Permian Reef – November 11, 2020

Permian Reef – November 11, 2020

Permian Reef – November 11, 2020   Tomorrow we are headed to climb Texas’ high point: Guadalupe Peak at 8,751 feet/2,667 meters, located near the New Mexico border. This is a really unique area, as the top of Texas actually used to be underwater hundreds of...
Black Mesa – November 4, 2020

Black Mesa – November 4, 2020

Black Mesa – November 4, 2020   It’s Science Wednesday! Yesterday we did a sunset trail run on Black Mesa, Oklahoma’s highest point at 4,973 ft. Black Mesa is actually a 3-5 million year old basaltic lava flow, originating from a vent that...
Water on the Moon – October 28, 2020

Water on the Moon – October 28, 2020

Water on the Moon – October 28, 2020   In some more exciting space news, a team of scientists found evidence for widespread presence of water molecules on the Moon! This is exciting as lunar exploration continues – and lunar bases may soon become a reality....
Asteroid Bennu – October 21, 2020

Asteroid Bennu – October 21, 2020

Asteroid Bennu – October 21, 2020   It’s an exciting time in the realm of space exploration! Yesterday, NASA made history as its spacecraft, the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) performed a...
Kilimanjaro – October 14, 2020

Kilimanjaro – October 14, 2020

Kilimanjaro – October 14, 2020   On Sunday afternoon, a fire suddenly erupted on the slopes of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, with high winds contributing to its rapid growth and spread. Investigators recently discovered that it was started accidentally...