4/5 of Field Camp Complete

I have finally returned to Bozeman after spending the last four weeks living in various tent villages strewn across southwestern Montana. My company was 19 geology, hydrology, and paleontology majors, 2 teacher's assistants, and one professor. I had forgotten how unkempt a group of college males can get after only days away from home. We showered very little, survived on bratwurst, breakfast burritos, and cold cans of ravioli, and consumed adverse amounts of cheap beer. Strangely, it reminded me of when I used to live in Lawrence with four other guys. (Although we had a larger mouse problem in Lawrence than in any campground in Montana). I have learned quite a bit and have been able to hike in areas that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. It's too bad it is almost coming to an end. I have included lots of pictures that show what I've been up to and what I've had the pleasure of seeing. Enjoy.

Mapping contacts in Frying Pan Basin

Watching a storm pass by to the south in Frying Pan Basin




This is one of the geologic maps we had to construct. Each line represents a different geologic formation or unit.

A newborn elk in the Wall Creek Wildlife Area. I'm literally 3 feet away.

Just one of the 8 rattlesnakes I have seen in the past four weeks. This one was rather vocal.

A newborn pronghorn near McCartney Mountain.

~70 million year old Cretaceous gastropods from the Kootenai Limestone, McCartney Mountain.

Barber's chair from the saloon at the Bannack Historic Site and ghost town.

A two-story dwelling in Bannack, MT.

The Barretts campground bridge.

Chevron folds in the Lombard Limestone, Clark Canyon Reservoir.

Looking at the Madison Range during lunch.

Passing the time with lawn darts. (illegal in most states)

The infamous "fort tarpville". Debaucherous.

Our trip summed up in one picture.