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Thank you for the education and the beauty.

How was your conversation with EPA guy about Chevron Deference ( if you can say)?

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EPA lady, and we didn't get to it. Talking again Friday.

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Jan 22Liked by John Lovie

The photos are beautiful and the post is very informative though giving a forewarning of future slides.

Landslides, as we call them in Philippines, are catastrophic in densely-populated areas.

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Thank you, Jen.

I didn't get into the risk of an earthquake here in the Pacific Northwest, which, like the Philippines, is part of the pacific "ring of fire", but clearly these bluffs would suffer in an earthquake!

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Wow. Beautiful. Thanks for taking us on your walk! The layer of compressed leaves is so neat 😍

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Jan 23·edited Jan 23Author

Thank you, Lindsey. Yes, they're amazing to hold in the hand. It makes the ice age seem so close.

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Really enjoyed this! Fascinating geology and wave action. And such beautiful pics.

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Thank you so much, Rebecca.

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I loved this photo walk along the beach. Those placenames...as if it isn't bad enough they are places that were renamed by colonizers, but to condemn any part of the earth as useless feels so blasphemous. But having said that, I really love the stories to be told in stratigraphy and seeing that here was a beautiful reminder of that long history carried within the earth.

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Yes, the placenames have Discovery Doctrine stamped all over them. It's sobering to see those names on the T sheet and realize how new those names were then. I like the way the local businesses gently mock them.

You're so right that the bay is far from useless. It, and the surrounding bluffs and wetlands, are a haven for wildlife. I should post more about that.

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Jan 22Liked by John Lovie

We have the highest tides in the world on the Bay of Fundy. Costal erosion is an issue here. In recent years, as the weather becomes more severe, costal deterioration is more obvious. Homeowners may have issues securing insurance depending on how close you live to costal water.

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Some of the same issues apply here with insurance. The properties on the local beach here are all rated 10/10 for flood risk. The result is they get bought up with Amazon/Boeing/Microsoft/Costco money, and the locals get priced out. Shoreline gentrification.

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How gorgeous, John. I will read geology stuff all day long, and the photos are gorgeous!

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Thank you, Nia.

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Fascinating post John. it's interesting to see photos of the erosion where you are. The coastline around my area is mostly dunes, that keep shrinking back into the Atlantic.

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Ah yes, same in my former home of NJ.

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This is probably a dumb question, but are the houses on the beach “real” houses, or are they more for off the grid type personalities?

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Oh, they're real. Some belong to people with last names like Boeing, Costco, Microsoft.

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Jan 22Liked by John Lovie

Lovely photos John, thank you for sharing an unusual view, from the viewpoint of the waves...

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Fascinating!

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Beautiful photos!

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Words and pictures both appreciated considerably, John. What’s under our feet and in front of our eyes often escapes detection.

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This makes me wanna skinny dip in a lake so bad! Such breathtaking views. Thank you for your sharing your nuanced knowledge of geology. Greatly inspiring!

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Beautiful pictures, but I'm fascinated by the lessons. So much I don't know and you make it ever interesting!

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I love learning more about this area. Thank you, John!

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