This past Tuesday (27. April) the Structural Geology class drove the three-hours up to the Whaleback (or Bear Valley Strip Mine) for our field final. The students had a variety of questions to address and data to collect. Luckily, though it rained on Monday, Tuesday was simply partially cloudy with occasional large wind bursts. It was chilly, but it was a great chance to visit some structure that had a dip of more than 20 degrees!
east wall; I think that's Dalton & Cam for scale...
looking south at the Whaleback itself; Dalton & Blake for scale
a more straight on south view of the Whaleback with Cam, Dalton & Blake for scale
south wall with Art & Matt for scale
Mark & Kristy taking measurements on the north fold
the whole class: Greg, Mark, Dalton, Blake, Will, Art, Matt, Kristy & Cam
We ended the day with dinner at Friendly’s in Danville (bacon was consumed–big surprise) before heading back to Johnstown, where the students headed back to studying. Will claimed that he got more sleep in the van than he had in the previous several days…
