Team Utah Visits Bryce Canyon

BRYCE CANYON, UTAH – In recognition of National Get Outdoors Day, Team Utah visited Bryce Canyon National Park. The park is famous for its gorgeous hoodoos. Here are a few pictures from our day.
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STOP, Hammer Time

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Matt Peppers and Will Cary] On the morning of the 8th, all seemed well. Much like days before, we all arose and began to pack our lunches for the day. However, as we piled into … Continue reading
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Sailing the Basalt Isles

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Whitney Sims and Kevin Silver] As we arose for our fourth day of field study, the morning was chilly. However, this was to be short lived. A clear day unleashed the full power of the … Continue reading
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Paris

Although the trade-off was missing the major celebrations for the Queen’s Jubilee earlier this week, I went on a trip to Paris. It was definitely worth it; Paris is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. … Continue reading
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Understanding poverty as a social problem and a thought on my role

Maria Millan Last week we visited the Association of People with Disabilities (APD)in Bangalore. This is a social venture that provides vocational and educational training to under served people with physical disabilities: people with visual or hearing impairments, motor limitations … Continue reading
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What do volcanic bombs, xenoliths, and giant gypsum crystals have in common?

FILLMORE, UTAH – What do volcanic bombs, xenoliths, and giant gypsum crystals have in common? Not much, except that we saw them all during our long and productive day. We met to pack lunches at 7:30 am and finished with … Continue reading
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As We Walk Through Fields of Lava

FILLMORE, UTAH – Whitney and Matt took charge today, leading us on an investigation of the lava flows that extend westward from the Miter cinder cone. We picked our way across the sharp, rubbly flow surface and learned the importance … Continue reading
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Wooster Geologist at Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania: Choosing your ground geologically

This afternoon, the first day of Fall Break at The College of Wooster, my family began a weekend excursion to southern Pennsylvania — our first vacation since the pandemic. We first visited one of my favorite reconstructed frontier outposts: Fort … Continue reading
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Field experiences are integral to understanding SE.

By Kristen Connors This week, the GSE students are beginning our second week of work, and already, the students are quite entrenched in their projects.  For myself and the three other ladies assigned to work with PremaVidya-SVYM, we spent the … Continue reading
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Orientation in Ice Springs Volcanic Field

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest bloggers Kevin Silver and Tricia Hall] The alarms sounded in the early morning sun, early enough for the outside air to chill the bones. After our standard yogurt and cereal breakfast, we piled into the van … Continue reading
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