GLY4790
Summer Field Camp
2016 (TBA)
(Entrada/Todilto contact)
IMPORTANT
PRE-FIELD CAMP WARNING: Austing Haus is at 9200 feet.
All of our field areas are above 7000 feet. We hike a
lot, climb a lot and so fitness is a critical aspect of
field camp. Get a group together and bike, run, walk,
do stadiums or anything that will get you fit and ready for
field camp.
Buy boots now and break
them in early. Blisters suck
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Schedule (2015 tentative schedule):
Date
Event/Project
(Sa) May 9th
Departure Geology Parking
Lot: Arrive Lafayette, LA (pm). Dinner at Randols Cajun Restaraunt et Salle de
Danse
(Su) May 10th
Depart Lafayette 8 am (sharp). Stop at
Kisatchie Wold Longleaf Vista (LA). Drive towards
Midland, TX (All damn day)
(Mo) May 11th
Depart Midland, TX area drive to
Carlsbad, NM. Afternoon hike through Permian Reef
(Tu)
May 12th
(a.m.) Carlsbad Caverns
Visit, (p.m.) Roswell Alien
Museum visit, (pm) Valley of Fire visit, Arrive
Albuquerque, NM (evening)
(We)
May 13th
(a.m.) Practice
Mapping exercise (San Ysidro, NM), (p.m.) Tour of Mesozoic
seds, Pizza at
Taos Pizza Outback, Arrive Austing Haus
evening
(Th) May 14th
Volcanic stratigraphy exercise (bag lunch; due May 17th
morning)
(Fr) May 15th
Tour of the field camp area
(bag lunch)
(Sa) May 16th
Servilleta Basalts Section Day 1 (bag lunch)
(Su) May 17th
Servilleta Basalts Section Day 2 (bag lunch)
(Mo) May 18th Servilleta Basalts write-up due evening May 20th
(Tu) May19th
Tour
of Valles Caldera Region (bag lunch), Dinner in Albuquerque or
Bernalillo
(Th) May 21st
Ghost Ranch
(Fr) May 22nd
Ghost Ranch Day 2- Camp Evening (breakfast, lunch
dinner)
(Sa) May 23rd Ghost Ranch Projects Due evening
(Su) May 24th
(Mo) May 25th
(Tu) May 26th
(We) May 27th
Day Off
(lunch, dinner in town): Jim Arrives
(Th) May 28th
Rattlesnake
Gulch Day 1 (bag lunch)
(Fr) May 29th
Rattlesnake Gulch Day 2 (bag lunch)
(Sa) May 30th
Rattlesnake Gulch Day 3 (bag-lunch)
(Su) May 31st Rattlesnake Gulch Projects Due
(Mo) June 1st
Day Off
(Tu) June 2nd
Study Day
(We) June 3rd
Written
Final Exam
What to Bring With You
-sleeping bag
-hiking boots (break these in early)
-poncho or rain gear
-rock hammer
-hand lens
-day pack that can carry at least 4-5 liters of water
-canteen, water bottle or camelback preferred
-hat or cap
-cold weather gear (we get snow and freezing weather)
-hot weather gear (it gets hot)
-marking pens, pencils, colored pencil
-laptop with drawing package software (CorelDraw or
Adobe)
-sunscreen, chapstick, skin lotion, insect repellant
-sunglasses
-sneakers
-watch
-small flashlight
-towel and washcloth
-personal toiletries
-clipboard
-ziplock bags (pint and quart sizes for samples)
-Stereonet and tracing paper
Additional Recommendations:
-bandana
-handkerchiefs
-pocket knife
-camera (digital is best)
-bandaids, aspirin, minor medical supplies (molskin)
-mending kit
-stamps, envelopes
-credit card or ATM card
-reference books (keep to a minimum)
-alarm clock
-bulky luggage or hardpack luggage
-expensive or bulky electronics
-large pillows
-anything delicate or fragile
-personal coolers or ice chests
-skis, bikes, lawn chairs etc
-fireworks
-firearms or other weapons
-illegal drugs or ‘contraband’
-pets