Where on (Google) Earth #56

I found the pink caldera on the China/North Korean border, so it's my turn to post something.

Brian suggested that people wait until they're allowed to post the answer (by the Schott Rule - to wait an hour for every WoGE round you have won). His argument was that people wouldn't even bother trying if they knew the puzzle had already been solved. I'm not going to invoke that rule - personally, I like looking for the places because I learn new things about parts of the world that I will probably never visit. (For instance, I didn't know there were any volcanoes where the last puzzle was located.) And a lot of time I look but don't answer, because I'm too late, or because I'm too busy to take on the next round.

Anyway. If you have feelings one way or another, please mention them in the comments - even if you don't solve the puzzle. (Or especially if you don't solve the puzzle.)

And with that said... here's the next image. It's an oblique view.



The Schott Rule is in effect. (That is, wait an hour for every Wo(G)E round you have won.)

Where on (Google) Earth #50

I found Diamond Head, so it's my turn to post Where on (Google) Earth #50. (It feels wrong to do this while Brian is off on a field trip, you know?)



The Schott Rule is in effect: please wait one hour for every time you've answered a WoGE challenge. (I'm posting at 9:15 pm Mountain Daylight Time, which is... ummm... 7:15 am UTC. I think.)

Where on Google Earth #41

I found the Santa Clara River, which feeds sediment into one of Brian's dissertation areas. So it's my turn for WoGE #41.



No rules in effect for this one. Note oblique view, direction of north arrow, etc. Please solve it quickly - I'm leaving early on Sunday morning to go take Advanced Structural Geology on a pre-semester field trip.

(I've also added a "Where on Google Earth" extra credit assignment for my intro class. If anyone has a great (and relatively easy-to-find) example of any geologic feature that you could imagine discussing in an intro class, and if you're willing to share, please e-mail me at shearsensibility at gmail dot com. Blog comments, after all, could be found by students before the answers are supposed to be posted!)

Where on (Google) Earth #30

Sorry about being slow. Here's Where on (Google) Earth #30:



And here's an oblique view:



When you find it, tell me where it is, how you found it, and a little about the geology. I've turned off moderation on the comments, so if I'm away from the computer for most of a day (which is likely to happen), you can play through.

(Credit: Where on (Google) Earth is Brian's idea, and Ron has put together a site with all the previous locations (http://ron.outcrop.org/kml/WoGE.kmz).)

And, yes, I decided that I might as well use my real name on this blog, since it wouldn't really be that hard to figure out who I am.

Where on (Google) Earth #19

I'm still learning how to insert pictures into blogspot posts (and, actually, how to collect images from Google Earth). Apologies if this is small. (And if you've got hints about how to make these come out better, please share!)



Also, as another aside - has anyone tried to use something like this game in teaching? I think it could be a fun extra credit exercise - put up one Google Earth image a week, and have students e-mail me their guesses about where it is, and what it shows.