About Dan

About Me

Me at the Arctic Circle May 2017

I’m Dan Thompson I have a Bachelors of Science in Geology & Geophysics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Masters of Environmental Science focusing in Hydrology focusing on Water Quality. from University of Oklahoma. I grew up in Sunny San Diego and now live in Spokane, Washington. Currently, I work in Lubrication.

I love Geology, Hydrology, Hockey (Go Kraken), Baseball (Go Padres), history, hiking, writing, wargames, TTRPGs, and reading. I am trying to take up hunting, but I often get distracted by rocks.

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FAQ:

What’s your favorite Rock?

The Gowganda formation found in Ontario, Canada. It’s a conglomerate from the Huronian Glaciation, which was the world’s oldest and longest ice age, kicking off right after the Great Oxygenation Event (About 2.5 Billion years ago). It was a Snowball Earth episode, with Paleomag suggesting the Gowganda was formed 11° to 4° from the Equator. Expect a page soon-ish about the Huronian Glaciation.

You’re from California, do you (Surf/know celebrities/know this thing in LA/SF)?

No/I met Bill Nye the Science Guy at a Padres game once and a well-ish known Sci-Fi author was a Scoutmaster in my Boyscout Troop/California is a big state.