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Oregon Rocks Walk

  • Start date: 08/12/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/12/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Marli Miller’s new book, Oregon Rocks, is featured in the July Bulletin. This a chance to take short afternoon stroll to the Museum of History and Culture and meet the author. The Museum blurb says: From the Oregon Caves to Mount Hood, University of Oregon geologist Marli Miller's new Oregon Rocks! book will take you on a geo-journey to 60 iconic sites, highlighting their deep history through her fascinating narrative and stunning photographs. Join Marli at the museum for a meet-and-greet, book signing, geology games, and more—all while enjoying her hand-picked playlist of ROCKin' tunes.
Marli has been an Obsidian in the past and this is a time to for some of you to reconnect with her. This will be an outside event.

  • Event Leader: David Cooper

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-868-5427

  • Event Leader Email: dwcoop@yahoo.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Free to museum members and U of O cardholders. Otherwise $6 general admission. $4 for age 62 and above. MASK REQUIRED IF YOU NEED TO GO INTO MUSEUM. WATER!

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2.2

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

An afternoon start on a triple digit day. !00 degree temps didn't stop 15 of us from walking to the Museum of Natural and Cultural History for a presentation by U o O geologist and author Marli Miller. We were glad when we found out the event was moving inside. Marli treated us to a talk about the cycle of rocks, geologic faults, and intrusive granite. She did it with guitar in hand signing her songs such as You Say All Your Faults Are Normal and Don't Take It For Granite. Informative and entertaining! Look for Marli Miller on YouTube to see her musical presentations.