The 280 Million Year Story of White Sands National Park! GEO GIRL

My Wife and I Found an Oasis Hiding Ancient Life

White Sands, White Wilderness: Exploring the World's Largest Gypsum Dunes

A Few Days in Arizona ...

The purpose of his endeavor is to figuratively visit Arizona (the Grand Canyon State) for a few days and engage in studying Geology and other Earth Science-related subjects by way of posts, videos, and links.  

Arizona is important to me as I have had family connections to Phoenix (and briefly Flagstaff) for more than 60 years.  After Georgia, Texas, and New Mexico, Arizona is probably the fourth state in which I have spent the most time.

The Other Grand Canyon of the West

I visited the Black Canyon of the Gunnison twice in the late 1970s, in 1977 (North Rim) during the Summer Field Camp field trip and then again during my 1979 Summer Job (South Rim).  As there was good weather during both summertime visits, the views were spectacular.

One of the striking aspects of the Canyon is its narrowness in comparison to the Grand Canyon.  Its narrowness suggests erosion associated with rapid uplift.

Unexpected Beauty and Unequal Duels in Saguaro National Park

Arizona State of Mind: West District of Saguaro National Park

THE GIANT SAGUAROS OF AMERICA'S SOUTHWEST

Desert Soil - A Deeper Look

Remembered Earth - New Mexico's High Desert

Desert Soils Unlocking the Past, Understanding the Future

White Sands: White Wilderness

Chiricahuas: Mountain Islands in the Desert

Saguaro Cactus and the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem

Ecology and Environmental Science Posts

Here is the "search link" to past posts in which "Ecology" was mentioned.

And here is the "search link" to past posts in which "Environmental Science" was mentioned.

Though related, these two disciplines are not the same.  Ecology is a "branch" of Biology relating to organisms and their interactions with their surrounding Ecosystems, including how those organisms themselves influence their resident Ecosystems.

"Environmental Science" is more of a "hybrid" discipline, incorporating elements of Biology, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Human Culture, Politics, Economics, i.e., looking more at the "big picture" of the natural and the human-influenced aspects of the Earth.  

Great Basin, Basin and Range Formation

 

A better understanding of the Southwest United States is promoted when you learn about both the Chihuahuan Desert and the co-existing Basin and Range Province. 

As explained in recent posts, living in the Basin and Range Province and the Chihuahuan Desert for 14 years (1977-1991) left a lasting influence on my geological/ecological ways-of-thinking.  I will seek out more resources in the next few days.