http://www.celticbear.com/weblog/2006/11/20/special-lesson-hope-evolves/ The daily...weekly...occasional journal by someone you don't know. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.celticbear.com/weblog/2006/11/20/special-lesson-hope-evolves/comment-page-1/#comment-4216 CelticBear’s Musings » Blog Archive » A Rock and the Battle of Science Over Delusion Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.celticbear.com/weblog/2006/11/20/special-lesson-hope-evolves/#comment-4216 [...] (UPDATE 17 Jan ‘07: I HAVE found that other essay! “Hope Evolves“.) Reprinted now without permission, is Lauren Becker’s “300 Million Year Old Rock”: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The summer before my senior year of college I worked as a park ranger guiding hikes in one of the most beautiful state parks in the country. Its central feature was a 256-foot waterfall that plunged down through a gorgeous natural amphitheater, cutting through bands of limestone and sandstone and collecting in a deep pool, the perfect hangout for summer swimming. My favorite program was the hike to the base of the falls. Layers of rock are like chapters in a history book and this canyon, carved so deeply, told an ancient story. Standing at the bottom, calling out over the roar of the falls, I got to teach the exciting conclusion, “The layers of slate and shale beneath our feet tell us that 300 million years ago, this deciduous forest was a tropical jungle.” [...] [...] (UPDATE 17 Jan ‘07: I HAVE found that other essay! “Hope Evolves“.) Reprinted now without permission, is Lauren Becker’s “300 Million Year Old Rock”: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The summer before my senior year of college I worked as a park ranger guiding hikes in one of the most beautiful state parks in the country. Its central feature was a 256-foot waterfall that plunged down through a gorgeous natural amphitheater, cutting through bands of limestone and sandstone and collecting in a deep pool, the perfect hangout for summer swimming. My favorite program was the hike to the base of the falls. Layers of rock are like chapters in a history book and this canyon, carved so deeply, told an ancient story. Standing at the bottom, calling out over the roar of the falls, I got to teach the exciting conclusion, “The layers of slate and shale beneath our feet tell us that 300 million years ago, this deciduous forest was a tropical jungle.” [...]

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