Maine Geology Hikes

1. The Layers The layers in this rock suggest that it accumulated over time as sediment piled up somewhere. In the case of this rock it m...

Two weeks ago my friend Colin and I climbed Mount Megunticook.  I was bending his ear about a particular rock, or piece of geologic history...

Ernest Hemingway is rumored to have won a bet by telling the world's shortest story: "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn."  As I...

The first mistake many potential geology nerds make is to assume that any given rock doesn't have an interesting story.  If they didn...

In his book, Roadside Geology of Maine, D.W Caldwell compares the islands of Casco Bay to the bones of a hand.  The view from the dock on Ma...

Maine's 21 Finest.  Mountains with the tallest stature independent of taller mountains Recently a fellow blogger posted a list of ...

My friend came into town, we climbed a mountain, and we found a puddle.