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Estimated Cost
USA (6
credit hours) tuition (in state): $1500 (estimated)
Course Fee (including deposit): $1400
TOTAL: $2900
NOTE: all
students must present proof of insurance coverage for May - June 2012 by
April 1, 2012 (turn in with fee).
Course Prerequisites
Petrology (GY303) and Structural Geology (GY403); or permission of
instructor
Important 2012 Dates
Deadline for $200 deposit:
Feb. 1
Deadline for $1200 remainder of fee: April 1
Mobile to Cheaha
State Park, AL: May 20
Mobile to Inks Lake S.P.,TX : May 30
Arrive in Palo Duro S.P. TX: June 8
Arrive in Taos Ski Valley, NM: June 9
Vans arrive back in Mobile: June 21
All projects due: June 25
Group
Presentations: June 28
Calendar
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Accommodations & Camping
May 20- 25
Cheaha State Park, AL
(tent camping)
May 26-29
Break in Mobile
May 30 - June 7
Inks
Lake State Park, Texas
(tent camping)
Meals @ Inks Lake
(Lunch & Dinner weekdays): Hoover Valley Cafe
June 8, Palo Duro State Park TX/(tent camping)
June 9 - June 19
Austing Haus
B&B and Columbine Inn,
Taos Ski Valley
(Includes 3 meals per day)
Optional
post-GY480 Trip: June 20- June 23
North Rim Grand Canyon
National Park
(tent camping site)
June 20: Burnet, TX (motel)
June 21: depart for Mobile, AL
Google
links to Campsites
(use
Google Earth to load files)
Field Geology Gear Links
REI
Outfitters: Camping Gear, GPS, Backpacks, Outdoor Clothing
Campmor
Outfitters: Camping Gear, Outdoor Clothing, Lanterns, Headlamps
Forestry Suppliers, Inc.:
Good source for rock picks, GPS, Drafting supplies, Pocket transit,
Notebooks, First Aid kits, Insect repellents.
Textbook
(Compton, 1985, Geology in the Field)
Pocket
Transit (Brunton Compass; Azimuth International is best)
Field
Notebook (select Transit style)
Rock
Pick (Rock hammer)
GPS
(Same type used by Earth Sciences Dept)
Mountain Press Publishing:
source of Roadside Geology book series. Informative reading for those long
van rides, and a reference for regional geology information useful in
written reports.
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