First off, some front-loaded lagniappe: Southern Idaho is gorgeous, as this video uploaded six months ago shows:
Now, for those of us who get distracted when driving through roadcuts and wonder what those folks on geology field trips are looking at, here is an Idaho geologist presenting those sites, and some others, to Minnesota rockhounds:
So, those of us who didn’t make it to Iceland’s “touristy” eruptions in 2021 and 2022 will have a ringside seat for the next lava fountain event in Idaho!
More information:
- Monitoring Idaho volcanoes: Cascades Volcano Observatory.
- Monitoring Yellowstone.
- National Park Service: Craters of the Moon.
A little more lagniappe:
Featured image: Redgeographics via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flight To Wonder 