September 18, 2012
Accretionary Wedge #50: Field Camp / Trip Moments
Posted by Evelyn Mervine
Some bewildered field camp students learning how to use Brunton compasses. Western USA, Fall 2005.
Ron Schott recently reminded me that I am hosting September’s Accretionary Wedge geoblog carnival. Sorry for the late posting, but quite honestly I forgot that I was hosting this month! Fortunately, I’ve thought of a fun topic, and the deadlines for the wedge are somewhat fluid. I’ll make entries due on October 10th.
Here’s the topic:
Share a fun moment from geology field camp or a geology field trip. You can share a story, a picture, a song, a slogan, a page from your field notebook– anything you like!
I think we all have many fun moments from geology field camp and trips. Feel free to share more than one, if you want! Here’s a few field camp and trip moments which I shared on Georneys in the past:
The Cow Game
Field Animal Favorites
Ternary Personalities
How Not to Lose Wireless GPS Receivers
Beware the Jungle Raccoon
Chondrite Town
norm said on September 18, 2012
We were collecting fossils at Eighteen Mile Creek New York with the kids. We went back to the campground after a day of collecting, as we were pulling up to our site, we spied three raccoons stealing our box of sweet corn. We had over fifty in our party so it was a big box of corn. Two of the masked critters pushing, one pulling on that box and they were almost to the woods. We yelled at them to stop stealing our food. Caught in the act, did they run off? Well yes but with corn stuffed under their armpits. And two of those kids are oilfield geologists today, start em early. I’m sure those three raccoons are robbing banks by now.
Evelyn Mervine said on September 18, 2012
Great story, Norm! Thanks for sharing!
Jessica Ball said on September 21, 2012
I find this pretty hilarious now (even if I didn’t then) – my first volcano experience! http://blogs.agu.org/magmacumlaude/2012/09/21/field-memories-accretionary-wedge-50/
Abdelrhman Selim said on September 22, 2012
It was funny moment: running on the cliff http://bnselim.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/fun-moment-from-geology-trip-accretionary-wedge-50/
Matt Herod said on September 27, 2012
Here is my submission. Lots of good nostalgia. http://globalgeology.blogspot.ca/2012/09/accretionary-wedge-50-field-camp-trip.html
Simon Wellings said on October 2, 2012
Mine is a bit boozy.
http://all-geo.org/metageologist/2012/10/aw50-fieldwork-is-thirsty-work/
tsherry said on October 3, 2012
We made up a word to prank intro to field geology students… http://upsection.blogspot.ca/2012/10/a-little-cruel-and-quite-unusual.html
Silver Fox said on October 4, 2012
Here’s my report: http://highway8a.blogspot.com/2012/10/accretionary-wedge-50-fire-at-field-camp.html
Ann said on October 4, 2012
Thanks for hosting. Here’s mine http://annsmusingsongeologyotherthings.blogspot.com/2012/10/accretionary-wedge-50-field-camp-trip.html
Short Geologist said on October 5, 2012
It’s a little early in the season, but winter can be a fun time for fieldwork…
http://shortgeologist.blogspot.com/2012/10/snow-day.html
Lockwood said on October 5, 2012
Here’s mine- It was such a blast seeing the participants figure this puzzle out for themselves! http://outsidetheinterzone.blogspot.com/2012/10/omn-willamette-valley-geology_5.html
Garry Hayes said on October 6, 2012
Here is my contribution to the wedge. It was fun going through the old stories…thanks for hosting! http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2012/10/accretionary-wedge-50-bad-karma-or.html
Callan said on October 9, 2012
The tale of the tweaked pinkie…
Hollis said on October 9, 2012
and here’s mine. thanks for hosting — these will be fun to read!
http://plantsandrocks.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-little-juniper-and-bit-of-sage.html
poikiloblastic said on October 10, 2012
The Catskills Conundrum, a brief tale about strike and dip
Dana Hunter said on October 10, 2012
Here ye go, my dear! http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/2012/10/10/fun-moments-in-the-field/
Tannis said on October 16, 2012
Better late than never? Here’s my belated post: http://tannislikesrocks.blogspot.com/2012/10/24-hours-notice.html
ontherocks said on October 28, 2012
Stumbling in really late. Sorry.
http://geosciblog2.blogspot.com/2012/10/field-camp-memoriesgetting-yelled-at.html
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