Doug's Geology Journal

In the new five-part series DOUG'S GEOLOGY JOURNAL, field geologist and host Doug Prose helps make sense of complicated geologic stories. By sharing his observations in places as diverse as Iceland and Death Valley, Doug explains big-picture geologic processes that shape the landscape. Throughout the series, he shares his observations as he treks over desert terrain, climbs hills, squeezes between rocks, and contemplates geological features while sitting in a hot spring. He visits the volcanoes of Iceland; the red rock country of Utah and Arizona; the jagged trace of California's San Andreas Fault; the valleys and mountains of Nevada; and the complicated terrain of Sicily. This series is sure to inspire interest in not only the geology around us, but the amazing stories that are shaped by planet Earth.

Wed, Oct 22	7:30 P.M.	An Army of Caterpillars NHPBS (11.1) The Basin and Range geologic province is where the Earth's crust has been raised up and stretched and broken apart into parallel blocks of rock, creating a repeating series of rugged mountain ranges with valleys between them.
Wed, Oct 29	7:30 P.M.	Two Tasty Plates NHPBS (11.1) Sicily is a rugged island forged from the collision of two tectonic plates, with Europe's most active volcano puncturing those plates.
Wed, Nov 5	7:30 P.M.	Red Rock Rising NHPBS (11.1) In red rock country the Earth's crust has been pushed up by the collision of two tectonic plates, lifting the land in one large block.