The first day of Field Camp -- in Big Bend National Park. L-R, kneeling: Katy, Jessica, Traci, Mindy. Standing: Dr. Barker, Seth, Emily, Jake D, Louis, Amanda, Derrick, Ben, Zack, Jake A, Ned, Dr. Nielson.
Part 1:
Texas and New Mexico Pictures
(Skip to Arizona and Utah pictures)
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Texas
Measuring the attributes of folds at Ernst Tinaja in Big Bend.
Jessica rests her hand on a brecciated fault zone in the Buda Limestone at Ernst Tinaja.
Seth stands before creeping folds in the Marathon area. Look for a similar picture in the "Mass Wasting" chapter of your physical geology textbook.
Ben and Louis find a friend at Davis Mountains State Park.
Hey! That's my cookie!
Deer attack!
Sunset in the Davis Mountains.
It was hot, dry and windy in the playa.
Beautiful El Capitan in the Guadalupe Mountains near the Texas/New Mexico stateline.
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New Mexico
Folds in the Castile gypsum.
Carlsbad Caverns.
In the grotto.
Airborn at White Sands National Monument.
Ben does a flip...
...And flys through the air! (Student picture.)
Cheering Nielson's roll down the sand dune.
Dusted with gypsum!
Louis - always making a fashion statement.
A field camp birthday party.
Field Camp 2008 motto on a beer coaster!
Meanwhile, back at the dorm, Team Pink relaxes after a hard day's field work. (Student picture.)
Beating the deadline on drafting day. (Student picture.)
Knight's Peak, one of our mapping areas. It's higher than it looks and cut by faults.
A proghorn antelope checks us out...
...And then takes off.
Team Pastel prepares for a hard day of field work.
There's a little surprise in the grass. A diamond-backed surprise.
Travis demonstrates how to take strike and dip.
The Bear Mountain Marathoners! Congratulations to winners Ned and Ben.
Part 2: Arizona and Utah
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