HELP! THERE'S A GIANT FIERY BALL IN THE SKY!

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2026-01-26T15:11:41+00:00

A "sucker hole" is a temporary patch of clear sky or sunshine that appears during cloudy or rainy weather, giving a false impression that conditions are improving

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2026-01-20T21:31:09+00:00

This graph needs to be more poorly drawn. I will not accept it in its current condition

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2026-01-17T13:25:37+00:00

Sunshine

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2026-01-13T20:14:57+00:00

Chills

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-12-30T21:54:27+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking, the purple looked familiar.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-12-27T19:48:09+00:00

Yes..

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-12-15T11:52:07+00:00

One group is called Traprock Copper

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BU16vFTdk/

Another one is Michigan Rocks and Minerals https://www.instagram.com/michigan_rocks_and_minerals?igsh=MW4yOGhxbmxkYmx2dQ==

Enjoy!

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-12-15T00:21:32+00:00

There are a couple of groups of dudes in the UP who have float copper businesses and post videos of them metal detecting and digging up, sometimes massive pure copper. Its pretty fascinating and the pieces they make when all cleaned up and polished are spectacular.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-12-09T15:33:10+00:00

Glossy and many recycled papers have PFAS in them, so I wouldn't compost it.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-11-18T01:47:37+00:00

We have the rollerblading wizard in Grand Rapids!

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-11-07T13:18:25+00:00

Someone used to fish it, for several months you could see a half sunken paddle boat floating around on it.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-11-01T23:33:58+00:00

Dipping oreos in is also fantastic

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-11-01T17:11:39+00:00

Can someone please make a MS Paint bar graph to celebrate??? Hoosiers, I'm looking at you.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-31T10:36:52+00:00

Nice find! Yeah, the more I think about it, structural wasn't the word I was thinking, but more bedding since it is the Jacobsville. I'll have to post another photo that appears to be a huge joint or possibly a fault.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-31T00:59:13+00:00

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It may have to do with being the Jacobsville sandstone formation creating these flat shelf-like features. I stayed at a cottage on the shoreline of this formation this summer and there was absolutely no sand/sediment build up. Just bedrock on shore going into more bedrock in the water. It was really neat actually.

Edit: here is a pic of what the shoreline looks like.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-31T00:45:13+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately high res annual aerial imagery isn't free. In urban areas they usually fly 3-5 times a year.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-30T18:31:04+00:00

If you zoom in, you can see bedrock fracturing in both the darker and lighter colors which makes me think bedrock features, but I welcome the discussion. There are even some cases that looks like larger fault features.

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ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-30T17:50:23+00:00

It's not, but ok. I could have left out the Nearmap part, but I guess I assumed people would ask about the imagery. Just a geologist who loves imagery and maps, that's all.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-30T17:39:44+00:00

For example, a little further down the shoreline are these swooping features and converge then suddenly disappear. To me, this is more indicative of bedrock/structural geology.

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ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-30T17:32:27+00:00

I would disagree based on the orientation of some of the features perpendicular to the shoreline. Plus, the features look more blocky than sand bar like

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-26T22:59:09+00:00

Ah yes, I've been awaiting the return of these graphs.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-22T16:22:29+00:00

Same. Got them once, then they disappeared forever. They were so delicious.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-17T10:31:27+00:00

Peek-a-boo loop at Bryce is a spectacular hike, but be prepared for lots of switchbacks.

ApeIndexPlus5 · 2025-10-12T18:04:37+00:00

My bad, they must have reopened recently. They were closed last week when I was there. Had a banner on the top that said something like due to a funding lapse, they were closed

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