Matthew Morriss
@rockiceandsnow.bsky.social
Geomorphologist and outdoor enthusiast. Passionate educator and curious soul. Mapping Geologist @ UGS. Posts = my own. his/him pronouns. Author of: Cave records reveal recent origin of North America’s deepest canyon (PNAS)🏳️🌈🥾🧗♂️
Even when the structure is simple, there's something very satisfying about putting together a geologic cross-section that incorporates well data and outcrop data
#fieldgeology #UtahGeoSurvey
#fieldgeology #UtahGeoSurvey
January 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Even when the structure is simple, there's something very satisfying about putting together a geologic cross-section that incorporates well data and outcrop data
#fieldgeology #UtahGeoSurvey
#fieldgeology #UtahGeoSurvey
Yesterday was a not-so-subtle reminder that winter is a magical season.
December 30, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Yesterday was a not-so-subtle reminder that winter is a magical season.
Are you an Earth Scientist working on #tectonics or #geomorphology in the #IntermountainWest? Consider submitting to my session at the GSA #RMR meeting in Provo, UT May 2025.
Title: Neogene Tectonic Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution in the Intermountain West
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Title: Neogene Tectonic Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution in the Intermountain West
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December 18, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Are you an Earth Scientist working on #tectonics or #geomorphology in the #IntermountainWest? Consider submitting to my session at the GSA #RMR meeting in Provo, UT May 2025.
Title: Neogene Tectonic Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution in the Intermountain West
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Title: Neogene Tectonic Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution in the Intermountain West
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More amazing river data. Relative Elevation Model #REM of the San Juan River thru Bluff Utah, making use of @opentopography.bsky.social 's code. These visualizations and data help me map alluvial units. (opentopography.org/blog/new-pac...)
December 12, 2024 at 9:37 PM
More amazing river data. Relative Elevation Model #REM of the San Juan River thru Bluff Utah, making use of @opentopography.bsky.social 's code. These visualizations and data help me map alluvial units. (opentopography.org/blog/new-pac...)
Had some amazing field geology days earlier in Utah with the #UGS #GeologicMapping Group. Looking at Mesozoic/Paleozoic, and Cenozoic strata all in one day.
December 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Had some amazing field geology days earlier in Utah with the #UGS #GeologicMapping Group. Looking at Mesozoic/Paleozoic, and Cenozoic strata all in one day.
Another glorious day in the Wasatch Backcountry. The start to another season of ski touring. Still figuring out how to use Bsky....
December 7, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Another glorious day in the Wasatch Backcountry. The start to another season of ski touring. Still figuring out how to use Bsky....
As a non-stratigrapher, found a lot of cool stratigraphy in SE Utah while doing field work this week. 1) Jur. Morrisson/ K. Burro canyon contact. 2) Burro Canyon coarse sands. 3) nice quaternary arroyo cut seds. #FieldworkFriday
May 10, 2024 at 12:37 PM
As a non-stratigrapher, found a lot of cool stratigraphy in SE Utah while doing field work this week. 1) Jur. Morrisson/ K. Burro canyon contact. 2) Burro Canyon coarse sands. 3) nice quaternary arroyo cut seds. #FieldworkFriday
Take this feeds, feel good photos from trail running in the Uber green wasatch foothills with #haukthewonderdog and friends!
May 4, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Take this feeds, feel good photos from trail running in the Uber green wasatch foothills with #haukthewonderdog and friends!
Injecting some fun animals from my run yesterday on the Jordan River Trail into this feed.
April 30, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Injecting some fun animals from my run yesterday on the Jordan River Trail into this feed.
Lovely walk out this morning with #HauktheWonderDog
April 14, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Lovely walk out this morning with #HauktheWonderDog
When your #eclipse2024 plans get mostly rained out, best to go to Johnson Space Center and check out some SPACE STUFF!
April 10, 2024 at 11:05 PM
When your #eclipse2024 plans get mostly rained out, best to go to Johnson Space Center and check out some SPACE STUFF!
Mapping out totality with traffic patterns #Eclipse2024 #EclipseSolar2024
April 8, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Mapping out totality with traffic patterns #Eclipse2024 #EclipseSolar2024
The field review is an important step in any geologic map process. Was out today with some Utah Geological Survey co-workers in the mapping group in Plain City and Ogden bay looking over maps and checking out some rocks!
April 5, 2024 at 2:45 AM
The field review is an important step in any geologic map process. Was out today with some Utah Geological Survey co-workers in the mapping group in Plain City and Ogden bay looking over maps and checking out some rocks!
Found this gorgeous canyon just outside my field area in SE Utah yesterday, rim rock is the Cretaceous Burro Canyon formation, deposited by north flowing fluvial channels draining orogenic highlands to the south - now long eroded
March 28, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Found this gorgeous canyon just outside my field area in SE Utah yesterday, rim rock is the Cretaceous Burro Canyon formation, deposited by north flowing fluvial channels draining orogenic highlands to the south - now long eroded
Had some resplendent mountain time in Idaho last week. Enjoy America's public lands as much as you can!
March 18, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Had some resplendent mountain time in Idaho last week. Enjoy America's public lands as much as you can!
If there's ever doubt, the skiing's better in Utah
February 17, 2024 at 4:40 AM
If there's ever doubt, the skiing's better in Utah
good morning from the Wasatch
January 20, 2024 at 3:46 PM
good morning from the Wasatch
There is still winter in the world...
January 9, 2024 at 1:52 AM
There is still winter in the world...
Back to our regularly scheduled loaves, ~45% whole wheat sourdough sandwich bread
January 5, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Back to our regularly scheduled loaves, ~45% whole wheat sourdough sandwich bread
Happy New Year from southern Utah a landscape of stark contrasts. Warmth and dryness in the sun; the shade holds beautiful ice crystals...
January 2, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Happy New Year from southern Utah a landscape of stark contrasts. Warmth and dryness in the sun; the shade holds beautiful ice crystals...
As a geomorphologist, I will always get excited to make Relative Elevation Models.
December 16, 2023 at 9:18 PM
As a geomorphologist, I will always get excited to make Relative Elevation Models.
Another great run in the Wasatch with #HauktheWonderDog
December 15, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Another great run in the Wasatch with #HauktheWonderDog