Denali Fault Field Trip

Organized by the and the AQC, the Denali Fault field trip took place on the 5-6th of September, 2004.

Trip leaders

  • Patty Burns, patty.burns@alaska.gov
  • , Professor Emeritus of Geology from Humbolt University
  • Dr. Dick Reger, Reger's Geologic Consulting
  • Mike Metz, M.C. Metz and Associates

Denali Fault Field Trip participants

Denali Fault Field Trip participants (also, the newly formed ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ cell of the Friends of the Pleistocene) pose by a surface fault trace.

Everyone gathers around to listen to Gary carver (photo by Emily Molhoek).

Everyone gathers around to listen to Gary carver (photo by Emily Molhoek).

An attempt at a dry stream crossing...(Photo by Emily Molhoek).

An attempt at a dry stream crossing...(Photo by Emily Molhoek).

The Guidebook to Permafrost and Quaternary Geology: Richardson and Glenn Highways, ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, from T.L. Pewe and R.D. Reger was used as a guide travelling down the Richardson Highway. In addition participants were given a packet of supplemental materials including quads for each area travelled through, edited to include the field trip stops, along with other informational pamphlets.