Above: So, Some days I never had any shade. This is what my body language and face looked like during one of those days.
Below: We were super tired and hot that day, but for some reason we were like "lets climb up this small sandstone cliff!" When Penny climbed it she needed a push up and she had to shimmy herself up the outcrop....pulling her shirt in the process haha. It was a gorgeous view when we both got up. Penny had to pull me up. However, by the time we found a safe-ish way down we were very very tired and still needed to finish collecting data. Penny is so dedicated to her work. I am sure I was coming off very unwilling, but hopefully supportive in her endeavors. We later found out it was 110 degrees Fahrenheit by the time we got back to Ed (our Jeep).
Left: Black Mesa behind me. It's a large igneous intrusion!This was one of the views we had when we climbed up from the previous picture. I love the desert!
Right: I just think this picture is pretty. I loved the landscapes I saw everyday. I could never bore from them. In fact, next time I go back, I want to just relax and take in all of the nature and sites I saw but didn't have quite enough time to appreciate.
Above: So....this was at one of the many outcrops where we heard rattlesnakes. We heard them very often, but at this outcrop I actually jumped up and jumped down an outcrop because it sounded like it was right behind me. Penny says she saw something move from right behind where I was sitting! Well, we saw this under a rock and instead of getting close we decided to take a picture of what we thought might have been a rattler under a rock and check on the computer later. Well.....obviously it isn't a rattlesnake, but it kinda looks like one......at least from far away.
Above: Where's Waldo????? or where's Sarah!?! HINT: I am in the direct middle of the picture in yellow. It was the only shade I could find, so naturally I was attracted to it. Penny took her first field poo ever near this outcrop. And yes, I made fun of her for it, relentlessly.....though I came close to many a field poo over the summer. Note the igneous rock above me in the picture. It's part of one of the many finger-like lobes on the Maiden Creek Satellite Intrusion.
Left: Secret Nap Gorge! Beautiful igneous rocks.
Above: Maiden Creek with Black Mesa behind it!
Left and Right: Our spot locator ran out of batteries so we took a trip to Richfield and bought ourselves some neat cowgirl boots! We met two funny old friends, which I will talk about later, maybe in part 3 of these blog entries. But this was taken in Torrey next to the fake sheriff! We also took a brief trip to Capitol Reef this day.
Left: Chimney Rock near Capitol Reef. It was fun being back in one of the areas we explored during my field course GEOL 210.
Right: The rock was still hanging!!!!! I told penny we needed to see the rock and the reptile prints. At first I couldn't find them, but I said "let me look around this last corner" and I found them!!!!
Above: Reptile Castes in the sandstone. Really Neat! I was glad I knew where to find them so I could show Penny!
Above: We were looking for shear zones on Maiden Creek and we found one! This is Penny pointing at her baby!
Left: We had chocolate which melted from when we made smores. It was Penny's first time trying smores!!!!! I hear smores are good with bacon, but I don't know whether to believe my sources. Anyways, on this day I ate the chocolate and it was really gooey. I decided to get it all over me and put on a crazed face for the camera. I look like a proper munter.
Who ate all the pies?!?!
Above: Penny turned around to get something from Ed and when she turned back to the outcrop I had already climbed to the top! It was a fun climb....I later found out that there was a MUCH easier way up....oh well, I still had fun. We heard a rattlesnake hear and also saw snake trails in the sand.
Above: This was on our drive up to our campsite. We saw this view everyday. The Mountain is Mount Hillers. Maiden Creek and Trachyte Mesa are Satellite Intrusions from Mount Hillers. In this image of the mountain you can see the storm rolling in. We often had clear blue skies for part of the day and rolling thunderstorms the latter part.
Left: rattlesnake heaven I'm sure. Luckily we didn't have any problems. But look at all those nice cool crevasses they can hide in!!!!
Above: This is Guff Gully. Guff is slang for fart in England. :) You can imagine what we did a lot in this area!!!
Below: Also Guff Gully. I was writing down measurements in what shade I could find.
Right: I thought I would fit right in the hole....but I guess I am larger than I thought. It also took a lot of effort to balance and get myself up there. Don't know if it was worth the effort.
Above and Below: The shear zone on Maiden Creek in Guff Gully. The red on the compass-clino points north.
Left: Contact of the igneous and sandstone in Guff Gully.
Above: Evidence of a fault!!!
Left: We decided to get a hotel one night because it was a nasty thunderstorm. We even saw a truck book it off Mount Hillers going about 60 mph on a gravel road. While we we getting off the Mountain we stopped and saw a tarantula on the road. It hated the flashlight I was pointing at it and scurried towards us.
Right: Picture of the storm brewing at night.
Above: A work picture showing the deformation bands we were measuring. I really like this picture though because of the angle it was taken at. It just looks cool. I don't know if you could tell, but geology ROCKS!!!!
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