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Wadi Bani Ghafir at Sidaq Gorge – Water versus Rock in Oman

By Chuck Bailey On November 18, 2014

In Academics, Faculty & Staff Blogs, Global Engagement, Study Away

Huge limestone boulders (3 to 6 m) in the bed of Wadi Bani Ghafir in the Sidaq gorge. Photo by T. A. Johnson.

In January I had the good fortune of visiting Oman to explore the country’s magnificent geology. November 18th is Oman’s National Day and in this

Ivy Creek, the Old Stomping Ground

By Chuck Bailey On November 14, 2013

In Academics, Faculty & Staff Blogs

Ivy Creek in Albemarle County, Virginia.

This post begins what I plan to be a recurring series on drainage basins and watersheds. For earth scientists interested in landscapes and surface