Category: GeoTourism
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Drawn to Geology in Hobart Tasmania
During a recent trip to Tasmania, I spent several days drawing the geology of the Hobart Rivulet. The rivulet provides easy access for urban geology activities, and has connections to kunanyi (Mount Wellington) that looms over the area and the Cascades Female Factory World Heritage Site. I traveled 35 hours to arrive in Hobart, basically…
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Plein Air in Geoparks
Global Geoparks are places of geological and cultural significance, places where plein air artists and visitors can experience and find inspiration in Earth’s history. The Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark on the northern shore of the Minas Basin of Nova Scotia, is featured in the June/July issue of Plein Air Magazine. Plein Air Festival…
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Drawing in Geoparks
At the conclusion of an inspiring 2024 European Global Geoparks Conference in Keflavik, I participated in a one day Education Geotourism field trip through the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark. The large coach bus had geologists from across Europe, and the tour was hosted by Ólafur Jón Arnbjornsson from GeoCamp Iceland. Ólafur Jón did a wonderful…