Geol 5132 students at the Mississippi River
overlook at Vicksburg, MS.
Examining Permian sedimentary rocks near Roswell, NM.
Faulted Permian sedimentary rocks near Roswell, NM.
Hans Knoepfel slaloms down a cinder cone, Broken Ankle, near Carizozo, NM.
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks along the Backcountry
Byway between Carizozo and Socorro, NM.
Same as picture on the left.
Dr. Kelly Vance and Craig Howe looking at sedimentary structures in Paleozoic rocks, same location as previous two pictures.
Geology major Mandy McNeil measures strike and dip on sedimentary rocks as senior Colin Berry watches.
Location same as previous photo.
Former Roswell resident, Charlie Bowen ,on fault
propagation fold in Paleozoic sedimentary rocks near Socorro, NM.
Folded Paleozoic rocks near Socorro, NM.
The fearless leaders, Drs. Vance, Asher and Trupe, near Socorro, NM.
Jason Lenane and Dr. Vance at the Rhyolite Dome
near Socorro, NM.
Colin Berry at Rhyolite Dome, Socorro, NM.
Some of the field trip participants (and their infamous cowboy hats)
in Socorro, NM.
Dr. Vance explaining the geology of Maar deposits
outside Albuquerque, NM.
Field trip participants in NM
Geol 5132 students and Dr. Kelly Vance examining pumice deposits, Jemez Mountains, NM
Great Sand Dune National Monument, CO
Great Sand Dunes and surrounding mountains, CO
Students and faculty examining Fish Canyon Tuff in CO
Columnar jointing in dacite, CO
The gang at the Precambrian pluton near Gunnison, CO
The gang at Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO
Cross-bedding in sandstone, UT
Georgians discover snowballs.
Hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
A sleepy gang watching sunrise at the Grand Canyon, AZ
Dr. Vance explains the geology at the United Verde
copper mine in Jerome, AZ
In the pit hunting for Cu ore, Malachite and Azurite;
United Verde Copper Mine, Jerome, AZ
Same location as previous picture
Dr. Vance reflecting on life and exobiology at Meteor Crater, AZ
Petrified Forest National Monument, AZ.
"I am so glad we dont have to see another cross-bedded sandstone" The gang enjoying basalt flows, near Gallup, NM.
Volcanic neck and pumice deposits near Mt. Taylor, Grants, NM.
Some of the crew at the summit of a cinder cone,
near Carizozo, NM.
Colin Berry poses next to sedimentary rocks along
the Backcountry Byway between Carizozo and Socorro, NM.
Marilyn Cunningham examines the Bandelier Tuff along the Frijoles Canyon Trail in Bandelier National Monument, NM.
Hans Knoepfel, the mountain goat, on the Tertiary San Juan Volcanics,CO
Students and faculty discuss the Precambrian Intrusives overlain by Tertiary Volcanics, near Gunnison, CO
Tracy Zayac and Hans Knoepfel enjoying the spectacular view at Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO
Jason Lennane at Colorado National Monument, CO.
"Can we put up with these folks for another week?"
Drs. Vance, Asher and Trupe have a faculty meeting at Bryce Canyon NP, UT.
Marilyn Cunningham poses on a big log at Petrified
Forest National Monument, AZ.
Geology alum Mehmet Samiratedu, Chase Fulk, Mandy McNeil, and Dr. Vance getting close and personal with basalt flows at El Malpais near Grants, NM.