Field Trips in Geology

Spring Quarter, 2009

handout for the field trip course (where to meet, times, what to bring etc).

April 25- Vantage area

handout for the Columbia Basin field trip (in Word)

May 16- Blewett  Pass

handout for the Blewett Pass Field Trip (in Word)

Blewett Pass map handout

Blewett Pass cross-section handout

May 30- North Cascades

Handout for the North Cascades field trip in Word

Before this trip please read the sections on the rocks, domains, and terranes of the North Cascades in Tabor and Haugerud's book, the Geology of the North Cascades. You may see me for a copy of the book that you may read at GRCC, or you will find the whole book online at the URL listed below:

http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/noca/nocageol1.html

This book is intended for the layperson, with no geological training. You may jump over sections that are review for you. If you have limited time, you could go to the link below which is the primary information that I would like you to read before the trip. Go through the section where they discuss the origin of the Skagit gneiss and the stitching plutons.

http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/noca/nocageol4a.html

If you have questions, please let me know. I will see you at 7:30 on May 30th--Bob