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Department of Geosciences
Geology Field Camps
NEW in 2008 - Field Camp Trailer. Honk if you see us going down the road!!
2009 Field Camp (more information coming soon)
Previous Field Camps
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| 2006
Check out the field camp photos and blog site.
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I will join Camp 2006 at to review the last half of the projects with Dr. Schott and enjoy one last seltzer on the rocks at the Diamond Bell saloon. As the Marshall Tucker Band said, it’s was a ‘Long Hard Ride”, we had “Fire On The Mountain, and although we did a lot of geology, we also were “Searchin’ For A Rainbow”. Hope you found yours by now - - I know I did many years ago.
I’ve truly enjoyed teaching Field Camp since the 1981 Camp. Every minute was fun, a wild learning adventure full of suprises, friendships, beautiful scenery, museum tours, mine tours (coal, gold, nickel, uranium, iron ore), a CDC technician chasing us with hypodermic needles to find a new test for giardia, flat tires, raft trips, students stuck on barbwire fences, ‘moose muffins’, snow storms, forest fires, campfires, Beulah Inn burgers, ‘Moscow Mules’, snorklin’ with barracudas, NASA launches, Margaritaville karaoke, leaking tents, students sleeping atop CEU’s dorm, dinosaur digs, Ketobe Knob vistas, a broken magnetometer at Upheaval Dome (who forgot to bring water and food?), high winds, dust storms, gnats, ‘pirate talk’, Mormon crickets, screaming peacocks, TAs(!!), cooking for 56 people, - - - memories to last forever. Something to begin writing about in retirement - - 2011?
Yeah, I might just be back - - remember, stand for what you stand for and don’t forget your field camp days. . .
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2005
Camp 2005 was very similar to Camp 2004: Douglas Pass, Dinosaur National Park, the San Rafael Swell, Arches National Monument (including the traditional hike to Delicate Arch and a cool visit to the Potash Mine near Moab), the Coal Ridge, Animas Bridge, Lime Creek (no snow!), and Molas Lake (yes, the ole’ ‘Arbuckle’ comparison quiz) projects near Durango and Silverton, Colorado. Students were again evaluated in the field on use of traditional field methods and the integrative project (the old cemetery at Historic Fort Hays - - the State Historical Society is now interested and intend to dig up our cute little anomalies one of these summers) involving geophysics, computer modeling, GPS, and ArcView GIS.
Dr. Ron Schott (our new Mineralogist and Petrologist) joined us for the first half of camp 2005 to learn the projects in order to eventually become the new camp instructor starting Camp 2007 - - unless of course if this old geologist get’s lonely for all the cooking, cleaning, grading, etc. and decides to drop by!
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2004
In 2004, we completed our dinosaur dig project located on BLM land near Cedar Mountain, Utah. We thank the BLM and hope that another opportunity like this comes our way soon. We also spent time at Dinosaur National Park, the San Rafael Swell, Arches, National Monument, and the San Juan Mountains located in either states of Colorado or Utah. Students were evaluated in the field on use of traditional field methods and completed integrative projects involving geophysics, computer modeling, GPS, and ArcView GIS. This exciting, not only educational journey encourages students to see that a career choice in geology is adventurous, important, and possible!
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2003
For the 2003 field camp, we returned to our excavation site at Dinosaur National Park, the San Rafael Swell, and the Capitol Reef National Park of Utah, and San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Students continued excavating dig dinosaur remains, created more detailed maps over large and small dig sites, and continued to develop advanced skills in traditional field methods. This camp is educational, exciting, and full of possibilities!Find out more! |
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2002
In 2002, we traveled back and ventured through the parks of Dinosaur National Park and Capitol Reef National Park, as well as the San Rafael Swell. The journey also took us to the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Students completed geologic airphoto maps, measured strat sections, excavated dinosaur remains, and experienced hands-on application of traditional field methods. This camp with its many experiences was filled with exciting new adventures for each student. Find out more! |
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2001
For the 2001 field camp, participants visited the Rocky Mtn. Front Range and metamorphic facies in Colorado. Students camped at Dinosaur National Park, Capitol Reef National Monument, Lake Powell, and Sitraton, Colorado. Students had a chance to work a dinosaur dig, gained experience in airphoto mapping, and learned how to measure complex structures. This trip gave students a chance to work with a hand-on a project and experience an advantageous and exciting time!Find out more!
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2000
Field Camp 2000 was the year of the "Pokemon Geodude" experience. Er had students from Texas to Alaska attend and complete projects very similar to camps 1999 and 2001. Highlights included a coal mine tour, museum visits, a visit to an old WWII uranium mine site in Utah, TA Chris Pellowski's "cheese remedy", and a Star Wars R2D2 -3cDO hike up to the tip of Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. |
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1999
Students at the 1999 Field Camp conducted projects at Douglas Pass, Colorado and took a ½-day raft trip through Split Mtn. Gorge in Dinosaur National Monument. Students experienced working with airphoto geologic mapping of complex structures, and also used seismic data, composite strat sections, and remote-sensing data in producing a scientific-report. Students experienced an excellent learning opportunity and made new friends and fun memories! |
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1998
Field Camp 1998 covered a lot of miles when they headed southeast through the Southern Appalachians all the way to Key West, Florida. They saw a NASA shuttle launch, toured Dinolab at Disney's Animal Kingdom (tour led by FHSU alumni, Dr. Bruce Schumacher), mapped a reef at Pigeon Key, conducted a magnetometer survey over a cave in northern Florida, and mapped olistostromes in Alabama. This camp was definitely a Disney "Mr. Toads Wild Ride." |
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1997
Field Camp 1997 was truly packed with geologic experiences and memories. Ten ("wild bunch" ) FHSUers completed mapping projects at the Baraboo Syncline and Black River Falls in Wisconsin, hiked and mapped the basalts and conglomerates of the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale of upper Michigan, completed a magnetometer survey at Soo Lake, Wisconsin, toured a copper Mine in the UP, studied the complex geology of the Sudbury meteor impact site in Ontario Canada and lastly collected amethyst and Pre-cambrian Gunflint Chert near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Much, much more happened this year, but you'll have to wait until the "book" comes out! Needless to say Field Camp 1997 was an "event" that might not ever be repeated! |
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1991
No Field Camp
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1987
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1981
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1981 Tri-University Camp
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