earthcaches

[+robuster91]

were on earth do i find geology information that i need for a area with out spending 5 hours plus on google trying to find it i have a high school degree so i am not a pro and creating this with out proper info is hard stuff and not easy to pass the revewers 

[+Mausebiber]

No high school or university knowledge required, please read:

 

https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=51&pgid=292

 

EarthCache page

The description and tasks should combine to teach an earth science lesson. Highlight what is unique or interesting about the location. Write in your own words and acknowledge your sources. Don’t copy and paste information from Wikipedia or similar sites.

Assume no prior knowledge of geology, and write at age 14 reading level. Some geocachers use GPS devices with a limited amount of text. If your cache page is long, place the logging tasks near the top.

 

[+arisoft]

55 minutes ago, robuster91 said:

creating this with out proper info is hard stuff and not easy to pass the revewers 

 

Try Chat GPT. It creates a believable representation of the subject in matter of seconds.

[Keystone]

I moved this thread from the "How do I...?" forum section.

[Pup Patrol]

3 hours ago, robuster91 said:

were on earth do i find geology information that i need for a area with out spending 5 hours plus on google trying to find it i have a high school degree so i am not a pro and creating this with out proper info is hard stuff and not easy to pass the revewers

 

Shown on your profile page:

 

 

 

How did you manage to get 7 Earthcaches published already?

 

Or is this another thread about a beef with a Reviewer? 

 

--Pup Patrol

Edited June 17, 2024 by Pup Patrol

[+robuster91]

i have 7 that i have researched google for but i was wondering if there was a good site for geology 

[Neos2]

If you would like to see if any of us can help point you in the right direction on a particular place, post a few details here. Often someone in here knows about a topic and will give you some help. I'll try--I am a retired Science teacher. I taught Earth-Space to high school freshmen among other courses. 

The series of book on Roadside Geology (Roadside Geology of Albama, Roadside Geology of Indiana etc) are very helpful finding locations and explaining what they are in simple terms. And they point out what is important about the site geologically. It makes it easy to create your learning activity when you are clear on exactly what you want your visitors to take away from the visit. 

The summaries from local rock groups or college class field trips are often available online. They can get a little more technical, but some of very clearly written. 

Most states have some sort of State Geological website. They can be excellent sources of all sorts of information. 

 

[+terratin]

8 hours ago, robuster91 said:

i have 7 that i have researched google for but i was wondering if there was a good site for geology 

Look, always willing to help, but a good site for geology is rather vague. I find this one here quite interesting: https://maps.greenmin.gl/geusmap/?mapname=greenland_portal&lang=en&lang=en#baslay=&optlay=&extent=-125629.27335172077,7170504.09723413,-97483.18529079738,7184525.402132127&layers=g250_topographic_map_utm24n,grl_stednavne,geochron,grl_geus_500k_geology_map_2022&filter_2=sample_no.part%3D%26age.min%3D%26age.max%3D

 

I also find this one here quite interesting: https://stratigraphy.org/

 

Why not give us a bit more information, at least on the region and rough geology you're looking at so we can actually, really help you. 

[+robuster91]

ok so there are some 14ers in Colorado Mount Elbert and pyramid peak i look on google but there is too much other information on peaks that are outside of  Colorado or smaller peaks of the same name  there is aslo a peak in boulder co called green mountain and bear peak i would also like to put earthcaches on but can not find a good info online to make that happen  i have used AIs but they give me to much wrong info i do not use them at all 

[+robuster91]

so if i could track down the infromation at some site i could make these four eartcaches happen but its a struggle to find the right information my only outher thought is the geology may not exist 

[Neos2]

13 hours ago, robuster91 said:

so if i could track down the infromation at some site i could make these four eartcaches happen but its a struggle to find the right information my only outher thought is the geology may not exist 

Forgive me if I am mistaken, but it seems like you like the idea of creating EarthCache about 14ers in Colorado and don't already have specific features in mind. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it could be the reason you are having trouble coming up with specific geology information. 

I find it's easiest for people to develop Earthcaches when they have gone somewhere and noticed the geologic feature for themselves and wondered what it was and how it got there---then go home and do their research. The specific geology you need will probably not be spelled out for you on one page (and you don't want that anyway, or people could just "do a google search" for the answers to your EarthCache), but it's possible to get clues for what to look for from looking at the right sorts of pages.

You can narrow your search engines terms, also. You might try searching for "Mountain peak name Colorado geology" for example "Mount Elbert Colorado geology" and see what turns up. I did and saw a geology page for kids that was about Mount Elbert that looked like a promising start. It listed some features you might find, if you went there, and explained how the peak formed and how it was later changed. And since it was written for children, it had everything spelled out pretty clearly. You could get ideas from it that would point you to more technical terms without making your head swim.

Edited June 19, 2024 by Neos2
edited for clarity

[geoawareUSA9]

On 6/17/2024 at 4:39 PM, arisoft said:

On 6/17/2024 at 3:39 PM, robuster91 said:

creating this with out proper info is hard stuff and not easy to pass the revewers 

 

Try Chat GPT. It creates a believable representation of the subject in matter of seconds.

 

In case this wasn't posted entirely in jest or sarcasm, and/or isn't interpreted as such, please do NOT, in fact, do this thing.