January 29, 2016

This Friday, January 29, 2016, will mark the 400th anniversary of the first sighting, and naming of Cape Horn!  Many dignitaries will be present from both Chile and The Netherlands. Please see my recent posting about a landing I made at Cape Horn on December 31, 2015 here.

Report on the I-10 Bridge Collapse at Tex Wash

Thanks to John P. who passed this along about the bridge collapse in last summer's monsoon: http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/economy/2016/01/08/doomed-fail-collapsed-interstate-10-bridge-crucial-design-flaws-study/78417260/

2016 Moon Phases for the Northern Hemisphere

Watch this great video from NASA about the moon's various phases for 2016. Five minutes of astronomical bliss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm7FGBSo9UY&feature=youtu.be

The North Face Founder - Doug Tompkins - Passes Away in Patagonia

Sad but true: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151209-north-face-founder-death-kayak-patagonia-yvon-chouinard/#.Vmj-2e_pKOk.facebook.

A Fantastic Description and Summary of "What is Science?" By Neil deGrasse Tyson

You gott a read it. So simple and eloquent: here.

"Chasing Ice" on YouTube

Part of the film "Chasing Ice"

James Blalog made the movie "Chasing Ice." Here is a four minute excerpt that will blow your mind!

An overlay of Manhattan on the part of the glacier that calved.

Be sure to watch the time lapse at the end of the movie. It shows what is really happening here.

New Guinea's Bird of Paradise - Remarkable Evolution

Thanks to Max Motley of Sydney Australia who sent me this amazing video about the Birds of Paradise in Papua New Guinea. You will see incredible footage of some of these 39 species of birds.

Watch the five minute video here.