DIY: Map Board and Sifter
One thing I really enjoy is a good DIY project, especially if I’m making geology tools. It’s often much cheaper to use homemade tools,...
Amazing Arachnids
I think I’ve finally moved on from my greatest fear. For years I’ve been terrified of the open ocean more than anything else in...
Garnet Hill
Snot Otter just had the experience of a lifetime. For six weeks, I participated in the University of Nevada, Reno’s field camp with Shadowfax...
Magnet Cove Carbonatite
Calcite is normally less than extraordinary. It pains me to say this since almost every fossil I’ve found is made of calcite. Limestone is primarily calcite, and...
Journey of the Snot Otter
The Great Smoky Mountains have been dubbed “The Salamander Capital of the World” for good reason. The range hosts dozens of species of salamanders,...
Gettysvue Cave
The “Gettysvue Cave” as it’s known locally is a medium-sized cavern near the Gettysvue Country Club in West Knoxville. The cave hosts small populations...
Mississippi Valley Type Ore Deposits
Back in January I made a trip to Sharps Chapel, TN to visit the New Prospect Mine and found some beautiful lead and zinc...
The Kope Formation
If there’s one thing that transforms the aspiring scientist in me into a giddy, awkward nerd-child, it’s a fossiliferous rock formation, and there are...
Max Patch Mountain
Fall and Spring are the best times to visit Max Patch Mountain on the TN-NC border. There is nothing like a cool breeze on...
New Prospect Mine
Few things pique my interest as much as the prospect of exploring an abandoned mine (see what I did there?). So Richie and I...