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A group of kids enjoying a fossil dig/excavation at the Northwest
Treasures shop on a cold day |
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Mt. Rainier - a few miles below the volcano at a lahar |
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Some preliminary instruction at Mt. Rainier before collecting |
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When playing in the mud is educational |
The kids will learn how to identify volcanic rock types |
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Andesite porphyry - look for the feldspar |
Another andesite - notice the pyroxene |
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The kids take notes eager to begin exploring |
Different volcanic rocks and what to look for |
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Even the little ones enjoy it! |
Learning coarse-grained vs. fine-grained rocks |
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Let's see if Mr. Nurre can break this huge piece of andesite! |
Pagosa, CO - near La Garita caldera, a huge volcano that went
unnoticed for years |
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Another shot of the remnants of La Garita in CO |
Beautiful sunset in Southwestern CO |
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The Grand Canyon is best explained by the geological events of the
Genesis Flood |
Just east of the Grand Canyon |
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The legend of the Hopi Native Americans about how the Grand Canyon
formed is quite interesting! It has similar features to a
creationist perspective. |
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Yellowstone Creation Adventure Field Trip
2010 |
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What a tremendous group of people |
The colors of the various hot
springs are due to the bacteria that live in the various
temperatures |
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Old Faithful Geyser |
Sign at the Northeast Entrance to
Yellowstone Park, Montana |