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Multiply it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-meldahl/earth-processes-that-seem-trivially-slow-in-human-time-can-accomplish/) Keith Meldahl [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/keith-meldahl-65440_beauty_earth-processes-that-seem-trivially-slow_1616903.jpg) ## More by Keith Meldahl > [“Each scenario is about fifteen million years into the future, and each assumes that the Pacific Plate will continue to move northwest at about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-meldahl/each-scenario-is-about-fifteen-million-years-into-the-future-and-each/) Keith Meldahl > [“Push up some mountains. Cut them down. Drown the land under the sea. Push up some more mountains. Cut them down. Push up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-meldahl/push-up-some-mountains-cut-them-down-drown-the-land-under-the-sea/) Keith Meldahl > [“Earth processes that seem trivially slow in human time can accomplish stunning work in geologic time. Let the Colorado River erode its bed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-meldahl/earth-processes-that-seem-trivially-slow-in-human-time-can-accomplish/) Keith Meldahl > [“Colorado and Wyoming are America’s highest states, averaging 6,800 feet and 6,700 feet above sea level. Utah comes in third at 6,100 feet, New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-meldahl/colorado-and-wyoming-are-america-s-highest-states-averaging-6-800/) Keith Meldahl ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colorado-river/keith-meldahl/#itemlist", "name": "1 Colorado river Quotes By Keith Meldahl", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Earth processes that seem trivially slow in human time can accomplish stunning work in geologic time. 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