Field Trip 5 - Hello Teton Canyon and Pine Creek Pass!

Even though this field trip happened on June 7th we were all thinking about Christmas!

Our first stop was Beaver Dick Park to check out the flooding at Henry's Fork.  It was a very wet Spring.

The sign reads, "CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING."

Hmmmm....

This is where the sidewalk ends.

The change in brick color is was the height of the Teton Dam Flood waters as it came through Sugar City.

Teton Dam

This rock has been hit a lot.

Backside of the Teton Dam

Can you spot the fault? I can!

Foreground = Flooding River, Background = Teton Mountains

I think we are headed into Narnia.

Yep, definitely going into Narnia. 

MOOSE!

Another beautiful Summer day in June! 

The gang!

Bro. Ben thought I was going to fall in. (I admit I have a history of falling.)

Waterfall

Yay! Snow Angel!

I like this picture.

Beautiful falling snow! Yes, we blamed Katrina's Christmas socks!

I was scolded for posing next to this glacial moraine because I was supposed to be the scale.

We got 'slicken-slide' at this stop! Oh it's cool!

Here is my 'Slicken-slide.' (Thinking about it, that is close to the name but that is not the name of what this is.)

Another pretty waterfall!

Bro. Ben was the only one excited for this hyloclasic. He was nice enough to collect a sample for all of us and bring it back to the van.

A pretty view of the Snake River and some geology I can't remember!

Field Trip 4 - Spencer Idaho and the Cinder Buttes!

A rainy day came our way! The rain may have shortened our trip and cut out some stops but it didn't lessen the learning, rock collecting or the fun! This may the trip I collected the most rocks on, but with me it is hard to tell!

The white stuff is the opal, not Oreo filling.

Polished opal in the gift shop at Spencer. 

The best obsidian me or my Professors have seen. So shiny. So black. Beautiful! Also found in the middle of the road/part of the road! (Bro. Ben Photo)

Cinder Pit near Kilglor, ID. The Red Road that leads out here is paved with scoria.

A beautiful bread crust bomb, this one came home with me. (Bro. Ben Photo)

The cute little creature (I'm holding it) that scared Katrina. (Bro. Ben Photo)

View from the top of the Volcano! (Bro. Ben Photo)

Four wheelers at St. Antony Sand Dunes. I tried sledding down the side of one dune but it didn't work out. 

Geology in action at the Sand Dunes. Saltation.

I'm ready to take on the elements and I wanted to use the headlamp I had rented for the caves we were going to go to but we got rained out! (Heather Photo)

Grand Canyon Adventure Update!

It's what you've been waiting for! I've put up pictures from my Grand Canyon National Park Field Trip of Awesomeness. Here's the link to save time scrolling through the blog http://rocksfordinner.blogspot.com/2011/06/grand-canyon.html.

It's a long way down! :)