What better way to follow on the success of the California loop trip (stories and pictures will be forthcoming soon) than a week at Burning Man? I couldn’t think of a better way either. Back at my post in a week… Continue reading →

Checking out for a while, kids: I’m going to explore the Carrizo Plain and then head over to the Salton Sea. I’ll proceed from there up through Death Valley and into the eastern Sierra to check out Bodie, Devil’s Postpile, Obsidian Dome, Mono Lake, etc. I’m going to endeavor to mix in a couple of … Continue reading →

Dearest readers, I depart in a few hours for Africa and points beyond on one of the longest possibble commercial flights in the world (22 hours from California to South Africa). I doubt I shall have reliable access to the internet in rural Africa (call me crazy). So, again, I do hope you will indulge … Continue reading →

The Energy Department’s Office of Science is the key U.S. agency funding basic physics research Continue reading →

Dearest readers, I depart in a few hours for the frontiers of Pakistan and Afghanistan with a brief visit to Dubai on my return journey. Unfortunately, I view it as highly unlikely that I will be able to update my blog during my time in the Middle East. So, I do hope you will indulge … Continue reading →