Landscapes and Geology, Worldwide Travel, Author and Lecturer
I offer outdoor educational adventures such as geology-themed river trips in the Grand Canyon and overland expeditions in the American Southwest and around the world. I also work as an Expert Lecturer for Smithsonian Journeys and National Geolographic Expeditions. I have written and published many award-winning books including “Carving Grand Canyon”, “Sedona Through Time“, and “Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau”.
Wayne Ranney - Landscapes and Travels 
Appreciated your contributions to the Grand Canyon GeoFest effort. Great series!
Had seen you were an editor for Carol Hill’s book.
A couple comments
There is a scriptural basis for old earth
Psalm 90:4 is often sited as a day = 1000 years
If you read the complete verse … a night watch is equivalent
In the story of Lazarus Jesus asks … “is not a day 12 hours?”
Peter in one of his letters use a day = 1000 years
So, being a bit more literal … and using a the Bible years … 6000
6000 years x 365 x 2000 years/24-hours = ~4.4 billion years
A similar value to zircon date from Western Australia … coincidence?
Also … engineer charts for different sediment show the angle of repose for well round sand grains is around 26-degrees … I am sure the Coconino SS has variable texture depending on the location, but find the use of 30-35 degrees a bit narrow for the range of angles that could be tied to dunes. I looked for documentation that might have sorting, texture and dip angles. The USGS publication on Sea of Sand had some information on dip direction, that seem to conflict with the two different versions of migration I have seen mapped by two different YEC “geologists”. If you know of papers that might have more details, I am interested.
The irony of YEC using master DNA to expand one “kind” of horse, cat, dog, et.al. To all variations seen … a bit Darwinian
The claim the sediment came to rest by one paleo-type and then animals walked on it forming tracks … suggests they should be on top, but other geo-types show tracks within the formation. I guess they miss the inconsistency of their reasoning … that ultimately requires a pause of natural laws … magnetic sea floor banding being one in particular.
anyway …. Just passing along some additional observations … and if you know of papers on the petrography of the Coconino SS … would be interested
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