Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The strangest video I've ever made. Space, deep time, and Arizona's beautifully mysterious volcanoes.

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Further Reading:
Wendell Duffield - Volcanoes of Northern Arizona: amazon.com/Volcanoes-Northern-Arizona-Canyon-Association/dp/0938216589
OSU - Cinder Cones: https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/cinder-cones
USGS - Volcanic Field: usgs.gov/volcanoes/san-francisco-volcanic-field
USGS - Volcanic Field: pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/fs017-01
USGS - Volcanic Field: usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/news/volcano-watch-san-francisco-volcanic-field-arizonas-hotspot#:~:text=Other%20examples%20of%20continental%20hotspot,Volcanic%20Field%20in%20northern%20Arizona
Geological Society of America: musnaz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ort-et-al.-08.pdf
Britannica - Meteor Crater: britannica.com/place/Meteor-Crater
USRA - Meteor Crater: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/epo_web/impact_cratering/enviropages/Barringer/barringerstartpage.html
NPCA - Avalanche: npca.org/articles/2422-the-national-park-site-that-was-almost-blown-up
Britannica - James Turrell: britannica.com/biography/James-Turrell
Roden Crater: rodencrater.com
Smithsonian - Roden Crater: smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/james-turrell-visionary-artwork-arizona-desert-180977452
OSU - Hot Spot Volcanism: https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/hot-spot-volcanism
USGS - Hot Spot Volcanism: usgs.gov/faqs/what-a-hotspot-and-how-do-you-know-its-there

Archival Articles:
Zane Grey: newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post/135303761
newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/135303825
newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal/135303844
newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner/135303867
newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times/135303912
Volcano Monument: newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/135303953
Roden Crater: newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/135304063
newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/135304095
newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/135303681
newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-sun/135303719
Volcanic Hotspot: newspapers.com/article/hawaii-tribune-herald/135304006

Maps/Graphics:
USGS: ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_5526.htm
pubs.usgs.gov/publication/mf1959
Library of Congress - US Map: loc.gov/resource/g3700.ct004596
Library of Congress - Hawaii Map: loc.gov/item/2022589357

Images:
NAU - Lunar Training: https://library.nau.edu/speccoll/exhibits/daysofarchives/lunar.html

Footage:
Library of Congress - Apollo 11: catalog.archives.gov/id/81443114
catalog.archives.gov/id/81443142
White House - Medal of Arts: youtube.com/watch?v=GLHwDia0CPg&ab_channel=TheObamaWhiteHouse
Art21 - Roden Crater: youtube.com/watch?v=9-m_4MoKwjQ&ab_channel=Art21
WIRED - Roden Crater: youtube.com/watch?v=NG6QdTxDyOM&ab_channel=WIRED

0:00 - Intro
1:12 - Sponsor
2:33 - The Volcanic Field
6:17 - The Stratovolcano
7:46 - The Meteor
8:25 - The People
11:24 - The Science
13:13 - Outro

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