It’s a rough life, working in the places I have to work… here are a few photos from yesterday’s field trip on the Billy Goat Trail with my NOVA Physical Geology students. Photos are courtesy Dr. Meg Coleman, who joined us for the hike.
A post-lunch lecture on river incision (note the two prominent bedrock terraces, a.k.a. “straths” in the background):
The crew climbing the dreaded “Traverse” section of the trail:
We had a nice hot day yesterday: almost 90° F! Tragically, the snack bar was closed when we got back to the visitor’s center, so we were denied our salutatory Italian ices. Back to the trail tomorrow, for the 4th of 5 trips this week…
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Callan Bentley
