We’ll hope you’ll join us for one our last “Last Sunday” presentations of the summer! Please note that this is NOT actually on the last Sunday of the month, due to presenter scheduling.

This special presentation + field trip will be on Sunday September 21. Please meet at 9am at the Methow Community Center (in Twisp) for a hike up to Lookout Mountain. This is a short but strenuous hike to a former fire lookout. We will be back in Twisp by 3pm, but be sure to bring water and a lunch!

The presentation will take place later on the same day at 5pm, and will go until 6:30pm at the Methow Valley Interpretive Center. Last Sunday events are always free, but we rely on your donations, so please give generously!

In 1973, geologist Bob Carson Discovered Washington’s first active fault, sparking decades of research into the region’s seismic history. He’ll share what we’ve learned about the massive quakes that struck the Olympic and Seattle faults nearly 1,100 years ago, as well as the far greater danger of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami. Drawing on lessons from Chile, Alaska, Sumatra, and Japan, Bob will explain what these powerful events mean for the Pacific Northwest today.

Bob Carson is Phillips Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies Emeritus at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Born in Lexington, Virginia, he is passionate about mountaineering and whitewater boating. He earned an A.B. in geology from Cornell University, then worked for Texaco Inc. in New Orleans. His other geology degrees are an M.S. from Tulane University and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Summer employment included Washington’s Department of Ecology and the Washington Geological Survey. Among his books are Hiking Guide to Washington Geology, Where the Great River Bends, East of Yellowstone, Many Waters, The Blues, and Adventure.