Dawn of field trip season
It's getting to be springtime... and that means field trips!
My first field trip of the semester is tomorrow: my friend David Dantzler has organized a trip to look at stratigraphy and structure out on a new highway in West Virginia. I'm supplying half a dozen Honors students and a NOVA minivan, but David's handling the content. And of course, I'll be on hand to comment on "teachable moments." Looking forward to it.
Other trips upcoming this semester: Billy Goat Trail (x4!), Massanutten Mountain, Old Rag Mountain, Washington DC walking tour, and a weekend-long structural geology trip to the Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge provinces. I love field trips; really they were the aspect of majoring in geology that appealed to me the most - the fascination with Earth processes took longer to develop.
See you in the field!
My first field trip of the semester is tomorrow: my friend David Dantzler has organized a trip to look at stratigraphy and structure out on a new highway in West Virginia. I'm supplying half a dozen Honors students and a NOVA minivan, but David's handling the content. And of course, I'll be on hand to comment on "teachable moments." Looking forward to it.
Other trips upcoming this semester: Billy Goat Trail (x4!), Massanutten Mountain, Old Rag Mountain, Washington DC walking tour, and a weekend-long structural geology trip to the Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge provinces. I love field trips; really they were the aspect of majoring in geology that appealed to me the most - the fascination with Earth processes took longer to develop.
See you in the field!
Labels: blue ridge, field trips, maryland, nova, piedmont, teaching, valley and ridge, virginia, west virginia
2 Comments:
I find myself in DC quite often. When are your DC walking tours?
May 31, 1:30-4:30pm is the "Walkingtown, DC" walking tour that I call 'History Before History." You should definitely join in the fun!
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