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1986 Penn State Geosciences Field Camp group
Group at Fanshawe Lodge, YBRA.  Bottom row: Tom, John Repella, Dennis (WVU student), Duff. 2nd row: Rudy, Don, Tim, Phil. 3rd row: Laurie (behind Don), Bob Bristol (behind Phil). 4th row: Steve, Diane, Melissa. 5th row: Sonya, John Eckman, Becky. Top row: Steve, Drew, Bob Breakwell, Bob Rickard, Mark.  Credit: Rudy Slingerland. Thanks to Becky for the IDs.

Field Camp 1986

Students In 1986 options for the Geosciences degree were the general option, biogeology, and geophysics.  The general option and biogeology required Geosc 470, Introduction to Field Geology, during the academic year and summer Geosc 472, Field Geology.  A pre-camp cross-country excursion was available as GSc 471.

Robert Breakwell Robert Bristol Thomas Cumello
Diane Dopkin John Eckman Drew Grove
Rebecca (Becky) Jaquish Jones Timothy Kelly Laurie Kreps
Stephen Levis Phillip McKalips John Repella
Robert Rickard Dennis Roman Sonya Shah
Steven Suder Donald Watkins Mark Wolfram
Melissa Woycio    

Faculty
   Tom Gardner, Duff Gold, Dave Eggler, Rudy Slingerland

TAs
   Matt McMackin, Chris Shuman

Where They Stayed
   YBRA, Red Lodge, Montana; Alta Peruvian Lodge, Alta, Utah; Monroe Hot Springs, Utah

Major Projects
   Elk Basin, Rosebud, Salt Lake area surficial deposits, Gun Club quarry, Marysvale volcanics, Alta overthrust, Alta stock

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Click on the images to enlarge: (thanks to Becky Jaquish Jones for most of these images, and most of the captions)

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We ARE... Penn State!

Duff lectures at Van Hise's Rock

Don't jump. It's only field camp!

Tom and Rudy look serious

OK it's another waterfall -- where's the bar?

boulders at Pipestone

Laurie, Steve, TC, Melissa, and GSci Joe at the Missouri River overlook.

Melissa showing off her new hiking boots!

Badlands

Diane and TC experience a rare inch of rain in the Badlands.

When it rains in the Badlands, we "camp" in the Black Hills.

Even the camera lens was wet

Scenic, South Dakota

Duff & Tom at YBRA

Jackson Lake, Tetons. Could be John Repella doing the splashing.

Dining out at the Alta Peruvian

Duff's in the lead

Phil's zoned out

Steve and TC in Alta

Cannonball! at the Peruvian