Reches Field Trip 2009

We head west, from Denver (Interstate 70, CO)

We’re not in the middle of nowhere, but just east of it (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Telling your advisor what to do… Priceless (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Espresso is not a luxury… It’s a necessity! (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Classic (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Calcite veins (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Faulting near the park entrance (Arches National Park, UT)

My morning view (Arches National Park, UT)

Wildlife photography (Arches National Park, UT)

Easter Island look-alike (Arches National Park, UT)

Scenic Point (Monument Valley, UT)

Ze’ev Reches, Seth Busetti, Jefferson Chang, Vincent Heesakkers
Afternoon prior to the descent (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Our fearless leader (Grand Canyon, AZ)

The journey begins (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Are we there yet? (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Tanner Creek (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Ahhh… (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Zzzz… (Grand Canyon, AZ)

My first attempt at “flowy water” photography! (Grand Canyon, AZ)

On to Palisades Creek (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Looking back (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Magnificent scenery (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Monocline! (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Microcline??? (Grand Canyon, AZ)

I’ve got a little Captain in me (Grand Canyon, AZ)

A 5-star campsite (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Dawn departure, destination: Tower (Grand Canyon, AZ)

On the way up, looking back (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Seth Busetti, Jefferson Chang, Ze’ev Reches
Time for a nap (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Are we there yet? (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Survivor: Tanner and Palisades Trails (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Price for going down? (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Price for coming up! (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Was it worth it? Definitely. (Grand Canyon, AZ)

Quick stop at Meteor Crater (Meteor Crater, AZ)

My attention falls elsewhere (Meteor Crater, AZ)

Ze’ev is apparently disinterested as well (Meteor Crater, AZ)

Los Padres National Forest (Frazier Park, CA)

Fire flies (Frazier Park, CA)

Curious locals (Tejon Pass, CA)

San Andreas “money shot” (Somewhere in CA)

Headed back east, to Oklahoma (Somewhere on Interstate 40)