Tag: field study
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Inside the Ghubrah Bowl, Oman: dropstones, double-duckbills, and pencil structures, oh my!
In early January, with two of my research students, we escaped winter’s cold by heading to the Sultanate of Oman for a week of field research. Oman is a delightful place, and even more so in January with its warm temperatures and cheery sunshine. What follows is the first of three posts that will highlight…
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Skerries and Moraines: W&M Geology in Norway
The Geology 310 course has been in Norway for nearly a week, and we are enjoying the diverse terrain of the Lofoten Islands. The weather has been suitably pleasant, it is downright mild by Arctic standards with an ever-changing mixture of clouds, bits of sun, and only a few spots of light rain (thus far).…
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Westward Ho!
It’s just a day after commencement and I have landed in Arizona to await the arrival of 26 students enrolled in Geology 310: Regional Field Geology. The semester may be over, but the fun is not. Over the next three weeks we will traipse across the landscape of northern Arizona and Utah. We’ll study the…