Across the valley

Day 2

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May 17th 2005
We looked down at the ,meandering river valley, and walked to an outcropped cliff where we found a variety of carbonate rocks. We also looked at a incised river bed because of eustatic/isostatic changes in sea level. Pretty cool to see undisturbed sedimentary structures….typical textbook style, although much of it we could only see if we looked very closely. So mad at Richard ‘gay’, stole ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Urra

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more