Geology Field Trips
Field Experiences in Geology
The geology program at Western is strongly field oriented and take several departmental field trips a year in addition to the afternoon field trips associated with individual classes. These trips include the Western Slope Geology Field Conference in the fall and a five to ten day field trip in the spring term.
Geology 300 is a field trip course that is used to show students the varied geology of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Basin and Range.
Late Paleozoic Field Vehicles
Field trips have gone to:
- Rio Grande Rift and White Sands Ntl. Monument (Spring 2011)
- Zion & Toroweap - Spring 2010
- Northern New Mexico - Spring 2009
- Henry Mountain and Capitol Reef - Spring 2008
- Central and Western Utah - Spring 2005
- Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon - Spring 2004
- Northern New Mexico - Spring 2003
- Arches & Canyonlands - Spring 2002
- Zion & Toroweap - Spring 2001
- Capitol Reef & the Henry Mountains in Utah- Spring 2000
- Northern New Mexico - Spring 1999
- Central Utah- Spring 1998
- Dinosaur National Monument - Spring 1997
- Hawaii - Spring Break 1997
- Mojave Desert & Death Valley - Winter 1997
- Northern New Mexico - Spring 1996
- Capitol Reef & the Henry Mountains in Utah - Spring 1995
- The fold & thrust belt & Tetons in Wyoming - Spring 1994
- Death Valley - Winter 1994
Information and photographs for these trips and plans for this years trips will be added soon. Come back soon.
Western Slope Geology Field Conference
The Western Slope Geology Field Conference is a weekend field trip in the early fall that is hosted and led by a group of institutions on a rotating basis. The participating institutions are:
Adams State University (host 2012).
Fort Lewis College (host 2013).
Colorado Mesa University (host 2014).
- Western State Colorado University (host 2015).
