Welcome to the Geosciences 101 Field Trips Homepage! Spring 1998

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Credit for field trips is awarded to each participant according to the score achieved on the field trip report. Field trip reports are due the week after the field trip. All trips are on a first-come, first-serve basis and are limited by available transportation. University vehicles are provided for students enrolled at the University of Arizona. Field trips leave from the northwest corner of the Gould-Simpson Building. Be there 10 minutes before the scheduled departure!

Credit for your participation in the field is awarded based on your field trip report grade. YOUR FIELD NOTES (INFORMATION YOU GATHERED DURING THE FIELD TRIP) MUST BE ATTACHED TO YOUR FINAL FIELD TRIP REPORT TO QUALIFY FOR CREDIT. Reports should be neat (preferably typed), well organized, and well written. PLEASE STAPLE REPORT! Reports for optional lecture field trips are due in lecture on Thursday or Friday the week after the trip.

Optional / Extra-Credit Field Trips

(for students enrolled in Geos. 101)

Radiometric Dating Labs

Tour 1 - Tuesday, September 22, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Tour 2 - Wednesday, September 23, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tour 3 - Thursday, September 24, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Tour 4 - Friday, September 25, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tucson Mountains

Trip 1 - Thursday, October 8, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Trip 2 - Friday, October 9, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Trip 3 - Sunday, October 11, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Tucson Rivers

Trip 1 - Thursday, Novembr 19, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Trip 2 - Friday, November 20, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Trip 3 - Saturday, November 21, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

 

 

Items to Bring on All Trips

You are responsible for the following items:
Day trips:

  • Notebook and pencils
  • Canteen of water
  • Day pack
  • Lunch and snacks
  • Jackknife
  • Good pair of shoes / hat
  • Sun screen and sunglasses
  • Rain gear
  • Hand lens or magnifying glass
  • Camera
  • Hammer (optional)
  • Long pants recommended (we often hike cross country)

    Overnight trips also bring:

  • Food and snacks for all meals
  • Cooking pots / utensils / cup
  • Sleeping bag / ground cloth / pad
  • Tent
  • Warm cloths for evening
  • Flashlight
  • Toiletries / first aid supplies
  • Spare cash
  • (NOTE: Camping gear can be rented)
  • Ice chests and stoves are provided

    Please come fully prepared for the field trip!! Bring all the food, water, etc. that you will need. Because of constraints on travel time, we will not be able to stop at stores along the way and the remoteness of the field areas precludes any facilities.

    Last updated 9/17/98