Category Archives: fieldwork

Inspiration in ancient rocks and simple physics

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Anne Jefferson

[a post by Anne Jefferson] If you ask my mom how I got started in geology, she’d tell you that it began with her taking 3-year-old me to see landslides coming off steep hillslopes during the spring thaw. That makes … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, fieldwork, geology

Field trip diary: Part 2

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris Rowan

More pretty photos from my Oman trip
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Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops, photos

Could an iPhone be a useful field tool?

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Help us brainstorm the ultimate geological mapping app
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Categories: field gear, fieldwork, geology, gifts and gadgets

Field trip diary: Part 1

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Chris Rowan

What I did on my fieldwork….with pretty photos.
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Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops

Field Pack Amenities

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Anne Jefferson

[a post by Anne Jefferson] Adding to the meme begun by Short Geologist (requirements for a field hotel) and followed on by Maria (requirements for a field vehicle), I’ll present my requirements for a field pack. The topic has been … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, field gear, fieldwork

Not dead – just in Oman

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Apologies for the unannounced hiatus in my blogging. Basically, I’m out in Oman doing some fieldwork, a trip that went from ‘happening at some point’ to ‘why don’t you leave next Monday?’ in a length of time rather too ridiculously … Continue reading →

Categories: fieldwork

An Arizona field trip diary

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Ryan of the Martian Chronicles has been on a field trip around the geological sights of the Arizona region, including

Categories: fieldwork, geology, links

Countries visited meme

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Blame Julia and/or Brian for this one: go to this site and click on all the countries you’ve visited. Here’s my world map: visited 23 states (10.2%)Create your own visited map of The World or try another Douwe Osinga project … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, fieldwork

Christmas gifts for geologists: toughen up your gear

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Other suggestions: [Beverages] [Cameras] [Maps] The field is no place for equipment that needs to be coddled; anything that is not at least moderately proof against rain, dust, and drops is going to quickly become dead weight. One option is … Continue reading →

Categories: field gear, fieldwork, gifts and gadgets

Christmas gifts for geologists: cameras

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Other suggestions: [Beverages] [Tough Gear] [Maps] The arrival of digital photography is one area where technology has really changed the geological fieldwork experience. Of course, photos will never completely replace a good sketch, but when there’s only so much time … Continue reading →

Categories: field gear, fieldwork, gifts and gadgets