Taylor Dixon

What should go in your blog entry : This is completely open.  The usual rules apply – include the date, time, and location, and you must appear in at least one picture.  The pictures can be of anything you want, as long as it relates to some topic from this quarter.  Include an explanation of what you are capturing in the photo, and how it relates to class. Be creative!  What did you enjoy learning about this quarter?  What do you notice in nature now that you never paid attention to before?  What is something interesting that you didn’t get to put into the blog earlier? The rock I choose for this last blog is another picture from a field trip. This was one of my favorite field trips I have ever been on. Not only was it beautiful, but I was looking at different rock and areas and found myself proud that I was able to name rock and how they formed. In this specific image, I was able to recognize that it was sedimentary rock that has been compacted and cement...

Stratigraphy – layers of Earth.  Find a place that, due to erosion, has exposed layers of deposition.  At our field trip this last weekend, there was a cliff off to the side that clearly showed layers on the side. The layers of this image hare mostly split into two parts. The bottom of the layers being darker than the top. From this, I think that the top and bottom of the layers are the sae rock. This is due to the erosion on the side of the cliff by the ocean. I included a picture of the layers as well as picture of me and my friends there that morning!

What atmospheric phenomenon are you observing?  What conditions are necessary for this to occur?  What is the size scale?  (How big is the phenomenon?)  What is the time scale – how long will this feature persist? The atmospheric phenomenon that I observed are clouds! There were clouds in the sky due to the fact that their was water vapor or moisture in the air. The size of the these clouds were taking about a lot of space in the sky, but also very spacious. This picture was taken last week at Grover Beach when I had a bonfire with some friends! 

This picture was taken last during week 7 when they had the kite day at morrow beach! In my image, there is a picture of Morrow Rock. This is a piece of large volcanic geological rock commonly known to many people who live in San Luis Obispo or surrounding areas. Morrow Rock Formed formed from volcanic magma cooling and forming this rock. It formed 23 million years ago. When Morrow Rock was eroding, it was most likely much larger as well as hot. Most parts have washed away. Yes, Morrow Rock does show physical characteristics of igneous rock. It texture of the rock as well as the structure of the rock shows that it is igneous. The weathering of it shows that it is igneous. I think that this rock is particularly interesting because it is the only one that is very tall around it. I also think that it is interesting that this rock is so close too the ocean.