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Estimated Cost
USA (6
credit hours) tuition (in state): $800
Course Fee (including deposit): $1100
TOTAL: $1900
NOTE: all
students must present proof of insurance coverage for May - June 2008 by
May 1, 2008 (turn in with fee).
Course Prerequisites
Petrology and Structural Geology; or permission of instructor
Important Dates
Deadline for $200 deposit: Feb. 1
Deadline for $1100 fee: May 1
Mobile to Inks Lake S.P.,TX : May 4
GY480 starts: Monday May 5
Arrive in Palo Duro S.P. TX: May 17
Arrive in Taos, NM: May 18
Arrive in Grand Canyon North Rim: May 26
Van arrives back in Mobile: May 31
All reports due: June 24
Calendar
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Accommodations & Camping
May 4 - May 16
Inks
Lake State Park, Texas
(tent camping)
May 17, Palo Duro Canyon S.P., TX (tent
camping)
May 18 - May 24
Rio
Grande Recreation Area, Taos New
Mexico (Sangre de Cristo
Mountains, tent
camping)
May 25: Flagstaff AZ
(motel)
May 26 - May 28
Grand Canyon National
Park
(tent camping)
May 29: Alb. NM
(motel)
May 30: Fredericksburg TX
(motel)
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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