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Comeau Review – Woodstock Times – Dec. 3, 2009
Dec 2nd, 2009 by Robert Titus

Congratualations to all citizens of Woodstock. The Comeau is now official!Comeauwalk2

Let’s celebrate by taking a geology hike through your property.

 

A prayerful Titus, center, leads a hike at the Comeau

Great Floods of the Hudson Valley
Dec 2nd, 2009 by Robert Titus

Back at the end of the Ice Age there were great, torrential floods which occurred as the result of the breaking of glacial dams.

Read about this in the current (autumn)issue of Kaatskill Life.

 

See the photo that Kaatskill Life didn’t want you to see!!!Floods-pic-4 The moment of discovery!!!  Titus sees the evidence, right across the street!!!

The Hyde Park Delta- Dec 10, Hudson Catskill Papers
Dec 2nd, 2009 by Robert Titus

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The Vanderbilt Estate displays many of the features of an ice age delta. These are common throughout the Hudson Valley

 

Vanderbilt5BMiddle- Vanderbilt mansion sits atop the foreset delta slope.Vanderbilt7

Left - The foreset slope of the delta, north of the mansion.

Right- Vanderbilt mansion sitting upon the Hyde Park Delta topset.

The Other Side of Time by Dr. Robert Titus
Dec 1st, 2009 by Robert Titus

This is an anthology of my 39 favorites magazine and newspaper articles.

Available from Purple Mountain Press.

The Catskills: A Geological Guide, by Dr. Robert Titus
Dec 1st, 2009 by Robert Titus

rock book A geological history of the Catskills, mostly covering the Devonian time period, written for the aveage reader. Available from Purple Mountain Press

The Catskills in the Ice Age by Dr. Robert Titus
Dec 1st, 2009 by Robert Titus

ice age book A history of the Catskill Mountains during the Ice Age, written for the average reader.

Available from Purple Mountain Press.

Ripple marks – Hudson Catskill papers – Dec. 3, 2009
Nov 29th, 2009 by Robert Titus
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asymmetric ripples are current ripples.
asymmetric ripples are current ripples.

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This week’s column (Dec. 3rd) is about ripple marks.

There are two types – The first is the asymmetric current ripple, which is shown to the right. One side is shorter and steeper than the other.

Above, top, is a wave ripple which shows symmetrical ripples

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