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Day 7: The Volcanology Smörgasbord
Stop 1: Red Mountain We started our last day of the trip (cue tears) at 8 am with a delectable parking lot breakfast and a speedy sandwich-making session before heading off towards Flagstaff. Our first stop was Red Mountain, which is a cinder cone north of Flagstaff. Red Mountain is one of over 600 volcanoes…
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Unhappy feet: The Embracing of our Inner Penguin
Welcome to Day 6 of our Arizona adventure, the day that a lot of us have been waiting for with great anticipation — our hike down the grandmother of all canyons: the Grand Canyon. We got an early 8:00 AM start with a parking lot breakfast and sandwich making session and hit the road. Our…
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“It looks dangerous, but it’s not!” – Professor Leads Students Down Slippery Slope – Day 5
The day began at 8:30 AM, when after another scrumptious breakfast of hotel buffet food, we ran into a random dog named 1812; he had a coat on that said “Beast Mode.” Unfortunately, he stayed true to his coat by growling at Aviva. Shucks. We piled into the vans, where we made a quick stop…
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“Oh Mama” What a boat, what a dam! Day 4
(Seen from the Don Barbershop septet while crossing the DAM) We woke up and had a lovely breakfast at the hotel followed by making delectable sandwiches in the parking lot. Although there were no tomatoes left. Gasp! We piled into the vans and drove to Wilderness Visitor Adventures guide company which was close…
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Storytime: Hero Geology Professor Saves Students From Imminent Death in Utah Canyon (Day 3)
And on the third day of the geology short course spring break trip our professors gave to us, a near death experience in Utah. We started our day off bright eyed, bushy tailed, and naively optimistic. After a restful stay in Tuba City we packed up the vans and headed out to our first…
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Big Trees, Big Crater, Big Yams: Petrified Forest NP and Meteor Crater – Day 2 of Arizona Geology Adventure
We’re back for day 2 of our Arizona geology extravaganza! We started the day waking up at the Best Western Sawmill Inn in the hoppin’ town of Heber-Overgaard. After a breakfast of bagels and protein bars we hit the road en route to the Petrified Forest National Park. Our first stop was slightly spontaneous at…
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Beginning our Arizona Adventures: Mazatzal to the Colorado Plateau
Hello folks! Greetings from the far distant land of Arizona, where we arrived last night after a fortunately uneventful plane ride. First thing this morning, we packed up and hit the road. Fueled by a lovely continental breakfast from the GreenTree Inn, we set out from Phoenix, generously supplied with snacks, rock hammers, hand lenses,…
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