One of the benefits of being a field geologist is the landscapes and processes that you get immersed in. Since geology is such a visual science, the second best way to experience or re-examine these landscapes is through photography. Of course, it’s no substitute for actually being there, but it’s close. Feel free to share these images, or contact me using the form below for higher to full-resolution (up to 10- 24 megapixel, depending on the camera I used at the time) versions for use in geology classes or elsewhere. All I ask is a short acknowledgement when/ where you use the image(s).
IMAGE THUMBNAILS:
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GLACIAL
- striations, california sierra
- glacial outwash, denali
- lateral and recessional moraines, california
- calving face, aialik glacier
- glacial outwash, denali
- striations, kenai
- glacial bedrock morphology wonderland, california
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
- 1872 owens valley rupture
- plunging anticline, mojave
- 1911 kemin earthquake rupture, kyrgyzstan
- fault-propagation fold, kyrgyzstan
- san andreas fault, carrizo plain
- barstow syncline
- fish lake valley fault, california
- shear zone in carbonate, california
- sub-vertical fault, mojave
- mm-scale kink bands, california
- basement-cored reverse faulting, kyrgyzstan
- detachment folding, kyrgyzstan
- fault-propagation fold with deformed strath, kyrgyzstan
- striations on the calico fault, mojave desert
- detached fold hinges, high strain shear zone, california
ARID LANDFORMS
- mud cracks and alluvial fans, death valley
- bar and swale topography
- bajada and inselberg
- pavement, california
- soil deflation, santa cruz island
IGNEOUS
- caldera, mt mazama
- granite and aplite dike, california
- rhyolite summit ridge, mt bailey
DEPOSITIONAL
- fluvial sandstone, death valley
- paleozoic ripples
- sediment supply > capacity
- fluvial terrace and lacustrine sediments
OTHER
- sea stacks and inclined mudstone, california
- bishop tuff, meandering stream, fluvial terraces, white mountains, weather
- marine terraces, santa cruz island





































