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Field trips are one of the perks of taking geology classes at Gustavus!  January-term classes, "Geology of the Southwest" and "Geology and Natural History of Hawaii" are offered on alternating years, and provide opportunities for students to see spectacular and scenic examples of geology in the western U.S. Geology field trips also take place during spring break, and some geology majors take on field-based research projects in parts of the west. Check out the photos below (all by B. Laabs).

Recent and upcoming geology field trips

  • J-term (2007 and 2006): Geology and Natural History of Hawaii (Prof. Welsh)
  • Spring Break 2007: Geology of Big Bend National Park (Prof. Laabs)
  • J-term 2008: Geology and Ecology of the Southwest (Prof. Gishlick)
  • J-term 2006: Geology and Ecology of the Southwest (Prof. Laabs)
  • Spring Break 2006: Geology of the Appalachian Mountains Spring
  • Break 2005: Geology of west Texas and southern New Mexico (Prof. Laabs)

Silver Lake Reservoir

Silver Lake Reservoir, American Fork Valley, Wasatch Mountains, Utah

Silver Lake head wall

Granite and Quartz monzonite of the Little Cottonwood, Wasatch Mountains, Utah

Bonneville Salt Flats

The Bonneville Salt Flats, western Utah

Old Faithful

Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Stansbury Range

On the slopes of the Stansbury Range, Utah

Cirques of the western Uinta Mountains, Utah

Cirques of the western Uinta Mountains, Utah

Permian Reef, TX

Lunch at the top of the Permian Reef, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX

Hiking atop Permian Reef, Guadalupe Mts

Hiking at the top of the Permian Reef, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX

El Capitan Peak

El Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX

Organ Pipe Catus Natl. Park, AZ

Remnants of volcanic plugs and flows, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ

Sunset Organ Pipe Cactus Natl Monument

Sunset at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ

Colorado River at Bright Angel Campground

The Colorado River at Bright Angel Campground, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

Frozen springs at Bright Angel Trail

Frozen springs near the top of the Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

North Furlong valley, Ruby Mountains, NV

Sunrise in the North Furlong valley, Ruby Mountains, Nevada

Hummocky moraines

Hummocky moraines in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada

Waterfall on the Ruby Crest Trail

Waterfall on the Ruby Crest Trail, Rugy Mountains, Nevada

Rasberry Draw Landslide

Rasberry Draw Landslide, Lake Fork Canyon, Uinta Mountains, Utah

perennial snow on cirque headwall

Perennial snow on a cirque headwall, Ruby Mountains, Nevada

Mount Timpanogos

View of Mount Timpanogos from Yellow Pine Creek, Wasatch, Mountains, Utah

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