Friday, May 24, 2013

The semester ended, and I went into the field

Field work this spring involved borrowing some rafts and getting a couple of special permits to collect samples in Desolation-Gray Canyons... while rafting down said canyons...

It started out pretty ominous and with a few snafus, but by day 2 everything had worked itself out, including the weather! Many samples were collected during the week on the river, it was spectacularly beautiful, hot, loads of dead animals floating down the river, too much food, and overall a grand success.


 stormy beginnings

 open skies

 
 just the right amount of white water

 

 desert blooms


 gorgeous camps


mountain lion tracks



parking boats at awkward landings to reach awkward outcrops to do field work - hooray for lots of field assistants!


can't complain about that.

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