Below are a few of the highlights from the 2026 trip. Most of these photos were taken by Gavin McCall - major credit!
Mesquite Sand Dunes: Ikaika, Idaly, Delaney, Sophia, Nathan, Ethan, Bronwyn, Holly
Marble Canyon
Crew near Devil's Golf Course! Folks not mentioned above: Vicky, Tommy, Andrew, Maya
Some sack near Badwater Lake
contemplating the geology at Texas Spring, in Death Valley proper
students hiking up a butte of Funeral Formation in the Furnace Creek basin
the crew at Dante's View
Inaugural 2026 crew at Alexander Hills - great adventure
Our camp in Alexander Hills
Triangulating our positions on the map using bearings
Inspiring views of the SE Funeral Mountains on the way down from Dantes View
Dr. Jeff Knott (Cal State Fullerton emeritus) imparting some historical knowledge at Zabriskie Point
Dr. Lutz trying to show students how to map contacts from a distance
Vicky on Badwater Lake
A bunch of renegades who swam in the salty lake
this thing near Beatty, NV
Students exploring the Noonday Dolomite in the Alexander Hills
Students exploring an ore body within the field area and contemplating its place in the regional geologic history