Meet the California Professor Who Hiked 500 Miles Across the Mojave Desert

Meet the California Professor Who Hiked 500 Miles Across the Mojave Desert
The North Soda mountain range in the Mojave National Preserve on Aug. 19, 2021, in Baker, California. Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS
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By Matt Pawlik From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles–In teaching geology, many professors might crack open a textbook or click through a PowerPoint presentation. Nick Van Buer, an associate professor of geology at Cal Poly Pomona, has something far more interesting to share: stories, videos, and maybe even a few cool scars from his 530-mile hike across the Mojave Desert.