What is the loudest explosion you have ever heard? How far away could you hear it? 1 mile? 2 miles? 10 miles? What about 100 miles? If something exploded, and you could hear it from over 100 miles away, that would be impressive, wouldn't it! I can't imagine an explosion that big. Now, think … Continue reading An Unimaginable Boom
Katmai National Park
The Other Side of Novarupta
For 60 hours on June 6-8, 1912, Novarupta volcano in Katmai National Park spewed a massive amount (3 cubic miles) of magma out its vent, causing the biggest eruption of the 20th and 21st (so far) centuries. In 2009, myself and some other adventurers traveled to the site of the Novarupta lava dome and surrounding … Continue reading The Other Side of Novarupta
Essay 6 of Grizzly Adventure: Think Like a “Grisly” Bear
Get out of here bear! Dawn was already breaking about 3:30 am, when I was jolted awake by a blasting airhorn and Troy Finney yelling “Get out of here bear!” Since the electric fence had died, Troy was concerned about our safety, and slept fitfully that night. As he lay in bed, he heard some … Continue reading Essay 6 of Grizzly Adventure: Think Like a “Grisly” Bear
Essay 5: On To Katmai
Preparing for grizzlies In the beginning, God created man and woman, and He created them to rule over His creation. God also gave men responsibility to lead their families. God designed humans to rely on Him and built into us a longing for the Savior. Although sin has damaged mankind’s relationship with God, in His … Continue reading Essay 5: On To Katmai
Essay 1: My First Grizzly
I am a Christian, and I am in awe of God and His creation. One of His works that I am particularly in awe of is the grizzly bear. The father of the classification system, Carolus Linnaeus, originally classified it as Ursus arctos in 1758. Many “new” species were identified afterwards, but now all are … Continue reading Essay 1: My First Grizzly
Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
In July I visited Katmai National Park and hiked through The Valley of 10,000 Smokes. If you want to go somewhere that is vastly different than pretty much anywhere else on earth, then this is the place to be! Here is a YouTube video I made about the trip, that includes a discussion of a … Continue reading Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Studying His Word and His Works 