Living near Yellowstone National Park has its advantages – and the best of these is being easily able to go on field trips to the Park area. A field trip opportunity came up last week when the Rocky Mountain section of the Geological Society of America came to Bozeman, Montana, for its annual meeting. One of the meeting field trips was the “Glacial and Quaternary geology of the northern Yellowstone area, Montana and Wyoming”. The trip was led by Ken Pierce, Joe Licciardi, Teresa Krause, and Cathy Whitlock. Having spent much time in the Yellowstone area, I was ecstatic about going along to find out about recent geological work. I won’t elaborate on the specifics of the trip, but for those interested in more than the photos posted below, the field trip guide is available in The Geological Society of America Field Guide 37, 2014, p. 189-203. It’s worth a read!
A few of the stops on the trip:
Paradise Valley – Chico Moraines and Chico Outwash (45.3402 N, 110.6967 W)
North Gardiner Area – Giant Ripples (45.0551 N, 110.7659 W)
Northern Yellowstone NP – Blacktail Deer Plateau (44.9577 N, 110.5652 W)
Northern Yellowstone NP – Phantom Lake Ice-Marginal Channel (44.9554 N, 110.5289 W)
Northern Yellowstone NP – Junction Butte Moraines (44.9128 N, 110.3854 W)
