{"id":76317,"date":"2019-07-22T23:21:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T05:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=76317"},"modified":"2019-07-23T07:50:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T13:50:00","slug":"at-play-in-the-glacier-fields-of-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2019\/07\/at-play-in-the-glacier-fields-of-the-lord.html","title":{"rendered":"At play in the (glacier) fields of the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Not too far from where I\u2019m currently sitting, in Canmore, Alberta, Canada
(Wikimedia Commons public domain photo by Jack Borno)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My interest in geology is running high again. \u00a0One cannot drive through the West and feel no such interest. \u00a0(I, at least, find the thought inconceivable.) \u00a0I strongly endorse this article and all of the reasons given by the author:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/life\/classes\/2015\/09\/geology_class_is_the_best_science_elective.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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I myself never took a course in geology, but I wish I had. \u00a0And, now, whenever I visit Hawaii or Yellowstone or wherever, I commonly buy (and use) a simple book on the local geological features and their history. \u00a0And, when my wife and I drive long distances, we often have a copy of The Roadside Geology of Utah<\/em> or The Roadside Geology of Wyoming<\/em> or The Roadside Geography of Arizona<\/em> (or some such title) with us.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s true again this time. \u00a0Thus far, I\u2019ve bought and begun to read two little books on geology, one of them specific to Glacier National Park. \u00a0I would be very surprised if I don\u2019t end up buying at least one more, about the Canadian Rockies.<\/p>\n

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A last note: \u00a0If you live in the areas of historically rather dense Mormon population (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, perhaps western Colorado) \u2014 or if you have occasion to visit them \u2014 you shouldn\u2019t pass up the chance to see, and to learn about, one of Earth\u2019s most extraordinary concentrations of geologically interesting places. \u00a0Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Craters of the Moon, the Grand Tetons, Canyonlands, Arches, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Rocky Mountain National Park, Cedar Breaks, Snow Canyon, Lake Powell . . . \u00a0the riches are inexhaustible, and often both dramatic and stunningly beautiful.<\/p>\n

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\"Temple<\/a>
The Cardston Alberta Temple sits out on the prairie, but the Canadian Rockies loom behind it to the west.
(Wikimedia Commons public domain image)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The same is true of southern Alberta, another area of intense Latter-day Saint settlement. \u00a0When you\u2019re in the vicinity of such places as Cardston, Lethbridge, Raymond, and Magrath, you\u2019re within reasonable striking distance of such Canadian national parks as Waterton Lakes, Banff, and Jasper, as well as Glacier National Park on the American side of the border..<\/p>\n

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Some miscellaneous science headlines that caught my eye:<\/p>\n

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\u201cMilky Way melded with smaller galaxy in long-ago cosmic crash\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cDroplets of these simple molecules may have helped kick-start life on Earth: Small blobs that break apart and reform can host protein and RNA\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cStudy: Millions should stop using aspirin for heart health\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Legacy of the Blob:\u00a0From California to Alaska, animals born during the infamous Blob are coming of age.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHow an alien-hunting Russian billionaire is helping crack one of the Universe\u2019s biggest mysteries: For over a decade, astronomers have puzzled over cosmic flashes that emit the energy of 500 million Suns. But now they\u2019re joining forces with alien hunters to finally pin down these distant enigmas\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Archaeology:\u00a0<\/span>Pompeii row erupts between rival scientific factions: Volcanologists say excavations by archaeologists are destroying useful clues about lava flow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted from Canmore, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n

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