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Potluck/ExploraTalk-Marli Miller: Geology Roadside view of OR & WA

  • Start date: 11/17/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/17/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Assembling the Northwest: A roadside view of Oregon and Washington’s geology

With its spectacular mountain ranges, lush valleys and tumbling rivers, the Northwest landscape attracts nature lovers and travelers from around the world. But the rain-soaked coast range, snow-covered volcanoes and expansive high desert didn’t appear overnight. They formed through a variety of geologic processes over millions of years.

On November 17, geologist and photographer Marli Miller will outline the geology of Oregon and Washington as seen along our federal and state highways. Beginning with our plate tectonic setting, she will describe the process of continental growth that forms the underlying but diverse basement of the region, followed by a photographic “roadtrip” up the Columbia Gorge to illustrate younger features. You will leave the Lodge eager for your next road trip!

Miller is the author of Roadside Geology of Oregon, 2nd Edition, Roadside Geology of Washington, 2nd Edition, which she wrote with Darrel Cowan of the University of Washington, and most recently Oregon Rocks! A Guide to 60 Amazing Geologic Sites. She is a Senior Instructor II in the Dept. of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. Copies of her books will be available at the event.

You do not need to be an Obsidian member to attend. All are welcome! Signing up here is not necessary, but it is helpful.

  • Event Leader: Ruzicka Angie

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  • Event category: Conservation, Science, & Education

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  • Departure Location: Obsidian Lodge

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  • Season: 2023

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  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Come to the potluck at 6:30 pm. Social time starts at 6:05. Bring your favorite potluck dish to share along with your own plate, utensils and cup — all to be washed at home. If you want to just attend the presentation, please show up prior to 7:30 PM.

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  • Committee: Conservation, Science, & Education

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Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N —
2 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N —
3 Signed-Up Sinnott, Randy 541-915-0234 N —
4 Signed-Up McKee, Ane 541-554-1364 N —
5 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N —
6 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N —
7 Signed-Up Davis, Steve 832-527-1756 N —
8 Signed-Up Sorrell, Lis 541-954-2772 N —
9 Signed-Up Alexander, Joanna 458-209-7798 N —
10 Signed-Up Repp, Diane 808-960-9591 N —
11 Signed-Up Cooper, David 541-868-5427 N —
12 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N —
13 Signed-Up Whalen, Maureen 510-390-4411 N —
14 Signed-Up Risque, Robin 541-228-2525 N —
15 Signed-Up Baldwin, Mari 541-206-9251 N —
16 Signed-Up Iredale, Gwyneth 541-505-0055 N —
17 Signed-Up Hoecker, Nancy 541-217-8453 N —
18 Signed-Up Anderson, Heidi 805-798-1842 N —
19 Signed-Up Temple, Mitch 541-868-7252 N —
20 Signed-Up Stewart Smith, Meg 541-913-5464 N —
21 Signed-Up Hougardy, Mark 541-206-9532 N —
22 Signed-Up Miller, Marla 541-912-1416 N —
23 Signed-Up Eriksen, Robert 503-964-2398 N —
24 Signed-Up Lary, Lynn 541-222-0123 N —
25 Signed-Up Bryan, Keiko 541-342-1240 N —
26 Signed-Up Pfautz, Annette 541-525-1069 N —
27 Signed-Up Bullis, Samantha 828-421-2371 N —
28 Signed-Up Gates, Sheridan 202-253-3523 N —
29 Signed-Up Silvestri, Janice 619-554-2412 N —
30 Signed-Up Anderson, Kristen 408-318-0716 N —
31 Signed-Up Rowe, Michael 650-575-4459 N —
32 Signed-Up Robert, Pierre 541-359-9417 N —
33 Signed-Up Strutin, David 541-221-9015 N —
34 Signed-Up Cedarlund, Joyce 541-513-1348 N —
35 Signed-Up Cedarlund, Vern 541-513-3876 N —
36 Signed-Up Dinn, James 713-557-2682 N —
37 Signed-Up Dinn, Diana 281-450-4080 N —
38 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N —
39 Signed-Up Yoerger, Karen 541-510-2832 N —
40 Signed-Up Gerdes, Marti 541-337-3659 N —
41 Signed-Up Van Liefde, Lisa 949-677-1379 N —
42 Signed-Up Pergamit, Jerry 541-968-6212 N —
43 Signed-Up van Winkle, Dorothy 541-485-7416 N —
44 Signed-Up Messinger, Debra 541-914-4696 N —
45 Signed-Up Rice, Emily 541-517-0757 N —
46 Signed-Up Marsonette, Vern 541-600-5332 N —
47 Signed-Up Marsonette, Sheila 541-285-8547 N —