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Note: There are two itineraries. Weather conditions will impact whether and when trip goes to Yellowstone
Note: There are two itineraries. Weather conditions will impact whether and when trip goes to Yellowstone
Schedule (Final/Actual - modified due to weather):
Schedule (Final/Actual - modified due to weather):
October 7th (Thursday; departure at 11 AM) - Drive to Stanley. Hike to Sawtooth Fault.
October 8th (Friday) - Stanley Lake, glaciers, hot springs, surveying practice in Stanley using leveling and structure-from-motion; download seismo-acoustic data.
October 9th (Saturday) - Drive to Snake River Plain, visit rhyolitic and basaltic centers including lava tubes. Mapping of Lost River Fault.
October 10th (Sunday) - Return to Boise via Little City of Rocks and Box Canyon.
Schedule #1 Proposed
Schedule #1 Proposed
October 7th (Thursday; departure at 11 AM) - Drive to Craters of the Moon with stop at Little City of Rocks. Camping in Craters of the Mountain for two nights. Hiking less than 1 mile.
October 8th (Friday) - Excursion to Borah Peak Fault Scarp. Mapping and UAV SFM surveying exercises. Evening visit to Great Rift, lava flows, craters, and other features. Required hiking is less than 1 mile. Optional exploration in Craters of the Moon permitted.
October 9th (Saturday) - Drive past Big Southern Butte and Hell's Half Acre lava flow. UAV SFM mapping exercise at Hell's Half Acre. Continuation to Yellowstone Madison Campground for the next two nights.
October 10th (Sunday) - Yellowstone loop drive an numerous stops. Focus on active deformation and caldera formation in Yellowstone. Mandatory hiking less than 1 mile. Optional hike to Lone Star Geyser (4 miles round trip).
October 11th (Monday; return at 7 PM) - Return to Boise after visitation of earthquake lake, Hebgen Lake scarp, and 1959 avalanche deposits (2 mile round trip hike to scarp)
Schedule #2 Proposed
Schedule #2 Proposed
October 7th (Thursday; departure at 9 AM) - Drive to Yellowstone; short hikes totaling less than 1 mile.
October 8th (Friday) - Yellowstone loop drive an numerous stops. Focus on active deformation and caldera formation in Yellowstone. Mandatory hiking less than 1 mile. Optional hike to Lone Star Geyser (4 miles round trip).
October 9th (Saturday) - Return to Craters of the Moon after visitation of earthquake lake, Hebgen Lake scarp, and 1959 avalanche deposits (2 mile round trip hike to scarp)
October 10th (Sunday) - Excursion to Borah Peak Fault Scarp. Mapping and UAV SFM surveying exercises. Evening visit to Great Rift, lava flows, craters, and other features. Required hiking is less than 1 mile.
October 11th (Monday; return by 5 PM) - Return to Boise after optional exploration in Craters of the Moon permitted.
FAQs about field trip:
FAQs about field trip:
Car camping will be for four nights in established campgrounds with bathrooms. Two nights will be in Craters of the Moon National Monument. Two nights will be in Yellowstone National Pakr. No showers will be available for the duration of trip.
Group dinners will be organized COVID permitting
Expect long drives (up to 300 miles!) every day with numerous stops
Early departures and late returns to camp are expected
Excursions on the order of 1 to 2 miles per day (on trails) are to be expected. Accessibility of this trip to all students is my priority.
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