About this Blog


Hello! Welcome to Geologic Adventures!

My name is Micah,

I have a B.S Degree in Geological Sciences from Central Washington University and am a Certified Interpretive Guide working in Yellowstone National Park specializing in Geology.

This blog has been a place where I sporadically document my Geologic activities and musings that I have done throughout my early adult life and possibly into the future. It also has served as the main hub for The Kitsap Waterfall Survey which you can access by clicking the tab with the same name above.

Enjoying "Dickerson Creek Falls" on the Ueland Tree Farm. 
I have worked in Yellowstone National Park during the summers of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2019. My first winter and 6th season in Yellowstone was 2019-2020. I have worked jobs ranging from a snack bar worker to my current position where I am a CDL Licensed Certified Interpretive Guide giving tours on everything ranging from Toyota Priuses to 40-foot MCD busses. My tours usually have an interpretive theme attached to them, with my favorite one being Yellowstone is a Geologic Novel: Every Rock Has a Story. Between shifts and occasionally on weekends when working in Yellowstone, I volunteer for the National Park Service 8-40 hours a month.

From Spring 2016 to Winter of 2018 I studied at Central Washington Univerity, graduating in March of 2018 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Sciences. It was during that time that my employment in Yellowstone National Park took a pause, although I did visit the park during spring break both years. I returned to work in Yellowstone National Park in the Summer of 2018.

Geologic mapping in Central Oregon. 
Over the past several years, this blog took a hiatus, during that time I was studying at Central Washington University, or working at Yellowstone National Park. I am currently revisiting this blog  and trying to get the flow going again. Shoot me an email at MicahKipple@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments. All photos are by me unless otherwise noted.

Enjoy the Little Things!


6 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 24, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    Hello Micah,
    I felt I should introduce myself-I been an active geyser gazer in the past (other things get in the way these days but you will find my name among the specifically thanked in one of the earlier editions of Scott Bryan's the Geysers of Yellowstone). I'm also from western washington(I live across the Montlake cut from the UW campus) and dabble in geology more generally. With your self-description I felt obligated to say hi.
    Lance Martin

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    1. Micah KippleJune 24, 2013 at 8:48 AM

      Hi Lance and Welcome! I appreciate the introduction, I'm glad you have found this blog! Do you have any plans to come out to Yellowstone during the summer?

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    2. pete SaloutosApril 6, 2016 at 7:46 AM

      greetings Micah, i just came across your blog and since i'm a photographer with a keen interest in waterfalls, i was wondering which waterfall in Kitsap county you think is the most special? i'm always out looking for photo adventures in the area. thanks for doing what you do, great work! pete

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  2. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM

    Anemone geyser was always my favorite when I was little. My brother and I called it toilet bowl the first time we visited the UGB because of the sound it makes. Happy geyser gazing!

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  3. Woods WomenMarch 6, 2016 at 11:47 PM

    Has anyone documented the rather substancial waterfall which meanders downward parrallel to Frageria Rd. in Port Orchard?

    krispi68@live.com

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    1. Micah KippleApril 4, 2016 at 11:40 AM

      I have seen photos of it,but I have not been to it yet. That is in the plans for the future, assuming it isn't on someone's private land. Sorry for the late reply.

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