Guadalupe Mountains

The Spring Departmental Field Trip focused on the fantastic geology exposed in westernmost Texas and southern New Mexico. The itinerary included some or all of the following: the Permian Reef Complex exposed in Guadeloupe National Park, metamorphic rocks and structures exposed in the Guadeloupe Mountains, three types of volcanoes in the Portrillo volcanic field, sand dunes and evaporite deposits in White Sands National Momument, and a Cretaceous reef complex.

Getting the regional overview.	Looking east at the Guadalupe Mountains which are shrouded in clouds.	Professor Goodwin discussing the paleogeography of the Deleware Basin.	Discussing evaporative environments in Salt Basin.
Outcrop of the Bone Spring Limestone.	Chris examining soft sediment deformation in the Bone Spring Limestone.	Professor Goodwin reviewing the geology of McKittrick Canyon.	Setting off on the Permian Reef Geology Trail.
Professor Hawkins taking in the view of lower McKittrick Canyon.	Group photo from the summit. Standing (left to right): Emily Chapman, Professor Goodwin, Nick Perrin, Erin Hurley (wearing white hat), Steve Faurie, Evan Daigneault, Jake Foster, Chris Russell, Craig Chosney, Andrew Walker, Jamie Slater, Kelly Barrett, Matt Hoffman; Seated: (left to right): Liz Hopkins, Professor Hawkins, Angela Dixon, Brand Rodenberg.	Artsy photo of Guadalupe Peak.	Professor Hawkins posing questions about Kilbourne Hole.
Jamie with a basalt block in surge deposits.	Steve looking at the contact between surge deposits and an older surface.	Students investigating stratigraphic relationships in crater wall.	Walking across the crater floor in search of mantle xenoliths.
A strange visit from the Fugi Blimp.	Stuck in the mud.	The tow truck.	Professor Hawkins discussing the construction of spatter cone.
Students dwarfed by dissected cinder cone.	Group shot on cinder cone.	Final view of Guadalupe Mountains from 20,000 ft.