crates | May 7, 2012
Central America is the site of contending crustal plates–notably the Cocos Plate in the Pacific Ocean which is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate right off the western coast of central america at a rate of 72-81 mm/yr. It’s this area where the Central America Volcanic Arc exists which forms the volcanoes of Guatemala, [...]
crates | December 7, 2007
I was walking along a beach on the east side of Case Inlet of Puget Sound a few years ago, when I noticed an area where the sand gave way to smooth stones. It was a lovely sunny day which can be rare in the area, and the water was gently lapping at the stones. The dry [...]
crates | May 5, 2007
A while back I wrote something about crossroads that we all encounter in our lives–certain events whose significance at the time we often are unawares. There are events, however, whose significance is well realized at the time. Events which shake us and leave us changed. I had a teacher once whose words spoken with a [...]