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What a Difference a Day Makes: The Fall 2016 Geology Department Trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore
On October 26, 2016
The Geology Department successfully completed its Fall 2016 Departmental Trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore last weekend, but the difference between Friday and Saturday were
The Long and Winding Road: The Geology 310 Field Course 2016
On June 20, 2016
I’ve just returned from our 2.5-week field course in the Southwestern United States. The 2016 version of Geology 310 started and finished in Las
Comfortably Disoriented in the Blue Ridge Mountains
On May 13, 2016
Note: this post was written last September after the Fall 2015 Geology Department field trip, however it never got posted. As the Spring semester
A Hard Freeze in the Basement: The Earth Structure & Dynamics Field Trip 2016
On April 18, 2016
The Earth Structure & Dynamics class field trip is an annual rite of spring; when early April arrives it’s time for our weekend trip
Over the Hills and Far Away: The Earth Structure & Dynamics Field Trip 2015
On April 23, 2015
The Earth Structure & Dynamics class field trip is a springtime ritual; last weekend we headed over the hills and far away. At our
Field Methods 2014: Wrapping It Up
On December 9, 2014
The last day of classes at William & Mary is traditionally a celebratory affair, and on the last day of class this fall we
The Department that Floats Together…
On September 16, 2014
The latest addition of the Geology departmental field trip rolled out of Williamsburg last Friday and then floated down the James River on Saturday.
50 Hours in the Field: the Earth Structure & Dynamics Field Trip 2014
On March 27, 2014
The 2014 Earth Structure & Dynamics class field trip left Williamsburg at 1 p.m. last Friday bound for the Blue Ridge Mountains and points
Dispatches from Oman: Wadi Jizzi – standing at the bottom of the Tethys Ocean
On January 7, 2014
Our travels in Oman took us north from the capital region in Muscat to Sohar, a drive of some two hours along the Batinah