I just got back from Colorado, where I was fortunate enough to go help out with OU's field camp. Geologists have to take a summer field course in order to graduate, and OU just built themselves an awesome new camp. In fact, we call it "field spa" because it is so nice. Other Universities have crappier camps in the area (sorry unnamed State school), and back in the Pleistocene when I was at field camp we stayed at the Holy Cross Abbey in town. But since then Ulathorn Hall at the abbey has been condemned due to toxic black mold, and OU has a wonderful new place to stay. Hopefully I'll be attending the grand opening next weekend at the field camp, but until then here are some awesome pictures of the camp and surrounding field areas. We also went up to Summit County for the weekend before camp started, and got snowed on...a lot!!
Here are the pictures from field camp, which is in Fremont County, just outside of Canon City, Colorado. One of my favorite places on Earth.
On the first Saturday, we took a trip to Salida to look at some regional geology. Some of these pics are of my favorite mountain range, the Sangre de Cristos, as well as some pics of the Collegiate Peaks (the mountains, that's what I'm talking about!)
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