Prof. Yoshi Ogasawara (Earth Material Science Lab)
Department of Earth Sciences, Waseda University

 

Student Fieldtrip to Grand Canyon

2008.2.28-3.7

Department of Earth Sciences, Waseda University

Grand Canyon Fieldtrip Class


1st day: Basin and Range

Las Vegas (NV)  to Kingman (AZ)

Route: US93S

View Pt.: Hoover Dam, Willow Beach (Precambrian basement rocks)

NV
AZ

2nd day: Colorado Plateau

Kingman (AZ) to Grand Canyon (AZ)

Route: AZ66E-I40E-AZ64N

View Pt.: Precambrian granite, Mississippian limestone, Grand Canyon Caverns, Grand Canyon

AZ

3rd day: Colorado Plateau

Grand Canyon (AZ) to Cameron (AZ)

Route: AZ64-US89

View Pt.: Grand Canyon, Little Colorado River Gorge, Dinosaur Tracks

AZ

4th day: Colorado Plateau

Cameron (AZ) to Holbrook (AZ)

Route: US89S-I40E

View Pt.: SP Mountain, Wupatki N.M., Sunset Crater N.M., Meteor Crater

AZ

5th day: Colorado Plateau

Holbrook (AZ) to Bluff (UT)

Route: US180E-N.P. Rd.-I40E-US191N-AZ59-

US160E-US163

View Pt.: Petrified Forest N.P., Garnet Ridge, Monument Valley

AZ
UT

6th day: Colorado Plateau

Bluff (UT) to Marble Canyon (AZ)

Route: US163S-US160W-AZ98W-US89S-US89Alt

View Pt.: Sand Island Pk., Goose Necks S.P., Monument Valley, Agathla Peak, Glen Canyon Dam

UT
AZ

7th day: Colorado Plateau to Basin & Range

Marble Canyon (AZ) to Las Vegas

Route: US89Alt-US89N-UT9W-I15S

View Pt.: Lees Ferry, Balanced Rock, Zion N.P.,

AZ
UT
NV

Wildlife: e.g. California condor (no.3)

 

2008/03/22

Prof. Yoshi Ogasawara (Earth Material Science Lab)
Department of Earth Sciences, Waseda University
E-mail: yoshi777^@^waseda.jp