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Penn State Geosciences Field Camp 1998
Belfry, MT (Bat not shown). Front: Sandy, Pete, Karen B, Steph, Kristy, Michelle, Karen M, Michelle; Back: Chris, Fara, Tom, Don, Ben, Laura, Sarah, Paul, Drew, Mike, Eian. Credit: Pete Sak

Field Camp 1998

Students Field course offerings in 1998 were Geosc 471, the pre-camp cross-country excursion, and Geosc 472, Field Geology.

Drew Stolar Karen McLaughlin Chris Krugh
Stephanie Brown Laura Belicka Kristy Kompanik
Karen Bezusko Paul Rudalavage Fara Lourenso
Tom Campitelli Sandy Martinka Ben Haith
Sarah Schwede Mike Lang Joslin Kwan
Michelle Mirigliano Eian Harm  

Faculty
  
Don Fisher, Duff Gold, Dave Eggler

TAs
   Kevin (Doc) Hoover, Pete Sak

Major Projects
   Elk Basin, Rosebud, Wildhorse (White Mtns), Alta overthrust, Alta pluton, Marysvale volcanics

Where They Stayed
   YBRA, Red Lodge, Montana; Wildhorse Campground, Pioneer Mountains, Idaho; Challis Hot Springs, Challis, Idaho; U of U, Salt Lake City; Alta Peruvian Lodge, Alta, Utah; Monroe Hot Springs, Utah

Some of Dave and Pete's "silly awards":
  
Laura: Big Antlers Award
   Stephanie: ADA Award: she’ll finance every dentist’s greens fees
   Karen Bezusko: The Thumbs-Up Award for impenetrable optimism
   Tom: A Ralph Lauren Award for unsolicited advertising
   Chris: An American Standard Award for making carpet an acceptable receptacle
   Sandy: The American Express Award: don’t leave home without her
   Eian: CHiPS Award for evading Panch and John for so many days
   Paul: The Offroad Vehicle Association Award for taking a Honda where no car should go
   Kristy: The Clay Mineralogical Society Award for promoting the use of expanding clays
   Veggie Karen: The Montana Cattleman Association Award: home, home, on the range
   Drew: Good Morning Sunshine Award, for obvious reasons
   Sarah: The AC Delco Award
   Ben: The Michelle Award
   Michelle: The Ben Award
   Don, Dave, and Pete: Five hours of detention for drinking the wrong stuff in the wrong place

Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the pictures: (thanks to Pete Sak for the photos)

T-shirt

T-shirt back

At the beginning, Deike Bldg

South Dakota

Turistas

Powder River Pass

camping

Rosebud

Rosebud

Sunlight Basin

Line Creek

Elk Basin

Steph at Elk Basin

YBRA classroom

YBRA classroom

YBRA, photogeology

groceries, Arco, ID

Idaho

Pete was stuck here on the Burma Road

Pocatello to Salt Lake City

Wildhorse Campground

Antonio's, Challis, ID

Oops, where's Sandy?

Kristy, too much map coloring

Alta

Alta

Alta, snow sliding

Alta overthrust area

Duff's Bench, Alta

Flagstaff Mtn, Alta

Alta recon project

Alta stock project

Alta stock

Twin Lakes Pass, Alta

Alta Peruvian Lodge

Marysvale area