Missouri State University Department of Geography, Geology, and Planning

GLG 360 TRIP TO THE COLORADO PLATEAU
MARCH, 2009

Drs. Plymate, Mickus, Gouzie and Damon Bassett led the annual GLG 360 field trip to the Colorado Plateau. The trip included 32 students and we traveled throughout the Colorado Plateau studying in great detail the stratigraphy, structure and geomorphology of the region. Highlights included Colorado National Monument, Arches National Park, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde NP, DeadHorse Point, Goosenecks of the San Juan, Monument Valley, a hike down the Grand Canyon, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater and Petrified Forest NP.

Some of the sights we saw are shown on the following 4 pages. Pictures were obtained from everybody on the fieldtrip.

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Colorado National Monument from our first campground	Sam giving a talk about Colorado National Monument	Our Group at Fisher Towers
Tessa and Babs trying to figure out the structures near the entrance of Arches NP	Chuck and Will balancing a rock in Arches NP	Hiking up to Windows Arch
On the trail to Double Arch	A very windy day at Delicate Arch	A closeup of Delicate Arch
Deadhorse Point	Deadhorse Point	At Canyonlands
Trevor giving a talk about Canyonlands	Trevor getting a closeup of Canyonlands	Dr. Plymate explaining the origin of Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands NP