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Some of the group at the Thom Library, YBRA. Sitting, l to r: Tumbleweed from Rice, Dick Beardsley, Joe Jellick, unidentified, unidentified, Cal McKee. Kneeling in middle: Larry Bennett. Standing, l to r: unidentified, Mike Arden, Art Thorn, Keith ____. Thanks to Russ & Linda Dutcher for the image.

Field Camp 1969

Students In 1969 the Geological Sciences Major included options in Geophysics, Geochemistry-Mineralogy-Petrology, and Geology.  Geology and G-M-P required Geol 470, Introduction to Field Geology, during the academic terms and summer Geol 472, Field Geology.  Thanks to Dick Beardsley, Karen Wenrich, David Herman, and Linton Wildrick for identifying students in the photographs.

Faculty
    Roger Cuffey (cross-country field trip, which went to California and Washington), Duff Gold, Russ Dutcher

TA
    Geoffrey B (Geoff) Newton (PhD, 1970)

Where They Stayed
    YBRA, Red Lodge, Montana

Main Projects
    Elk Basin, Clark's Fork, Rattlesnake Mountain, Beartooth front

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Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images: (thanks to Russ & Linda Dutcher for the images) Some of the students in the photos were from the Princeton group that was at YBRA

Group at the Royal Gorge	Group at Clay Butte	Closeup of the Clay Butte group Bob Lanning at far left, Joe Jellick in the pink sweater, Cal McKee directly behind him, John McCormick second from right in the red jacket.	Obsidian Cliff, Yellowstone Robbie Gold at the far right	Waiting for Old Faithful, Yellowstone (l to r) David Herman, Linton Wildrick, Bill Fuchs, Joe Head with the white hat, Larry Bennett. John McCormick second from right, Keith ___ on far right.
Petrified Tree, Yellowstone George Burgess at left with brown hat, Bob Lanning second from right, Keith ____ fifth from right (on fence), Linda Dutcher in blue blouse	Top of the World Bar, July 12, Beartooth Pass, 10,800 ft	On the Indiana Turnpike, trip home Larry Bennett in center, Mike Arden on right