{"id":239,"date":"2020-08-20T22:46:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T22:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/earthmotes\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2023-05-03T21:32:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T21:32:45","slug":"explore-oregon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/earthmotes\/explore-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Though we conduct research around the globe, Colwell Geomicrobiology Lab is right at home in the Willamette Valley of Oregon where our backyard is a biogeochemical playground.  Join us here to take part in our weekend adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stargazing Opportunity!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting Corvallis during some clear weather, or maybe you live here?\u00a0 Want to see the sky and share the experience with a few friends or family?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/231226835211043\">Click here<\/a> or on the image below to request an evening stargazing walk that takes about an hour but reaches forward and back in time over millennia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/231226835211043\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/Rick-laser-2-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Rick Colwell points out Saturn, just North of Mt. Jefferson in the Cascade Range. Photo Credit: Tom Spies 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Romping through Netarts Bay, Oregon to collect cores<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/20180705_150328-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/20180705_150328-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/20180705_150328-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/20180705_150328-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/20180705_150328-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/20180705_150328-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/20180705_150328-2-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Jessica Buser-Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Creek in Siuslaw National Forest near Lincoln City, Oregon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-575x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-575x1024.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-168x300.jpeg 168w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-768x1368.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-862x1536.jpeg 862w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-1150x2048.jpeg 1150w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-624x1112.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_2905-scaled.jpeg 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by David Rothwell of Frederick Colwell, Dave Van Domelen, and dog Tulsi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iron floc and manganese patina in Waldport, Oregon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201018_111117-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" width=\"655\" height=\"873\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Austin Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biking on the Oregon Coast surrounded by basalt sea stacks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/image_10-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/image_10-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/image_10-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/image_10-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/image_10-1536x1137.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/image_10-2048x1516.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Heidi <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Successful wild chanterelle harvest from Oregon&#8217;s Coast Range!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/IMG_20181111_140724-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/IMG_20181111_140724-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/IMG_20181111_140724-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/IMG_20181111_140724-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/04\/IMG_20181111_140724.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Rick Colwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer hike on Iron Mountain near Jefferson Wilderness, Western Cascades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210716_181450-1024x484.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210716_181450-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210716_181450-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210716_181450-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210716_181450-1536x725.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210716_181450-2048x967.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210716_181450-624x295.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left to right: Rowan Nelson, Thomas Close, Peter Buser-Young, Jessica Buser-Young, Chloe Cornejo, Rick Colwell, Kelly Shannon.  Photo by Rowan Nelson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hike to the summit of Smith Rock in Terrebonne, Eastern Oregon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20191221_121625-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20191221_121625-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20191221_121625-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20191221_121625-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20191221_121625-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20191221_121625-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20191221_121625-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Jessica BuserYoung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home-grown heirloom tomato ripening in the Willamette Valley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20180914_165523-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20180914_165523-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20180914_165523-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20180914_165523-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20180914_165523-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20180914_165523-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3717\/files\/2020\/08\/20180914_165523-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Jessica BuserYoung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pacific Northwest expresses an unmatched grandeur. Persistent lava flows carved and shaped Oregon&#8217;s coastline, creating steep basalt cliffs and etherial sea stacks. Old growth forests stand tall as giants in the Coastal Range, preserving ecological rarities. Continuous and violent volcanic eruptions form the Cascade Mountains to the East, boasting magnificent peaks. Adventure awaits!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though we conduct research around the globe, Colwell Geomicrobiology Lab is right at home in the Willamette Valley of Oregon where our backyard is a biogeochemical playground. Join us here to take part in our weekend adventures. Stargazing Opportunity! 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