Truckee-based, Hawai’i-born Grant Kaye creates colorful, vibrant, and evocative photographs that bring the viewer into the special landscapes he seeks out. In addition to being a passionate photographer, Kaye skis and hikes as often as he can. His professional background is in geology, volcanic hazards, and GIS/cartography. grantkaye.com
This week I’m going to discuss one of my favorite natural phenomenon – aurora. I’ve only seen faint traces of aurora myself, due to having spent most of my life … Read More
The second volcano on my list of exotic volcanoes that I hope to ski is Alaska’s Cleveland Volcano. Named in 1894 after the sitting president of the US, Grover Cleveland, … Read More
Tim Konrad – “I have heard that the Adirondack mountains of New York were once the size of the Himalayas. Is this true? What other mountain ranges were once far larger then their current size?”
Tim, the answer is “sort of.” There once was a mountain range similar in stature to the stately Himalaya that played a part in the formation of today’s Adirondacks, however this tall, ancient mountain range did not directly become the Adirondacks. Today’s Adirondacks are the uplifted root of this ancient mountain range.
This week, I’m thinking forward to winter, and my favorite time of year that stands between it and the end of summer – autumn. I spent my high school years … Read More
Lake Tahoe Tsunami simulation from Tsunami that occurred 7,000 to 15,000 years ago. Could there ever be a damaging tsunami on Lake Tahoe? In the words of Fargo’s Sergeant Marge … Read More
This week’s exotic volcano is truly forbidden fruit – Damavand volcano, lying 70km to the NE of Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Standing at 5,610 meters … Read More
This week, we’re “off” to Africa, to lay imaginary tracks down the majestic and enormous Kilimanjaro volcano in beautiful Tanzania. Now – a bit of clarification – we’re not getting … Read More
This week’s exotic volcanic ski destination is the lofty and uber-remote and continuously active Erebus Volcano in the harsh and frigid Antarctic. Located on Ross Island in the Ross Sea … Read More
For the next few weeks, “Ask Dr. Kaye” is going to focus on renewable energy. I’ll be investigating a select few of the leading sources of non-fossil fuel based power, … Read More
While the Lake Tahoe area is known widely among photographers for its blazingly colorful sunsets, those of us that live here year round know that the summer months are dominated … Read More
This week’s exotic volcano is Ecuador’s Cotopaxi. Rising to a total height of 19,393 feet, this enormous glacier-clad stratovolcano is one of the true jewels of the Andes, and is … Read More
Here in Tahoe, we have a lot of what we call “Type T” personalities. Contrary to what you might think, The “T” does not stand for “Tahoe” - or the … Read More
In this modern age, everyone likes to spray about how rad they are. But how would any of us be able to prove that we really did a double backflip … Read More
This week we’re going to take a closer look at one of the oldest and most widespread renewable energy resources – hydroelectric power. Hydropower utilizes the enormous potential energy of … Read More
This week on Ask Dr. Kaye, we’re going to take a look at one of the most promising renewable energy sources – solar power. The sun’s energy is everywhere, and … Read More
This week, I’m going to discuss a very important concept to those of us who spend a lot of time recreating in the great outdoors – the difference between weather … Read More
For the final installment in the series “skiing Exotic volcanoes” we’re going to have to reach a little deeper into our pockets for this journey of the mind. This week, … Read More
I awoke in the early morning last Sunday to the unmistakable sound of the wind picking up and rattling the trees in my backyard in Truckee. The forecast from the … Read More
No snow in Tahoe? Time for a road trip! This week, we’re off to New Zealand, my former home-for-a-few-years during my doctoral research days. New Zealand is a wild, stark, … Read More
This week we’re off to what just might be the crown jewel in my quest to one day climb and ski the world’s most exotic volcanoes – Russia’s Klyuchevskoy volcano … Read More
I’m going to be switching things up for a while here at “ask Dr. Kaye.” I”ll be putting the science topics on hold for a few weeks, and in their … Read More
Tuesday night, asteroid YU55 buzzed between the earth and the Moon, as reported Monday on this website by Miles Clark. What would have happened if its path changed slightly, and … Read More
The Lake Tahoe area experienced a Mw 4.7 earthquake last Wednesday night at 11:37:09 pm PST, shaking most of us out of sleep and rattling the contents of our homes. … Read More
Next weekend on Sunday November 6th, those of us in states that recognize Daylight Savings Time will turn our clocks back one hour at 2am. Why in the world do … Read More
How old is the earth? The majority of scientists agree that the earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. Just how long ago was that? To really get to … Read More
What causes lightning? Lightning is a discharge of electrical current during storms in the earth’s atmosphere, or during volcanic eruptions that produce ash columns. Storm lightning can be classified into … Read More
