Geoclub Springbreak 2007Capitol Reef, Bryce and Zion National Parks |
"Look at all those sedimentary rocks" |
Us frying while Exploring CF |
sed structures, yeah! |
so much sandstone... |
"I'm good mate! Fire-up the Barby!" |
Note camera for scale |
Do I really have to pose?? |
k, now i'm taking a picture of you! |
Real explorers have Nalgenes... |
... and sunglasses! |
Yes I am wearing the infamous t-shirt |
Yup, that an eyeball Margot.. |
Huge bridge..arch.. i mean bridge.. |
Gap girls :) |
Through the bridge.. |
Scrambling up! |
View from the top..wow! |
long way down.. |
Stunning scenery |
campground! |
Cool bedding... |
...and Jesse's back |
Tara and Bruce 2" from... |
...yikes! |
Colors change at sunset... |
close-up of campground |
Lunch-break view |
"No, that's not a fossil!" |
fossilized wood (Note Sanjoy for scale) |
blurry view of Bryce Amphitheater |
Picture for mom |
Hoodoos! |
Yuptified trail |
Arches! |
Queen Victoria |
Mars-like gullies |
More amazing hoodoos |
Checkerboard Mesa, Zion |
Small scale thrusing? |
Lunch spot above Zion's great Farch |
"too much...sandstone..can't..handle..." |
Zion Canyon |
Space Physicist attempts to do geology |
Space Physicist approaching hypothermia |
Geologists rescues Space Physicist |
dude...crossbeds..woooow |
Glorious... |
glorious... |
..cross-beds |
The scale is very impressive |
Parallel bedding weathers in cool ways! |
Bruce in the slot canyone |
More glorious cross-beds |
Nice flower with a name I can't remember (Fire-something? Tara?) |
More glorious cross-beds |
Sanjoy is very happy now :) |
picture not to send to mom |
Margot prepares for a pose |
Picture which does not give justice to shear scale of cliff |
Sunset at Zion |
Petrified wood galore! (Note Bruce is not in the picture.. also notice lava fields in the background.. connect the dots :) |
Dust devil! |
Geoclub on walkabout |
Robert's pre-emptive shower |
Rockin' out! "Mud on your face!" |
