

Hummingbirds Never Hop
Hummingbirds only use their legs and feet to perch. It's an ornithological fact. You will never see a hummingbird walk between spots,...


Forest Pyrites
There's a gap between the floor boards of a forest clerk's office and the two foot drop through seemingly intentionally arranged forest...


Ode to Owl Prowl
Saturday is a day like a log. It rolls this way and that, sometimes surprising you, sometimes turning over underneath you and rolling...


That Oscar-Winning Parasite (rock review)
Before you get to Megan's beautiful film review, let me just say that the Oscar winning flick, Parasite, is totally rockological. There...


ProTip: Jade Eclipse
Big news! For any and all who revel in the jade arts, Theus the Adventurer just made the following post on the NW Jade Hunters (an...


Herkimer Diamonds Post
Light waves curve around the Earth, pulled from their straight-edge track by the weight of our hyper-dense gravity machine core. That...


Tripping on Tailings
Scratch and tap, scratch and tap, grinding crunch, and swivel. Into the Jeep for another day. Sun waters the eyes, constricting at the...


The Schist of Gathering Garnet
If you want to rock and roll on home with a pocket brimming with Idaho purple garnets, there are few basic things to know. First, garnets...


Clastic Pics from NW Rockhounds
Sometimes, the 'ole Facebag group does all the rock blogging for me! Here are a few nibbles from a massive chain of comments in response...


Dark Beaches
Somewhere along the Icelandic coast there is a beach frequented by visitors from faraway lands. Black and ominous with eroded remains of...