Category Archives: Geology
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Birding Surrey Parks … Part 1
September 14, 2021 by Rokman61
Preamble Many bird watchers are obsessive ‘collectors’ in that they assiduously keep various lists of birds they have seen and/or …
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More exploring in southwest Interior BC
September 26, 2019 by Rokman61
This post arises from a short camping trip I took in late August, 2019. I present it in three parts: …
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Reminiscing in the South Okanagan
July 30, 2019 by Rokman61
I am fortunate in having had opportunity to make regular visits to the South Okanagan Valley for almost 50 years. …
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Hawaii, Part 3, Maui
March 27, 2017 by Rokman61
Maui is the ‘next’ island in the Hawaiian chain, just to the northwest of Big Island. Here is the ‘bird’ that brought …
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Hawaii, Part 2, Volcano!
March 11, 2017 by Rokman61
The Geologic setting of Hawaii The Hawaiian Island chain comprises a series of volcanoes, which are essentially stupendous piles of volcanic …
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A Visit to the Kootenays, September 2016
October 20, 2016 by Rokman61
‘The Kootenays’ refers to an area in southern BC set within the Interior Mountain Ranges (west of the Rocky Mountains and …
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June 2015 – Eastern Washington and more
July 14, 2015 by Rokman61
My first few days of the month were spent in the State of Washington, as a participant on a guided birding …
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June 2014
Leave a commentJuly 14, 2014 by Rokman61
Mystery photo for June: this might be a bit easier than the previous one. The identity of this menacing-looking thing …
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January 2014
Leave a commentFebruary 16, 2014 by Rokman61
Another year begins. What will be the first bird I see? What will be the first bird I photograph? We …
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Alaska 2013, Part 2, Glacier Bay and home
Leave a commentJanuary 30, 2014 by Rokman61
Glacier Bay A visit to spectacular Glacier Bay National Park is the highlight of virtually every cruise to the Alaska …
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