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Mike Pole

From New Zealand. Traveling the weyward path trying to figure out how the world works. I study fossil plants, past climates, travel, walk, hike, read, take photos, struggle with computer graphics and plant trees.

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    Uganda – Hell-train to Kasese

    by Mike Pole August 27, 2017
    by Mike Pole August 27, 2017

    As I lowered my arse out the door of the moving train, with my trousers and undies around my ankles, I saw …

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    When Corals Lived in the Mongolian Gobi

    by Mike Pole August 10, 2017
    by Mike Pole August 10, 2017

    Corals in Mongolia – is there a better example of dramatic Earth-change?! The Gobi Altai -the mountains flanking the Gobi Desert, are …

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  • Curio Bay - New Zealand's Jurassic Fossil Forest

    What latitude did the Jurassic Fossil Forest of Curio Bay grow at?

    by Mike Pole August 3, 2017
    by Mike Pole August 3, 2017

    The Jurassic fossil forest of Curio Bay today lies almost at the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. In the Jurassic, …

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    New Zealand’s first fossil horsetails in millions of years

    by Mike Pole July 29, 2017
    by Mike Pole July 29, 2017

    With the precious fossils laid out carefully on a sun-hat held in my hands, I took a confident stride from one boulder …

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    Tourists and War-Graves in Taganrog, South Russia

    by Mike Pole July 21, 2017
    by Mike Pole July 21, 2017

    The man in the Taganrog Park spun around and said something at us. The only word I made out was ‘anglesky’  (‘English’)- …

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    Hey – I tracked a Chinese dinosaur!

    by Mike Pole July 13, 2017
    by Mike Pole July 13, 2017

    A small claim to fame….Last year I found some little dinosaur footprints in China, and the resulting paper has just been published …

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    Nomadic Women’s Underwear – in Greek Tanais on the Russian Don

    by Mike Pole July 9, 2017
    by Mike Pole July 9, 2017

    You’ll see the chick with red and green silk bloomers at Tanais… The River Don is one of Europe’s big ones. Even …

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    How to see the Porthole Dolmens of Russia’s Caucasus

    by Mike Pole July 7, 2017
    by Mike Pole July 7, 2017

    Travelling in Russia last year I got a chance to see some of it’s famous prehistoric ‘Porthole Dolmens’.  Now there is a …

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  • Curio Bay - New Zealand's Jurassic Fossil Forest

    Deciduous Conifers in New Zealand’s Jurassic Fossil Forest at Curio Bay

    by Mike Pole June 25, 2017
    by Mike Pole June 25, 2017

    As you pull up in the car park above the fossil forest at Curio Bay (Pole 1999, 2001, 2004, 2009), there is …

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    How Tall were the trees in New Zealand’s Jurassic Fossil Forest at Curio Bay?

    by Mike Pole May 6, 2017
    by Mike Pole May 6, 2017

    At Curio Bay near the southernmost point of New Zealand’’s South Island, you can walk around the remains of a Jurassic fossil …

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  • Home
  • About me
  • Contact me
  • Categories
    • Curio Bay – New Zealand’s Jurassic Fossil Forest
    • Fire
    • Travel
    • Forests
    • New Zealand plant fossils
    • New Zealand Geology
    • History/Archaeology
    • Supernatural
    • Cheap Eats Nanjing
  • Places
    • Australia
    • Armenia
    • Bosnia
    • Brazil
    • Canary Island
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Turkey
    • Estonia
    • France
    • Georgia
    • Germany
    • Lebanon
    • Mexico
    • Mongolia
    • Kazakhstan
    • Russia
    • Uganda
    • New Zealand
    • India
    • South Africa