Big Bend National Park, Texas

Photo by Dr. Sarah Hanson 2000

This was a trip that was offered to all Earth Science majors and minors at Adrian College. It was taken during spring break of 2000. We departed Adrian and left for Texas on Thursday to return on the following Saturday. On this field trip we had to opportunity to gather samples from several road cuts. A variety of samples were collected including rhyolite, pegmatites, limestone, and a varitey of different fossils from the Cretaceous Period. As well as gathering samples viewed many geologic features such as faults and dikes. Also we had the opportunity to visit a hot spring as well as pictographs that dated back several thousand years. The highlight of the trip was the trail hike that was taken in the Chisos Mountains. We hiked the South Rim trail that was a fourteen-mile round trip hike. Here is a collection of pictures from our trip. All photographs were taken by Dr. Sarah Hanson. Click on the pictures below to see a larger version.
	This photo was taken at Boquillas Canyon near our campsite. Note the large dike that is shown on the canyon wall. The Rio Grande is also shown in this picture.
	This is another photo of the canyon. This canyon contained some limestone beds that measured hundreds of feet in thickness.
	This is one of the many spectacular views from the South Rim hike in the Chisos Mountains. These mountains were the last strongholds of the Apache Indians. Mountain lions and black bears are two of the mountains animal inhabitants.
	This is a photo of one of the "bottomless" lakes at Bottomless Lake State Park. This is located in Roswell, New Mexico where we spent our last night of the field trip before the long drive back to Michigan.