Mt St Helen's

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I suspect his mentioning seasonal variations is simply a way of forcing upon the reader a mental picture of very slow deposition and accumulation when that is not necessarily the case. However, by failing to mention the marked difference between lake-, stream-, or ocean-formed laminae and volcanic laminae, and their genetic implications, the layperson would not know he is comparing apples to oranges. And, being that he has a Ph.D. in geology, it smacks of intentional deceit.

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What is more, Austin has been known to profess that the deposits of MSH are what drove him from mainstream geology to YEC geology. However, someone named Stuart Nevins was writing creationist tracts long before MSH, and Austin will not deny that Nevins was a pen name for himself. (See TO article by Karen Bartlett). I think we can assume that 'deceit' is an accurate description of Austin's behavior. What makes it all the more galling to me is that his degree is from an institution which also granted me a degree some years earlier. The alias is probably a good explanation why he was able to obtain a PhD.

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"Seems to me, it's only a challenge for Creationists since the geologic community has been able to explain these processes for quite some time."

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--No really, when you have millions of years, who cares?

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Yes, that is exactly why it is a problem for YECs. They don't have millions of years, so they have a challenge. The mainstream actually has no problem with the geological features of MSH.