GJH Field Trip to SW Utah, Arizona & Nevada
November 4-13, 2022
–Arrival day will be Nov 4 in Kanab, UT and departure day will be on Nov 13 from St. George
-The first five nights and four days will be spent in Kanab, day 6 will be enroute to St. George and then 3 days and 4 nights in St. George UT
-There will be 12 participants on the trip plus two guides
-The trip will involve hiking most days of 4 miles and 1000′ of elevation gain and often off trail
-We will be driving on remote, poorly maintained roads involving soft sand and rocks requiring high clearance, true 4WD vehicles
-There will be two guides on the trip who are experienced on the geology and geography of the area
Trip guides
Phil Moore–
Earned degrees in Geology and Physical Science at Southern Utah University, Taught Earth Science in public schools for 28 years, Geology Instructor at Utah Tech University (Dixie State)* for 22 years, Summer Geology Field Camp Assistant at Southern Utah University for 22 years, Currently working for Road Scholar/Utah Tech University as an instructor on bus tours to the National Parks, Semi – professional musician in the band “Most Wanted”
Gerald Bryant-
BS Utah State University, Geology, MS Loma Linda University, Geology, PhD University of Toronto, Sedimentary Geology, Geology instructor at DSU for 15 years, Colorado Plateau Field Institute Director, DSU, 2007-2017, Primary research interests: Navajo Sandstone, soft-sediment deformation, Many oral and published presentations of original research, Over 20 publications in soft sediment deformation in Navajo sandstone