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2: From Beaches to Bluffs
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Oct 4, 2021
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In episode two of the geology of Wisconsin, we talk to Gordon Medaris and Esther Stewart about the geology of the Baraboo area (including Devil's Lake State Park). These rocks started their life about 1.6 billion years ago and sandy beaches on gentle shores, but today are known for their surprising sheer cliffs in central Wisconsin. How'd we get from here to there? For more, visit www.uofpod.org.
Music in this episode is the song Arizona Moon by the Blue Dot Sessions.
Music in this episode is the song Arizona Moon by the Blue Dot Sessions.
Released:
Oct 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (23)
1: Assembling Wisconsin: In this first episode, we talk to Marcia Bjornerud about the Penokean Orogeny - the first mountain-building event that helped put together what we now call Wisconsin. This is also the story of intense iron mining, booms and busts, and much more as we del... by Under Our Feet