DV Itinerary

December 30th Arrive in Las Vegas in morning before noon Pacific time

1. Project 1: 4 day mapping project  (Dec 31-Jan 3)

   • geologic mapping

   • focus on regional stratigraphy, geologic history, faulting

   • remote camping on undeveloped BLM land

2. Project 2: 3.5 day mapping project (Jan 4-7)

   • mapping Miocene-present strata near Death Valley

   • focus on modern plate tectonics and manifestation in deformation of young rocks

   • camping in park at established campground - flush toilets - Furnace Creek Ranch

3. Geotourism: 2 days of touring - field notes & measurements required  (Jan 7-8)

Possible destinations (pending road access):

3. • Copper Canyon Turtleback, Badwater, Black Mountains fault zone

   • Marble Canyon, Panamint Valley, Towne Pass, Mesquite Dunes

   • Owens Lake, 1872 Owens Lake EQ escarpments, Views of the Sierra Nevada

January 8th Return to Las Vegas late afternoon - return vans by 8 pm (stay in LV in hotel)

January 9th Fly home and be ready for start of classes Jan 11

There will be about 5 days of camping in an established campground and 5 days of camping in unestablished campgrounds - we will spend the final night in Las Vegas before folks fly home.

During Spring Semester: Meetings on Mondays 12-3 pm or at a determined time.

January 11th - Recap of field work - discussion of final deliverables- upload videos on map digitization

January 25th - Help workshop on digital geologic mapping 

February 1nd - Help workshop on digital geologic mapping

February 8th  - Student presentations - Digital maps Project 2

February 15th- Final projects and reports due and end of course - no meeting required.