Drain the Ocean says Hollister is creepy

In case you missed it, or didn't stick it out through the first hour, the National Geographic Channel program, "Drain the Ocean," spends a good two minutes talking about how creepy Hollister is. Those of us living here already knew this. The program, which debuted on Aug. 9, is a fascinating look at the Earth's geology using computer animation to show what the ocean would look like if they were drained of water. Fifty-six minutes in, right after a discussion about the geology of Iceland, the narrator brings us to Hollister. "This small town straddles one the faults, so we can see its affects," he says as we see David Schwartz of the United States Geological Survey walk by a Victorian home just north of Dunne Park. "We're in Hollister, California. We're standing on the Calaveras Fault," Schwartz says, as viewers are shown pictures of sidewalks and curbs left askew by the creeping nature of the earthquake fault over which they lie. "We can actually see the affects of that slow movement on the streets of Hollister." Yes, things move slowly around here, but at least our townfolk aren't creepy. "This is geoglogy in action," the narrator continues, but is hasn't created any spectacular landscapes." They film crew obviously missed Vista Park Hill, the underutilized geographic feature on the north side of town. At least the program showed there are more things rumbling in our town than just bikers. (photo courtesy of Hitchster's photostream)