Itinerary for Lab 5 (Grand Canyon)

  • 08:30 DET, MTE pick up vans
  • 08:45 meet at meeting spot (see map)
  • 09:00 sharp! depart for Grand Canyon
  • 10:00 arrive at Little Colorado River overlook (first talk: erosion river channels/Shane or DET)
  • 10:30 bathroom/food stop at trading post
  • 10:45 depart trading post
  • 11:15 arrive GCNP
  • 11:30 arrive Desert View Watchtower
  • 11:45 second talk: GC stratigraphy/Sam and Cory
  • 12:00 lunch, visit Watchtower, look around
  • 12:45 depart for Lipan Point
  • 13:00 arrive Lipan Point
  • 13:15 begin hike down the Tanner Trail
  • 13:30 arrive somewhere; third talk: history of Colorado Plateau/Ariana and Joey
  • 14:45 depart Lipan Point
  • 15:15 depart GCNP
  • 16:00 bathroom/food stop in Cameron
  • 16:15 depart Cameron
  • 17:15 arrive at campus meeting place
  • 17:30 DET, MTE return vans

    We will be doing a pretty decent hike on this trip -- perhaps 15 minutes down (and 30 minutes back up!). Please come prepared -- good shoes, water, hat.

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