tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30795281646997308282024-02-20T10:06:23.749-07:00All In A Days KarmaWayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-64639271289921913662024-02-12T13:32:00.004-07:002024-02-12T13:32:58.240-07:00Wanna Learn About Craters on the Moon?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsIPVSwSYwg6r3a2c6lSmKA6DeOkxjucf7hAUnmx5da_9kLz1wseUmwvFZKekaWpoJmkwYP-p7ZOXMTSyA1mdwsnOIq1DS718kq4_DSxJIQpx7EPDFyJYJznh_inqGJODteVqBMXZWxPlbmoeb7udUF3g1CB1mAQiSP_O7cHMlFij5m7u07qehp2hqlI/s1045/artemis-lpi-astronaut-training-guide-800w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsIPVSwSYwg6r3a2c6lSmKA6DeOkxjucf7hAUnmx5da_9kLz1wseUmwvFZKekaWpoJmkwYP-p7ZOXMTSyA1mdwsnOIq1DS718kq4_DSxJIQpx7EPDFyJYJznh_inqGJODteVqBMXZWxPlbmoeb7udUF3g1CB1mAQiSP_O7cHMlFij5m7u07qehp2hqlI/w493-h640/artemis-lpi-astronaut-training-guide-800w.jpg" width="493" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(2, 69, 124); color: #02457c; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">Background illustration of the impact-cratered lunar surface produced by <br />the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio with data from the Lunar Orbiter <br />Laser Altimeter. Inset images of terrestrial analogue training sites, Meteor <br />Crater and Schooner explosion crater, are by the author and <br />Department of Energy, respectively.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>My neighbor and colleague,, Dr. David Kring, has just published a training guide for future Artemis Program astronautsto on hoe to understand the formation and landforms of craters on the moon . You can see about obtaining a digital copy of the book <a href="https://newsroom.usra.edu/preparing-for-artemis-lunar-and-planetary-institute-unveils-extensive-astronaut-training-guide/" target="_blank">here</a>. I have read parts of it and it is so damn interesting!</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-65324422232667203602022-09-18T07:08:00.003-07:002022-09-18T07:08:49.868-07:00A Grand Canyon Trail Guide Makes Good!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIUrIfIVnX6Toj2AfPM8W4DQnQOwlIrg20hgPP0XGVcOzFHdU9JcOCsXL4rUheVOZAE_x21QqJ4ASKLI8F5eyt_M1HUvA2GMYvk5KhnKxJ3tRyzauh62fkt-8N_EUZUDqw9HExjNNIS_HpucR92EQcNofIIcN3cbMIuSBHp-gJ7k1G1aA3MWUwgmq/s1372/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-18%20at%207.06.41%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1372" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIUrIfIVnX6Toj2AfPM8W4DQnQOwlIrg20hgPP0XGVcOzFHdU9JcOCsXL4rUheVOZAE_x21QqJ4ASKLI8F5eyt_M1HUvA2GMYvk5KhnKxJ3tRyzauh62fkt-8N_EUZUDqw9HExjNNIS_HpucR92EQcNofIIcN3cbMIuSBHp-gJ7k1G1aA3MWUwgmq/w400-h226/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-18%20at%207.06.41%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Louis Herron is a friend who recently was featured in an article about his AirBnB operation near Valle and his hiking guide company. Check it out <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/15/millennial-lucrative-side-hustle-airbnb-yurt-near-grand-canyon.html" target="_blank">here</a>. You done good Louis!</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-71209774151341888852022-05-07T05:06:00.004-07:002022-05-07T05:06:59.452-07:00The Border Wall - A Post Mortem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflMswNRdiFlZF6x4314o1HPc5aw7Ffm-CNZVKdtBtA_dUJmqUUhZHJfra6FZ3FNBxQ_K1SMu71pZTZw9D4xzPkVpzCTba2kvmkvbJBRqyJejGPTcAnZRtAxfOW53o0vtwnb-YPN-6fVtDx6s-bbZdd-AJF-CvrTBIKwpm-lvhiEIieWs12N0/s1876/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-06%20at%208.06.58%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1876" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflMswNRdiFlZF6x4314o1HPc5aw7Ffm-CNZVKdtBtA_dUJmqUUhZHJfra6FZ3FNBxQ_K1SMu71pZTZw9D4xzPkVpzCTba2kvmkvbJBRqyJejGPTcAnZRtAxfOW53o0vtwnb-YPN-6fVtDx6s-bbZdd-AJF-CvrTBIKwpm-lvhiEIieWs12N0/w640-h328/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-06%20at%208.06.58%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />No matter your politics, this is senseless. It will not work for its intent. But it will work to preclude the free flow of wildlife. The New Yorker magazine has produced this 13 minute documentary with great aerial footage of our waste and folly. All to satisfy the ego of one ill man.<p></p><p>See it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx71C4iguuk" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-78491626395355235002022-03-28T13:13:00.000-07:002022-03-28T13:13:11.323-07:00How Many Humans Have Ever Lived Through Time<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_h-W2bsY7UvL27-G_4w9NLq31NIyOoaIChcyH_XXvPHhBRl3HMyu4O6_WAR7nw6qVJJcEmhplsEcpzfzemarMBMz0Q6ppCOUwA2U6zxCO2pH6twPJ60h_yKJtI6zUBlMdM0dDm5KmK9BG_EdRMIvtaV09UTwQws6xK5HmOpAUTds53Ewfx9WS9Cv/s1776/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%201.07.17%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="1196" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_h-W2bsY7UvL27-G_4w9NLq31NIyOoaIChcyH_XXvPHhBRl3HMyu4O6_WAR7nw6qVJJcEmhplsEcpzfzemarMBMz0Q6ppCOUwA2U6zxCO2pH6twPJ60h_yKJtI6zUBlMdM0dDm5KmK9BG_EdRMIvtaV09UTwQws6xK5HmOpAUTds53Ewfx9WS9Cv/w269-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%201.07.17%20PM.png" width="269" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's a question I have thought of repeatedly - How many humans have ever lived? <a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/how-many-humans-have-ever-lived/" target="_blank">This graphic</a> has some real interesting facts and figures on it.</p><p>1) How to define "human" - the authors used the figure of 190,000 years, the generally accepted age for <i>Homo sapiens</i>.</p><p>2) The human population will hit 8 <i>billion</i> in 2022.</p><p>3) This represents about 7% of all people who have ever lived.</p><p>4) Including those who are alive today, there have been about 117 billion of us in 190,000 years.</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-9835654677203845702022-01-11T07:01:00.002-07:002022-01-11T07:01:29.619-07:00Giant Ichthyosaur Uncovered in England<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ32rai-M7go6-L7Gy17ivFUAbarpj6Cs6LfTiKoCPilMf3JIPVJclCNWVpEDuvFyQ8qDW6bAXXKsLctblq4IsEmqJ6RrsJ9b1pMqTP4ZeQfibNAA5Z_y_UMn4TLuiXFIPy8VROlCqBatCKnJTqAIFHRq3whhJx-hJMQDZyc4muw2D1o-hiAoqe8IT=s2264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2264" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ32rai-M7go6-L7Gy17ivFUAbarpj6Cs6LfTiKoCPilMf3JIPVJclCNWVpEDuvFyQ8qDW6bAXXKsLctblq4IsEmqJ6RrsJ9b1pMqTP4ZeQfibNAA5Z_y_UMn4TLuiXFIPy8VROlCqBatCKnJTqAIFHRq3whhJx-hJMQDZyc4muw2D1o-hiAoqe8IT=w400-h241" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Check out this giangantic fossil Ichthyosaur that was recently uncovered in England. I saw this in a NY Time article, which may be read <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/science/earth/ichthyosaur-sea-dragon-fossil.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20220111" target="_blank">here</a>. (There may be a paywall if you are not a subscriber - sorry). The specimen comes from Jurassic-age rocks, about 180 million years old. It was only discovered as part of landscaping project at the <a href="https://www.lrwt.org.uk/rutland-water" target="_blank">Rutland Water Nature Preserve</a> in the East Midlands. The lagoon had been partially drained when a naturalist saw vertebrae poking out of the lagoon mud. The fossil has now been excavated and the lagoon refilled. If you are able to access the NY Times article, there is a nice video of the specimen by drone, which gives a spectacular view of its immense size within the entire site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsSLEYTMrjZNi3RLJkln3bsrfKq00Td7M8fCy0iKWOr2ZV-x2EdygJTYIvbamM6qoB7Hci4TQo3qBZ2QvSbDzXpd14nBgh3pfHOn2PJw9NpJoC00KG0gnw7Mk6oJ46DecJP74HsPumyW5i656uVTpyHGi29N6H5I3HrItIXZgN3nQHJm2aE9SN6SNl=s538" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="384" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsSLEYTMrjZNi3RLJkln3bsrfKq00Td7M8fCy0iKWOr2ZV-x2EdygJTYIvbamM6qoB7Hci4TQo3qBZ2QvSbDzXpd14nBgh3pfHOn2PJw9NpJoC00KG0gnw7Mk6oJ46DecJP74HsPumyW5i656uVTpyHGi29N6H5I3HrItIXZgN3nQHJm2aE9SN6SNl=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An example of one species of Ichthyosaur recovered from Triassic rocks in Nevada.</div><br /><div><br /></div>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-13395838111997447092021-12-30T08:12:00.003-07:002021-12-30T08:12:18.533-07:00The Earth Without Water
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRqvLKk7p_o9KEuio3fWjs6yGusEp64adnGJnGR0fUyRwFw_kjPKNKtGxPUzT3rByTcmbdaV8zVObOx1KPfw_XEfRBSJLEDZX8PSRIw6xRB0Klhyw6SWRXt5g46vB7W03HV3rgWxGhqEekzmRJZLZW71OPiP7paEXiDJRLl18Hr6lvApsDd925eTsB=s1056" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1056" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRqvLKk7p_o9KEuio3fWjs6yGusEp64adnGJnGR0fUyRwFw_kjPKNKtGxPUzT3rByTcmbdaV8zVObOx1KPfw_XEfRBSJLEDZX8PSRIw6xRB0Klhyw6SWRXt5g46vB7W03HV3rgWxGhqEekzmRJZLZW71OPiP7paEXiDJRLl18Hr6lvApsDd925eTsB=s400"/></a></div>What would our planet look like without water? Well, there would be lots of abyssal plains with volcanic preaks rising above them. My colleague Dr. Jack Share forwarded this short 90 second video, that displays the ocean basins withour oceans. Watch it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ythE-hJiNE" target="_blank">here</a>. There is even a look at the ocean floor where the Titanic lies. Amazing! (Note that the elevations portrayed in this are exaggerated in the vertical).Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-19077806186081772072021-11-13T15:14:00.003-07:002021-11-26T17:25:01.551-07:00Map Comparison of New York City From 1836 to Present<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDVUQwVc8njr_UdCMcMcWp-DQfWiFqzAc7FFp31gkwS9B-wzYhVu4_F1XFO6BjGFUAxDh_J6O3mwQ7TMtngaP8glDxyv6dCUQvNAJJ7QNyl-Mdff3iapy1P6QSUED2L2cUTY0DA-7UgU/s1017/Screen+Shot+2021-11-13+at+3.09.48+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1017" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDVUQwVc8njr_UdCMcMcWp-DQfWiFqzAc7FFp31gkwS9B-wzYhVu4_F1XFO6BjGFUAxDh_J6O3mwQ7TMtngaP8glDxyv6dCUQvNAJJ7QNyl-Mdff3iapy1P6QSUED2L2cUTY0DA-7UgU/w400-h233/Screen+Shot+2021-11-13+at+3.09.48+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Visual Capitalist has shared this interactive map from Esri, that overlays an 1836 map of New York City with a satellite image from the present. Fascinating! Enjoy it <a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/this-clever-map-is-a-window-into-19th-century-new-york-city/?utm_source=Visual+Capitalist+Infographics+%28All%29&utm_campaign=7c5b55ca50-EMAIL&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31b4d09e8a-7c5b55ca50-45445947" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>To learn more about Esri, see <a href="https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/about-esri/who-we-are" target="_blank">here</a>. They do cools stuff with ARC-GIS</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-42300930136220898462021-09-21T08:24:00.006-07:002021-09-21T08:24:39.699-07:00Crushed Basalt to Fight Climate Change<p>For decades, farmers have put crushed limestone on the soil to improve its quality. Now, crushed basalt is being used. Listen to the 3-minute NPR story <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039191137/researchers-suggest-a-different-way-for-farmers-to-reduce-their-carbon-footprint" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p><br /></p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-18069985582982628912021-03-06T13:53:00.003-07:002021-03-06T13:53:44.996-07:00Demolition of the Navajo Generating Stations Boilers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpvTZc2KhmP_iaD4vtBy722vMBloHu-ZiSOKi5yKGJ2afneSHmcihMme-ij6qnU58DBH0szF2nVV0_d-V3vmV_j3RsRX5hYTF13A8S8ONZrylURpw9j2wUXivD07H5tXGxmAGRgSqm88/s816/Screen+Shot+2021-03-06+at+1.52.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="816" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpvTZc2KhmP_iaD4vtBy722vMBloHu-ZiSOKi5yKGJ2afneSHmcihMme-ij6qnU58DBH0szF2nVV0_d-V3vmV_j3RsRX5hYTF13A8S8ONZrylURpw9j2wUXivD07H5tXGxmAGRgSqm88/w400-h275/Screen+Shot+2021-03-06+at+1.52.39+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>On March 3, the boilers of the old (now gone) Navajo Generating Station were demolished. It is an exciting this to watch. See it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Cn8JGn6EU" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-75995931405532000042021-02-09T12:13:00.039-07:002021-02-09T14:53:07.477-07:00An Air BNB Place Like No Other<p>Helen and I do not use Air BNB all that often. But we have had a few opportunities to do so (pre-pandemic). There was the one in Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii that we used for my sisters' wedding in 2017. It looked so wonderful online with a photo of a lotus flower placed on the header. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59cScv-MC14U7uGridOaxMBv1MUM9soCiyju17arTqA6nZ_c3JiQv7OYrdBzsZe9OPE8JXWHNRYPAP90cS60POMuJOqby9fhr8rP-FQ-uePBqnlffJgupOArbQ06o-2hELokFKT9982A/s223/iu.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59cScv-MC14U7uGridOaxMBv1MUM9soCiyju17arTqA6nZ_c3JiQv7OYrdBzsZe9OPE8JXWHNRYPAP90cS60POMuJOqby9fhr8rP-FQ-uePBqnlffJgupOArbQ06o-2hELokFKT9982A/s0/iu.jpeg" /></a></div><p>The property was advertised along the lines of "<i>Asian couple sharing their abode in paradise....we take our shoes off when entering and ask guests to do the same...</i>" Visions of a cute couple sitting by the TV with the smell of ginger floated through my head. And then we got there, made the phone call, and the guy said "<i>Meet me outside the convenience store on the corner.</i>" Huh? </p><p>Turns out his hi-rise building did not allow short term rentals so he had to do this on the sly. He said, "<i>When you go in and out of the building don't talk to the security guard, just walk in like you know what you're doing.</i>" Then we went up 22 floors into the rental and saw that it was nothing more than what four college kids would live in. Hollow core doors, locks on each bedroom (yes, it was more than one unit), window blinds all cock-eyed with broken or missing slats, a shared bathroom. Ha! The vision and the reality were polar opposites.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbsqw07WARmz7c1FYStbE928LdT2TUKwVDKuVGRs_p5ID-UkvEH9Zd7cRut4-onn4Q6tM6TnsD9OXVZ_hRXcdzg4-j3Zhf85h_SDe6HiUs6KxjGQlgzEC_dVIdvN9UpBJ-XPF6JGjpbs/s600/tiny_new_york_apartments.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbsqw07WARmz7c1FYStbE928LdT2TUKwVDKuVGRs_p5ID-UkvEH9Zd7cRut4-onn4Q6tM6TnsD9OXVZ_hRXcdzg4-j3Zhf85h_SDe6HiUs6KxjGQlgzEC_dVIdvN9UpBJ-XPF6JGjpbs/s320/tiny_new_york_apartments.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then there was the "closet" I rented in Manhattan for a wedding I officiated at. Rentals are expensive in Manhattan so I decided to go cheap for three nights. Found a place for $65 a night. It literally was wide enough for one twin bed and room to exit the bed before going out the door. It would have been small serving as a walk-in closet. No windows of course. This one was with the "owner" as the other occupant but he was there only for a moment and perhaps checking in on his other "properties."</p><p>My point is, Air BNB can be all over the map with respect to what you get. So when a friend shared this rental with me close to Flagstaff, I thought I have to blog about this!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBYA9quwk-JbusdXkB6Icrm9VF9pW_CvQYVF50SrrqDj9xRJ5lF6noWLNhsiwotjxdUCrEnlX6xGp_z9gLhHdnxxBKI6zSEjubPPMU-WhSOcS1STybCP0NNjP6_yHHdbfB8DgPzABbLs/s1200/3a840c69-634a-414f-9800-cda805858f95.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBYA9quwk-JbusdXkB6Icrm9VF9pW_CvQYVF50SrrqDj9xRJ5lF6noWLNhsiwotjxdUCrEnlX6xGp_z9gLhHdnxxBKI6zSEjubPPMU-WhSOcS1STybCP0NNjP6_yHHdbfB8DgPzABbLs/w400-h268/3a840c69-634a-414f-9800-cda805858f95.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This looks like a truly unique opportunity to experience a different culture out in an expansive landscape. <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/18476808?source_impression_id=p3_1612896771_FoUWIFbh2%2FU8eHxW" target="_blank">You can view the rental on Air BNB here</a>. Know that I am not connected in any way to the proprietor or owner of the property. I was merely forwarded this link by a friend and as I have been in many hogans on the Navajo Nation, I know this to be an authentic reproduction of one. I have no knowledge of how the actual experience may go with this particular property. But it does look interesting. </p><p>I think the price could be lower but heck with all of those winter refugees from Colorado headed our way this spring and wealthy Californians visiting the Grand Canyon, this would make a prefect surprise for that perfect spouse. Perfect meaning amenable to surprises not always 5-Star.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSpouqx85GmPSrYbgiQ7pZNdspyRVDyTwXuxn-rmu7l7RHVBnfGLBMGXeobxeIWi2QQThcE6pSL5r89UorjxRldA6cseF4zyyScLCX4idVHUq-r9BNFKXVn3GhGsmhaxVXPhxx5rIKf8/s1440/bf440b5b-18e2-4e0b-9f39-6559a25ddc97.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSpouqx85GmPSrYbgiQ7pZNdspyRVDyTwXuxn-rmu7l7RHVBnfGLBMGXeobxeIWi2QQThcE6pSL5r89UorjxRldA6cseF4zyyScLCX4idVHUq-r9BNFKXVn3GhGsmhaxVXPhxx5rIKf8/s320/bf440b5b-18e2-4e0b-9f39-6559a25ddc97.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I might just check it out myself one day soon! This is the real deal and it looks like it is located well outside of the Cameron metropolitan area. "<i>Please, due to the on-going pandemic, no large parties or gatherings on the grounds, although we have room for millions</i>." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-3Fvtz5dX2x_HT3yZ_f979O_uroRp4-MdarORJC4B5vqjPumpqDV95FraLl_Hqx4anrWD4-XPIf1AtPxaosRSMSnd-6351mfMujdJ1X1S61mHeP1qvoottCu8gHagz4oZ6b2pOpglRQ/s720/dd9cf0f0-57e0-42a5-aef6-b15e95ab0d40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-3Fvtz5dX2x_HT3yZ_f979O_uroRp4-MdarORJC4B5vqjPumpqDV95FraLl_Hqx4anrWD4-XPIf1AtPxaosRSMSnd-6351mfMujdJ1X1S61mHeP1qvoottCu8gHagz4oZ6b2pOpglRQ/s320/dd9cf0f0-57e0-42a5-aef6-b15e95ab0d40.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-84683596873017908672021-02-07T15:10:00.001-07:002021-02-07T15:10:17.968-07:00Animation of the Motion of Earth's Continents Through One Billion Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT-t9jcJtPbFBRKGEUs5V1zv__mRSml-26M-BuwTMNS7ny9sNnGVtGQb4gYDCfR36Tv_FlssLHCIa1bXBakJG9TX8IqRU3c5_zUCOWItrHaInGWywqZ6qJ8jfOh_Akylf5e8VnUW2sDw/s2046/Screen+Shot+2021-02-07+at+3.02.45+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2046" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT-t9jcJtPbFBRKGEUs5V1zv__mRSml-26M-BuwTMNS7ny9sNnGVtGQb4gYDCfR36Tv_FlssLHCIa1bXBakJG9TX8IqRU3c5_zUCOWItrHaInGWywqZ6qJ8jfOh_Akylf5e8VnUW2sDw/w400-h244/Screen+Shot+2021-02-07+at+3.02.45+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7TDdxi1P8QAFF0q1y0I-ZMuy2Tgz68UvNkGrF1qv7sKPjA-OJgxgKjigX9pEZsFxZlf0lQlzEozNKOTA4EAlY5Cj0W2ClpHG_FQjsNQq0JsQLa467jkbC54mW7PBAYLKuHMilwjq2aA/s1964/Screen+Shot+2021-02-07+at+3.03.05+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1964" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7TDdxi1P8QAFF0q1y0I-ZMuy2Tgz68UvNkGrF1qv7sKPjA-OJgxgKjigX9pEZsFxZlf0lQlzEozNKOTA4EAlY5Cj0W2ClpHG_FQjsNQq0JsQLa467jkbC54mW7PBAYLKuHMilwjq2aA/w400-h251/Screen+Shot+2021-02-07+at+3.03.05+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two screen captures from the animation at 499 Ma and 993 Ma</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The New York Times has published an article that highlights the work of geologists relating to plate motions since the breakup of the Rodinian Supercontinent. You can access the article and the fantastic animation <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/06/science/tectonic-plates-continental-drift.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank">here</a>. Also, for the geology geek, <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825220305237" target="_blank">here is a link</a> (seemingly without a paywall) to a scientific paper by many of the same authors for plate motions in the Phanerozoic, or last 542 million years.</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-74180931002405658292021-02-05T07:26:00.000-07:002021-02-05T07:26:20.384-07:00Learn About Lithium from Roseanne Chambers<p> I follow the blog of Dr. Roseanne Chambers, a specialist in the geology of the Andes Mountain in South America. Yesterday, she blogged about the metal lithium, often found in the deposits of playa lakes. Have a look at her posting and learn a bit about lithium. You can read it <a href="https://roseannechambers.com/leaning-forward-with-lithium/?utm_source=Dr.+Roseanne+Chambers%2C+Geologist&utm_campaign=7fcb7c5fe7-MAILCHIMP_AUTOMATIC_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d126adf869-7fcb7c5fe7-403071220" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-25965510387296618222020-11-22T07:34:00.002-07:002020-11-22T07:34:07.599-07:00New Finds at Pompeii<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNz4faGHNviIm0rPWmc2jIR2iWs2PkCNX4FKIUnlxP7QL9IFnabBQPfXMNARJlWREQBiaaY-gS1zoP6Yqw1qGliShzKWljeAQG0DUKeXpknmubenCuDlGA92c4_bF2NiYaf9SEAqKLcg/s927/Screen+Shot+2020-11-22+at+7.31.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="927" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNz4faGHNviIm0rPWmc2jIR2iWs2PkCNX4FKIUnlxP7QL9IFnabBQPfXMNARJlWREQBiaaY-gS1zoP6Yqw1qGliShzKWljeAQG0DUKeXpknmubenCuDlGA92c4_bF2NiYaf9SEAqKLcg/w400-h286/Screen+Shot+2020-11-22+at+7.31.31+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Excavations at Pompeii near Mt, Vesuvius have revealed the discovery of two corpses that were buried in the pyroclastic flow in AD 79. The incredible discovery can be read <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/bodies-of-man-and-his-slave-unearthed-from-ashes-at-pompeii/2020/11/21/77589e9c-2bfa-11eb-9c21-3cc501d0981f_story.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<p></p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-10501369377849682172020-11-11T07:52:00.001-07:002020-11-11T07:52:23.913-07:00A One Year View of Global CO2 Circulation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40COgtSuSojm73e5-HkXqnDrojHpvXiXUYUbuzYOiLGOgh05vua-UE-NLECBIenOtX5Xbdvvpjd0m1iVRSFdqeW_1TiT81ntSTee0ImIb7-x7qYmX66VRjiimz7qPgB8uPnN7QhJo4QU/s1277/Screen+Shot+2020-11-11+at+7.48.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1277" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40COgtSuSojm73e5-HkXqnDrojHpvXiXUYUbuzYOiLGOgh05vua-UE-NLECBIenOtX5Xbdvvpjd0m1iVRSFdqeW_1TiT81ntSTee0ImIb7-x7qYmX66VRjiimz7qPgB8uPnN7QhJo4QU/w400-h224/Screen+Shot+2020-11-11+at+7.48.08+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is a pretty cool video rom NASA. It is a three minute video. It looks as if the air circulation is driven by the oceans, which in turn are deflected and arranged around the edges of landmasses. The year modeled is 2006 and the day on the screen capture above is February 24. Watch the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SgmFa0r04" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-88192170539562389222020-08-17T14:59:00.002-07:002020-08-17T20:42:03.707-07:00The Piper Demands Payment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilANAgKV7z4MLS7jckAbwYkYHipIrnULDEkkZgWQqUbbFkcTVzk_dpAfvX9IJXGZrez2y1ypKCsSbIOfXBdQZm6GCwPD9qRmANxWirFpL_pz-h3Z4NThrIDMuekXYdJLJxINrt0XtaIj8/s1306/cap-24-month-study-lake-mead-infographic.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1306" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilANAgKV7z4MLS7jckAbwYkYHipIrnULDEkkZgWQqUbbFkcTVzk_dpAfvX9IJXGZrez2y1ypKCsSbIOfXBdQZm6GCwPD9qRmANxWirFpL_pz-h3Z4NThrIDMuekXYdJLJxINrt0XtaIj8/w512-h235/cap-24-month-study-lake-mead-infographic.png" width="512" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's coming! The Southwest drought that began in 1999 has caused reservoir levels in the Southwest to plummet. Climate change is the cause most likely.</p><p>Read the report <a href="https://knowyourwaternews.com/bor-august-24-month-study-predicts-tier-zero-for-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0uQAMfBSAVddO2X27_GUhZZ0--xhdKRzuir_rC3uFBoSEP7kjD_CB4nRc" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-20582210631873391362020-05-21T10:30:00.002-07:002020-05-21T10:30:32.807-07:00Watch a Video of the Edenville Dam (Michigan) FailSomeone was standing on the abutment of the Edenville Dam when it gave way! You can see the footage here in this one minute video.<br />
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<br />Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-75014144410596174322020-05-01T08:10:00.000-07:002020-05-01T08:10:21.992-07:00A Landslide in Columbia - In a Landfill!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Landslides are so interesting! I subscribe to the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Landslide Blog and get a report every morning detailing some kind of landslide around the world. This morning, there is news of landslide in Bogota, Columbia in a landfill. See <a href="https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2020/05/01/dona-juana-1/?utm_source=AGU+Blogosphere+-+The+Landslide+Blog&utm_campaign=8bb76d9cf4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_LANDSLIDE&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b2461e255e-8bb76d9cf4-559620757" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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If you would like to subscribe to the AGU's Landslide Blog, see the link <a href="https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/" target="_blank">here</a>.Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-23450834285085665272020-04-26T07:05:00.004-07:002020-04-26T07:05:53.535-07:00The Latest Image from Hubbell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span aria-hidden="true" class="css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The giant red nebula, NGC 2014, and its smaller blue neighbor, NGC 2020, part of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Milky Way, about 163,000 light years away, in this new image by the Hubble Space Telescope.</span><span class="emkp2hg2 css-1fxp258 e1z0qqy90" itemprop="copyrightHolder" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-stretch: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0" style="border: 0px; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;">Credit...</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By NASA, ESA and STScI</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="emkp2hg2 css-1fxp258 e1z0qqy90" itemprop="copyrightHolder" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-stretch: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Large Magellanic Cloud can be seen from the Southern Hemisphere on </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Earth.</span></span></span>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-77426052247493652532020-04-23T08:09:00.002-07:002020-04-23T08:09:52.654-07:00The Incredible Story of the White Island (New Zealand) Volcanic Eruption of December, 2019<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Outside Magazine has published a detailed and informative first-hand account of the fatal steam blast eruption of New Zealand's White Island that occurred in December, 2019. You can access the story </span><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/2411711/whakaari-white-island-new-zealand-volcano-eruption-2019?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_NN_p_20200423&instance_id=17877&nl=morning-briefing&regi_id=99881565&section=whatElse&segment_id=25792&te=1&user_id=1674f2dc068b5ca7122fab1c707563fd" style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">. Warning - the story is quite graphic about rescuers arriving on scene inside the crater after the blast. Please be sure to click on the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvuhtG1c2II" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">video link</span></a><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"> provided in the story detailing the photographic journey of one Brazilian tourist who was there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">It was December 9 and a beautifully clear New Zealand day. At 2:11 PM, the volcano let loose. GNS Science is New Zealand's provider of Earth and geoscience information and hosts GeoNet. </span><a href="https://www.geonet.org.nz/about/volcano/whiteisland" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" target="_blank">Here is a description</a><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"> of the White Island volcano from GeoNet. If you are going to visit New Zealand and are interested in geology, GeoNet is a fantastic resource for all things geologic.</span></span>Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-25718282156576486152020-04-06T13:47:00.002-07:002020-04-06T13:47:39.335-07:00The Australian Summer Leads to Extreme Coral Bleaching Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past Southern Hemisphere summer has led to an extreme coral bleaching event at Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef. You can read about the preliminary findings <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/04/06/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching/?utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&wpisrc=al_environment__alert-hse&wpmk=1" target="_blank">here</a>. This is the 3rd bleaching event on the Reef in the last five years. From the graph above, it appears that most of the severe bleaching has occurred along the southern half of the 1,600 mile-long series of reefs. Coral reefs and bleaching events can be good indicators of warming climates (as if there is a need for additional indicators).Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-24134227397134124452020-03-09T08:16:00.000-07:002020-03-09T08:16:08.347-07:00The Pale Blue Dot Revisited<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Valentine's Day, 1990 the Voyager space craft. some 3 billion miles from Earth, snapped a picture of our planet. NASA has updated the photo and the complete story is <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA23645&utm_campaign=2020-03-08&utm_source=email&utm_medium=knowable-newsletter" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Yep. As Carl Sagan wrote of this image: "<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.”</i></span><br />
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The "here" is the tiny blue dot inside the sunbeam that runs up and down the photo.Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-80637448762162479712020-01-12T17:47:00.001-07:002020-01-12T17:47:43.671-07:00Speed Record in Grand Canyon Remains Intact<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A group of eight persons rowed through the Grand Canyon in just under 38 hours, missing the speed record by a few hours. My wife Helen hiked down to Phantom Ranch to see them pass Bright Angel Creek. Read about it <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2020/01/11/colorado-rafting-team-speed-record-grand-canyon/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-35855709720129546642019-08-31T22:02:00.001-07:002019-08-31T22:02:27.982-07:00Tim Means, Legendary Baja California Conservationist, PassesTim Means, who saved Isla Espiritu Santo from commercial development, passed away recently. He began Baja Expeditions in 1974. Read about it <a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/conservationist-dies-at-75/" target="_blank">here</a>.Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-59942433787784485462019-06-16T06:15:00.003-07:002019-06-16T06:15:58.047-07:00Ladybug Swarm in California!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No, it wasn't rain or hail on June 4 of this year - it was a mass migration of ladybugs over the Mojave Desert. Read about it <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/730254007/spotted-a-swarm-of-ladybugs-so-huge-it-showed-up-on-national-weather-service-rad?utm_campaign=2019-05-12&utm_source=email&utm_medium=knowable-newsletter" target="_blank">here</a>.Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079528164699730828.post-81089263582812185852019-06-08T05:48:00.000-07:002019-06-08T05:48:05.684-07:00May, 2019 was a strange Month for Weather In Northern Arizona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has released <a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/fgz/MonthlyYearlyReview/May19Review.pdf" target="_blank">this unusual report</a> for weather in May in northern Arizona. Believe me, I was aware of these conditions completing two Grand Canyon river trips during the month.Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.com0