Tag: Rick Miller
Our Geological Wonderland: Geology Made Utah and America Great
A significant event related to the discovery of gold in California and the developing industrialization of the upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions was a proposal to link these regions by railroad.
Our Geological Wonderland: St. George has its faults
Our Geological Wonderland: St. George has its faults
Faults and earthquakes in southern Utah
In the early morning hours of Sept. 2, 1992, St. George residents,...
Our Geological Wonderland: Quail Lake and the Virgin Anticline
Our Geological Wonderland: Quail Lake and the Virgin Anticline
Our story begins with a geologic disaster. Just after midnight on January 1, 1989, a dike...
Online classes: “higher” education?
Online classes: “higher” education?
“Those who can't do, teach. And those who can't teach, teach gym.” —Woody Allen
From a 50-year career in academia, this is...
Our Geological Wonderland: A trip through the Virgin River Gorge
Our Geological Wonderland: A trip through the Virgin River Gorge
According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, approximately 23,000 vehicles travel through the impressive scenery...
Dr. Rick Miller discusses potential life on Mars
Dr. Rick Miller discusses potential life on Mars
Dr. Rick Miller will give a lecture about potential past or present life on Mars May 24...
Our Geological Wonderland: Snow Canyon State Park
Our Geological Wonderland: Snow Canyon State Park
Located just northwest of St. George, Snow Canyon State Park offers visually outstanding views of red, white, and...
Getting on without the ONSHORE Act: A geologist’s view
Getting on without the ONSHORE Act: A geologist’s view
In January, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) along with Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Mike Enzi (R-WY),...
The famous inverted topography of basalt lava ridges of St. George
The famous inverted topography of basalt lava ridges of St. George
Within the city limits of St. George are some nearly flat-topped ridges with an...
A brief consideration of Homo sapiens
A brief consideration of Homo sapiens
So why is it that we consider ourselves --- modern human beings cleverly classified as the genus Homo ---...