Tag: vacation
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Throwback Thursday #279: Vacation Conversation from 1951
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, the fall “Brag-Night” turned into the fall auction. The auction was used by folks to sell off extra material collected during summer vacations. Here is a “Brag-Night” drawing from September 1967. The “Brag-Night” for 2025 (renamed to “Show and Tell” is at 7:30 PM on September 20th, 2025 at…
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Throwback Thursday #272: Looking Back At ESCONI For July 2025
This is Throwback Thursday #272. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. July and August are generally light months for ESCONI news. Get out there and collect for Brag…
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This 250-Million-Year-Old Reef Became a Mountain in Texas – And It’s Packed with Fossils
SciTechDaily has a piece about the Guadalupe Mountains, which span Texas and New Mexico. There are two National Parks in the Guadalupe Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. During the Permian Period, these mountains were part of a reef on the edge of a shallow sea. The area…
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Throwback Thursday #225: Hoffs on Vacation
This is Throwback Thursday #225. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The June 1951 edition of the newsletter had a couple pages of charming artwork that detailed Wilbur and…
