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Hiking Red Mountain near Flagstaff, Arizona
Red Mountain -- Exposed Interior of a Volcano Introduction Welcome to Flagstaff, the land of towing pines, golden-leafed aspens, and ancient volcanoes. Today you will have the pleasure of visiting Red Mountain, one fo the most scenic and interesting hikes in the...
#2 Best (Worst) Geology Disaster Movie of All-Time
#2: Dante's Peak Look Mom, a pyroclastic flow! Check out the full rankings here! Geologic Sin Meter: Volcanoriffic This rating system seems to be getting more stupid and vague with every post, so let's just say that this rating means that this movie is actually...
#3 Best (Worst) Geology Disaster Movie of All-Time
#3. The Core Look Mom, the core is...it's....doing something?! Check out the full rankings here! Geologic Sin Meter: Off the Charts This rating means that this movie literally broke the meter, and I had to repair it while laughing madly. This movie takes the...
#4 Best (Worst) Geology Disaster Movie of All-TIme
#4. 2012 Check out the full rankings! 'Look Mom, a spinning lithosphere! Geologic Sin Meter: Mayan Calenderiffic This rating indicates that the geologic sins in this movie are so outrageous, the world may actually come to an end. Movie Background: The premise of...
Hiking and Exploring Grand Falls in Flagstaff
Ubiquitous Lava Flows turn to Thundering Cascades This past weekend provided The Goat an excellent opportunity to explore one of the hidden gems of the Painted Desert, simply known as Grand Falls. Tucked into a canyon carved by the Little Colorado River on Navajo...
#5 Best (Worst) Geology Movie of All-Time
#5. San Andreas Care to see the full rankings? Check this out! Look Mom, an earthquake! Geologic Sin Meter: Apocalyptic Though this meter is obviously subjective and somewhat vague and arbitrary, it does bear some explaining. Basically, the more hyperbole in the...
The #1 Greatest Geology Disaster Movie of All-Time
#1: Tremors Look Mom, weird prehistoric underground monsters! Check out the full rankings here! Geologic Sin Meter: Graboid-Tastic Geologically speaking, this classic goofball sci-fi flick is nearly devoid of sins, although there is a major biological question that...
Top 5 Best (Worst) Geology Disaster Movies of All-Time
Top 5 Best Bad Geology Movies of All-Time One of the greatest (and possibly most irritating) pleasures of being a scientist is the plethora of movies that take something minutely theoretically possible, throw it in a pot with pseudo-science, and create a colossal...
Top 5 Backpacking Trips in Grand Canyon
What are the Best Backpacking Trips in Grand Canyon? Grand Canyon National Park can be a nearly overwhelming place. What do I do? Where should I go? Even for seasoned backpackers, the choices can be endless and exhausting. The Goat has compiled a list especially...
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