Wenatchee Valley Erratics Leadership Changes Are Coming
Major changes are looming for the Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter. The chapter president (Brent Cunderla), treasurer (Dan Smith) and publicity person (Susan Freiberg) are all planning to step down in […]
An Old Timer (Jeff Silkwood) IAFI Story
In the early days, the IAFI and National Geologic Trail were mainly good intentions and lacking in ways to communicate how enormous and special this landscape was. Jim Shelden, then […]
Let Your Feet, and Your Imagination Roam at Rowena Crest and Tom McCall Preserve
Scenic Rowena Crest and the Tom McCall Preserve area provide an incredibly scenic place to let your feet, and your imagination wander as you look out on a major chokepoint […]
Ice Age Floods throughout the Quaternary – Don’t forget the older ones!
(12 October 2023) Most of the time when we discuss the Ice Age Floods, we are talking about the Missoula Floods which happened from 18,000-15,000 calendar years ago. Our research […]
Tualatin: Crossroads of the Ice Age Floods
Tualatin, Oregon, lies in its own valley near the head of the Willamette Valley. In the time of the Ice Age floods, about 18,000 years ago, the area was a […]
Mima/Desert/Biscuit Mounds – An (Possible) Explanation
If you’ve visited the Rowena Crest Viewpoint at Tom McCall Preserve, west of The Dalles in the Columbia River Gorge, you may have noticed the many dome-shaped earthen mounds that cover […]
Must See Floods Features in Northern Idaho
SOME LOCAL NORTHERN IDAHO ICE AGE FLOODS and GLACIAL FEATURES Purcell Trench – This structurally formed valley became the passageway for the Purcell Ice Lobe that divided into five glacial sub-lobes. The […]
Grand Coulee Field Trip
Grand Coulee Field TripExploring the Ice Age Floods and Geology of the Grand Coulee AreaGrand Coulee Field TripExploring the Ice Age Floods and Geology of the Grand Coulee AreaGrand Coulee […]
Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail Geology Recording
The Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail is a moderately strenuous trail being developed in the Columbia Gorge by Friends of the Columbia Gorge. They envisioned having a number of interpretive stations […]
Outburst Floods GSA Penrose Conference Visits West Bar
The 2023 GSA Outburst Floods Penrose Conference made a field trip stop on Tuesday afternoon, June 6, at Ken Lacy’s (IAFI Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter member) home, for a spectacular […]