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Our last mapping project was in the Quaternary glacial morraines of the La Sal Mountains in southeastern Utah. Click on a picture to enlarge it.
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The scenery was beautiful in the mountains. It was cool and green, even at the end of June. We hiked up a rock glacier and crossed Brumley Creek several times during the mapping project.
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Climbing a rock glacier.
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As we hiked along, we came across snow! We took some time out to play in the snow and have a snowball fight.
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There was an ice bridge that covered part of the river. The ground that we covered was very steep and treacherous with fallen trees and unstable rocks.
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On the last day of mapping, we came across a beautiful waterfall. We spent some time eating lunch and resting by the creek.
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A few students stayed at the campsite while the rest went down to Moab to begin drafting the maps. A deer family came to visit them.
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- Click here to view a video of the professors singing "The Sound of Music" (2.4 Mb).
- Click here to view a video of students having a snowball fight (2.2 Mb).
- Click here to view a video of the waterfall (4.1 Mb).
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Use Quicktime or Windows Media Player to play the video. You can download Windows Media Player here.
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