Prof. Glazner's First Year Seminar, Fall 2003

Beautiful view down the canyon from camp on Sunday morning, as the sun was just rising.

Breakfast after the first night's camping.

Conglomerate at the mouth of Breakfast Canyon.

Stark scenery at Zabriskie Point.

Group picture at Zabriskie Point on a very nice morning.

Sketching the geology at Zabriskie Point.

The deeply eroded upper part of Gower Gulch, caused when the Furnace Creek drainage was diverted into Gower Gulch to prevent washouts of the Furnace Creek Road. It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

Kurt Frankel, another Tarheel in Death Valley (UNC B.S. in Geological Sciences, 2000, now pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Southern California), describes the factors affecting Gower Gulch.

Jorie sketches the goings-on.

Amy verifies that yes, the floor of Death Valley is composed of salt.

Colorful dolomitic marble in Mosaic Canyon.

What is the French word for "sausage"?