around 13,800 elev.) just in front of the actual summit of 14,162. Whitney glacier can be seen off to the left. Active thermal vents can be found at the summit.

5) Partial view of Watkins glacier to the E, and of ridge between Clear Creek and Cold Creek heads. If there's no snow on the trail past this point, good luck getting to the top!

The Susie Collection (Southern California)