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Estimated Cost
USA
(6 credit hours) tuition (in state): $800 (estimated)
Course Fee (including deposit): $1200
TOTAL: $2000
NOTE: all
students must present proof of insurance coverage for May - June 2009 by
May 1, 2009 (turn in with fee).
Course Prerequisites
Petrology and Structural Geology; or permission of instructor
Important 2009 Dates
Deadline for $200 deposit: Feb. 1
Deadline for $1200 fee: May 1
Mobile to Inks Lake S.P.,TX : May 10
GY480 starts: Monday May 11
Arrive in Palo Duro S.P. TX: May 23
Arrive in Taos, NM: May 26
Arrive at Sunset Crater, AZ: June
2
Arrive in Grand Canyon North Rim:
June 3
Van arrives back in Mobile:
June 7
All projects due: June 19
Calendar
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Accommodations & Camping
May 10 - May 22
Inks
Lake State Park, Texas
(tent camping)
May 23-25, Caprock
Canyons State Park TX/(tent camping)
May 26 – May 31
Rio
Grande Recreation Area, Taos New
Mexico (Sangre de Cristo
Mountains, tent
camping)
June 1: Sunset Crater (tent camping), Flagstaff AZ
June 2-3
Grand Canyon National
Park
Jacob
Lake Campground, Kaibab National Forest, AZ(tent camping site)
June 4: Alb., NM
(motel)
June 5: Austin, TX
(motel)
June 6: 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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