That awkward moment when.....

...you take a close look at this...

...and notice the look on her face..

It's been a very, very long season.......

Damn...spent most of this year "living" out of a suitcase and sleeping in cheap motels....

The Real Top Predator of the Dinosaur Age Was Not T. Rex

Deinosuchus could snack on T. rex for dinner. That's how badass this ancient ancestor of the American alligator was. In this short video from Brian Switek, author of My Beloved Brontosaurus, you'll find out exactly how the perfect predator came to rule the swamps of Utah 75 million years ago.

Finally, under 100 degrees and no threat of flash flooding.....

I was in the vicinity of Bryce Canyon.....

There is no place quite like Bryce Canyon. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion) can be found on every continent, but here is the archetypal "hoodoo-iferous" terrain. Descriptions fail. Cave without a roof? Forest of stone? Even photographs strain credulity. If you visit maybe you'll come up with a better name. In the meantime "Bryce" will have to suffice.

The Incredible Weather of Arizona

"The Incredible Weather of Arizona" is a documentary film and photo essay highlighting the fascinating weather of the 2014 Arizona Monsoon season. The time lapses, video and photographs featured in this film were captured completely in Arizona from July 1st through September 27th.

For more information about this film please visit:
bryansnider.com/incredible-weather-of-arizona/

Earthly Musings

“Chipmunks” Obstruct Work at Utah Tar Sands Mine

On Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, three brave “chipmunks” stopped word at US Oil Sands construction site, on the East Tavaputs Plateau, by physically putting their bodies in front of the machines being used to destroy this amazing land in order to strip-mine tar sands.

Utah Tar Sands Resistance

The F.U.'s - Kill for christ (full album)

GLOBAL DISEASE OUTBREAK MAP

GLOBAL INCIDENT MAP

Twin 1,300-Year-Old Villages Discovered in Arizona Sand Dunes

Archaeologists exploring the high desert of northern Arizona have found a pair of “matching” villages that date back some 1,300 years, revealing evidence of a crucial phase in Southwestern prehistory.

One “really neat artifact,” Reitze said, was a white pendant carved from soapstone or siltstone

Western Digs