In front of the Alta Peruvian Lodge. Top row: Tom, Doc,
Mike, Adam, Erik, Dave, Mark W. Middle row: Mark E, Sue, Barb (behind), Joe, Muatasam, Dan, Yoko. Bottom row: Sharon, Seth, Greg. Credit: Joe Pyle
Field Camp 1990
Students
In 1990 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 Geosc
471.
Faculty
Duff Gold, Dave Eggler
TA
Kevin (Doc) Hoover
Where They Stayed
YBRA, Red Lodge, Montana;
U of U, Salt Lake City; Alta Peruvian Lodge, Alta, Utah; Monroe Hot Springs,
Utah
Major Projects
Elk Basin, Rosebud, Salt
Lake area surficial deposits, Gun Club quarry, Alta overthrust, Alta stock, Marysvale volcanics
Some of Dave Eggler and Doc Hoover's "Silly
Awards"
Joe: The Ronald Reagan Award -- smiling no matter what, AND The
Trivial Pursuit Award -- a mind filled with useless clutter
Dan: LaZBoy Award -- for sleeping in a chair
Erik: The Avis Award -- the Alps are #1, but he settled for the
Rockies
Yoko: The Brunswick Award -- acting like a human bowling ball when
rolling downhill
Muatasam: The "Gipper" Award -- for collecting the best nickname --
Montage of the Middle Ophir
Sharon: The AT&T Let Your Fingers Do The Walking Award -- for
obvious reasons, AND The Sealy Perfect Sleeper Award -- again for obvious
reasons
Mark W: The Greyhound Award -- most likely to join Yoko on a bus
out of Richfield
Mark E: The Flagstaff Award for heroically entering that mine when
completely hung over
Tom: The Army-Navy Award -- a wardrobe straight from the Combat
Zone
Seth: The Lost Sheep Award -- for bleating sadly when lost on
numerous occasions
Mike: Another Serta Perfect Sleeper Award, again for obvious
reasons
Sue: The Mad Max Award and The Smoky and the Bandit Award -- most
likely to raise car insurance in Wyoming
Adam: The Leroy Award -- for laboriously drafting all maps with a
Leroy set and still having time (barely) to write reports
Greg: Dr. Scholl Award -- for putting his foot in his mouth
numerous times
Duff: "Suds McKenzie" Award for barely consuming flat, stale,
month-old keg beer
Doc: The Stephen King Award for collecting things too weird to
mention out loud
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images: (thanks to Joe Pyle for the photos)
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T-shirt. Artwork by Doc Hoover
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T-shirt back
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Wall Drug, South Dakota. "Lookee, Maw, new cowboy hats!"
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Scenic, South Dakota
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Tent city, Thermopolis, Wyoming
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Duff at Powder River Pass
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Doc Hoover, YBRA
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Cubic (or hexagonal?) closest packing, Yellowstone
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Bad times in Little Cottonwood Canyon
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"anger on the outcrop," or "slickenside schismatics," Albion Basin, Alta, Utah
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