Field Trips
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, American Fork Valley, Wasatch Mountains, Utah
Granite and Quartz monzonite of the Little Cottonwood, Wasatch Mountains, Utah
The Bonneville Salt Flats, western Utah
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
On the slopes of the Stansbury Range, Utah
Cirques of the western Uinta Mountains, Utah
Lunch at the top of the Permian Reef, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
Hiking at the top of the Permian Reef, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
El Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
Remnants of volcanic plugs and flows, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ
Sunset at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ
The Colorado River at Bright Angel Campground, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Frozen springs near the top of the Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Sunrise in the North Furlong valley, Ruby Mountains, Nevada
Hummocky moraines in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada
Waterfall on the Ruby Crest Trail, Rugy Mountains, Nevada
Rasberry Draw Landslide, Lake Fork Canyon, Uinta Mountains, Utah
Perennial snow on a cirque headwall, Ruby Mountains, Nevada
View of Mount Timpanogos from Yellow Pine Creek, Wasatch, Mountains, Utah
