Episode #063: Merging Megafloods

Summary

The podcast explores the geological features and historical significance of the Bonneville Flood's pathway across southern Idaho. It focuses on how this megaflood eroded materials, shaping various canyons and gorges, and left unique deposits that evoke deeper investigations. The discussion intertwines the implications of these formations with broader themes of ancient geological events.

Key takeaways

• 1Bonneville Flood's catastrophic pathway influenced southern Idaho's geography.
• 2Malad Gorge, Swan Falls, and Bruneau River Canyon highlighted as significant locations impacted by the megaflood.
• 3Geological formations examined for potential Master's Thesis investigations.
• 4Reference to the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis in relation to geological changes.

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Transcript excerpt

That's ancientnutrition.com, code protein. This is Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson Podcast. And welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson Podcast. Kyle and I are here from the frozen wastes of Texas. We did survive Ice-Mageddon or whatever they're calling it. The ice sheets have finally melted. Yeah, they finally melted. We had quite a week last week. What are you going to call it there in the hill country? I don't know. Ice-Mageddon sounds basic. Ice-Mageddon works. Ice-Mageddon works. Yeah, it was an adventure. We have this saying in our family, like it's an old joke. You never have an adventure sitting at home. Well, we proved that false. Well, yeah, busted pipe is an instant adventure. Yeah, and power gone. You know, and of course, we're, where I stay up at the family house is way up on a hill. The driveway is very steep and it's just a dirt road. So we were stuck, you know, couldn't, couldn't get down. And yeah, no power. We were living off a water we had filled the bathtub with. We filled up the tub before the pipes froze. And then we were living off that water for a week. I hope you clean the tub first. Yeah, it's very clean. It's very, it's very polished and shiny. And a big tub. So we were lucky there. So how are the grapes doing in the cold and snow? Well, they go dormant. We won't know until bud break. Yeah. But I'm sure they took some damage. Yeah. So we'll, this pruning season, we'll leave extra buds just in case they don't all sprout. And hopefully we'll, we'll be able to continue pruning, you know, as is. ...

Excerpt from Kosmographia, Apr 23, 2021. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.