Geology 372 Spring 2005



Geology 372 Spring 2005

FIELD STUDIES IN THE GRAND CANYON REGION

FINAL ROAD LOG

Mile 0 (Las Vegas) Destination Time Interval

FRI March 25th

Hogan and Rogers pick up two 15 passenger vans from Enterprise Rental near airport. 9 rooms booked at the Howard Johnson Airport Inn Hotel @ $54 per room. Conf # P17770-00, -01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, -16. Location is 5100 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. (702) 798-2777. Hotel operates a free airport shuttle. Directions: From Airport, take Swenson Exit from McCarran Airport. Immediately past Budget Rent-A-Car, enter 2nd entrance to Howard Johnson, go through lot to registration office on Paradise Road

SAT March 26th

24 miles 6:30 AM breakfast at Howard Johnsons

7:30 AM Depart Las Vegas Hwy 93/95 for Boulder City 0.75 hrs

6 mi East on Hwy 93 to Hoover Dam parking structure 0.25 hrs

9 AM Hoover Dam Behind the Scenes Tour (dam crest elevation

1232 ft and river elevation ~ 647 ft) 2.5 hrs

Contact is Elizabeth Young (eyoung@lc.)

Dr. Rogers additional tour around dam crest/abutments 1.5 hrs

Lunch and gift shops at Hoover Dam 1.5 hrs

Boulder Canyon Project film (if time allows) 0.5 hrs

Spillway museum overview of Colorado Basin storage project 1.0 hr

74 mi Continue east and south on Hwy 93 to Kingman, AZ 1.5 hrs

Shop for tomorrow’s picnic lunch at market in Kingman 1.0 hr

62 mi US Hwy 66 to Grand Canyon Caverns (el. 5530 ft) 1.0 hr

Dinner at Grand Canyon Caverns Café and 9 rooms lodging at Grand Canyon Caverns (el. 5330 ft) Joy McKenna (928) 422-3223 or 422-4565

SUN March 27th

1.5 mi Easter Sunrise Service in campground (optional) at 6 AM

7 AM breakfast buffet at Caverns Café in campground

12mi 8 AM depart west on Hwy 66 to Peach Springs turnoff 0.25 hrs

Pay Hualapai entrance fee at Hualapai Lodge ($17 per person)

20.2 mi Drive down Peach Springs Canyon to the Colorado River. View

crystalline basement, Hurricane fault, paleo outbreak flood deposits,

debris flows, Toreva Blocks 3.25 hrs

20.2 mi Lunch and student lectures at Colorado River (el. 1330 ft) 2.0 hrs

Drive back up Peach Springs Canyon with stops 2.50 hrs

12 mi Return to Grand Canyon Caverns 0.5 hrs

Tour Grand Canyon Caverns in afternoon 2.0 hrs

24 mi rt Dinner at Hualapai Lodge and lodging at Grand Canyon Caverns

(928) 422-3223 or 422-4565

MON March 28th

1.5 mi 7 AM breakfast buffet at Grand Canyon Caverns, gas up vans

26.1 mi 8:30 AM depart east on Hwy 66 to Seligman 0.75 hr

East on Interstate 40. Rest stops at Milepost 183 and 234

189.2 mi Take Exit 311 Petrified Forest National Park (el. 5500 ft) 3.0 hrs

Restrooms and lunch at Visitor’s Center (928) 524-6228

View film and tour Visitor’s Center and gift shop 2.0 hrs

27.4 mi Drive through Painted Desert Loop and Petrified Forest Loop, stops

at Puerco Pueblo, Newspaper Rock, Blue Mesa loop trail, Agate

Bridge, Crystal Forest Loop Trail 3.0 hrs

Visit Rainbow Forest Museum and gift shops 1.0 hrs

19 mi Go west on US Hwy 180 to Holbrook, AZ 0.35 hrs

Dinner in Holbrook (el 5075 ft) and shop at market for tomorrow’s

picnic lunch

Staying at Ramada Limited, 2608 East Navajo Blvd., Holbrook, AZ (520) 524-2566 Conf # 74052655 (9 rooms)

TUES March 29th

7 AM breakfast at hotel in Holbrook (Exit 286)

75 mi 8 AM depart west to Exit 211 1.20 hrs

Stop at Rest Stop near Milepost 234

2.3 mi Turn right, then left on frontage road, go 2.3 mi to Winona

12.7 mi Turn right onto Indian Hwy 15, go 12.7 mi 0.45 hrs

10.1 mi Veer left onto Indian Hwy 70 (gravel), stop at viewpoint for Grand

Falls of the Little Colorado River at end of Hwy 70. 0.40 hrs

View Grand Falls, climb down into Canyon by USGS gage, listen

to lecture, followed by picnic lunch at overlook 2.75 hrs

22.8 mi Drive back Indian Hwys 70 and 15 to Winona 0.85 hrs

7.4 mi Turn right at Winona, drive west to US Hwy 89 0.20 hrs

11.7 mi Right turn (north) on US 89 to Sunset Crater turnoff

1.5 mi Right turn to Sunset Crater Visitor’s Center (elev 8100 ft)

Tour Sunset Crater Visitor’s Center (928) 526-0502 1.5 hrs

2.0 mi Drive to Bonito Lava Flow, hike up Lenox Crater for student lectures on San Francisco Peaks stratovolcano and Sunset Crater 1.5 hrs

0.25 mi Rt turn pkg lot for Lava Flow Loop Trail (1 mi hike)

below Sunset Crater 2.5 hrs

3.5 mi Back to US Hwy 89, turn left (south) 0.15 hrs

16.5 mi Drive south on US 89 to Flagstaff, AZ 0.30 hrs

1.5 mi Check in at Day’s Inn (928) 774-5221 0.75 hrs

Dinner in Flagstaff 1.5 hrs

Staying at Day’s Inn Hwy 66, 1000 West Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

(928) 774-5221 Conf #’s 59417933, etc (9 rooms)

Shopping and Lodging in Flagstaff. Grand Canyon Hikers should purchase snacks and lunch for day hike into Grand Canyon (only chance to shop places like chain drug stores, etc) Go to bed early.

WED March 30th

6 AM breakfast at Day’s Inn (sunrise 6:17), Depart at 7 AM

51.7 mi North US Hwy 180 to intersection with AZ Hwy 64 1.0 hrs

Turn right on Hwy 180/Route 64 towards South Rim Grand Canyon

30 mi Enter Grand Canyon Village, continue westerly on South Entrance Road, past Mather Pt, Yavapai Pt and Park Hdqtrs to Bright Angel Trailhead,

park vehicles, meet on rim walk behind Bright Angel Lodge lobby 1.0 hrs

Dr. Hogan and Dr. Rogers leading hikes down Bright Angel Trail.

Dr. Hoffman taking tourist tour on South Rim till 5 PM 8.0 hrs

6 PM Begin gathering everyone back at vehicles near trailhead

Sunset at Grand Canyon Village (el 6650) at 6:49 PM

9.7 mi Load vans, drive back Hwy 64/180 south to Tusayan, AZ 0.35 hrs

Dinner at McDonalds in Tusayan. Purchase picnic lunch materials

Watch film IMAX film Grand Canyon:The Hidden Secrets at 8 PM

57 mi Drive south on AZ Hwy 64 to Williams, AZ 1. 0 hr

9 rooms at Mountain Side Inn, 642 E. Route 66, in Williams, AZ

(928) 635-4431 9 rooms @ $69/room

THUR March 31st

7 AM breakfast on your own in Williams along old Hwy 66

64 mi 8 AM depart north on Hwy 64 to South Rim Information Plaza 1.5 hrs

Tour GCNP Museum at South Rim, view boats at Park Hdqrtrs 2.5 hrs

Picnic Lunch at museum plaza, student lectures on Grand Canyon 1.5 hrs

19.2 mi East on Hwy 64 along South Rim, stop at vistas: Grandview Pt., 2.5 hrs

Moran Pt., Lipan Pt., and Navajo Pt. Stop at Desert View, student

lectures, gift shops (leave at 5:30 PM) 2.5 hrs

25.1 mi Stop at Little Colorado River overview on Navajo Reservation 0.75 hrs

9.4 mi Intersection with Hwy 89 at Cameron, AZ turn right (south)

47.3 mi South on US Hwy 89 to I-40 in eastern Flagstaff

Staying in Flagstaff (elev. 7000 ft), drop at Residence Inn first

4 rooms at Residence Inn Flagstaff, 3440 North Country Club Rd. (928) 526-5555 Confirmation # 82512718; 82512737; 82512684; and 82512747; and

5 rooms at Radisson Woodlands Hotel, 1175 W. Route 66 (928) 773-8888 and 4 rooms @$45 plus tax (Confirmation # 29XH8K7; 29XH7WH; 29XH8C1; and 29XH8C1. 1 room @ $70.48 #242967

FRI April 1st

Breakfast on your own at 7 AM

30 mi Depart at 8 AM, drive east on I-40 to Meteor Crater 0.75 hrs

Tour Meteor Crater Museum, view film, rim walk with ranger

and student lecture at overview area 3.0 hrs

Confirmation with Robin Messerschmidt 1(800) 289-5898

Lunch at Subway Sandwich shop at Meteor Crater 1.0 hrs

180 mi Drive back to Las Vegas, westbound I--44 3.0 hrs

Rest stops on I-44 at Mile 187 and fuel stop at Kingman Mile 53 0.5 hr

5 mi I-40 to Exit 48, north Hwy 93 about 4 mi, turn left AZ Hwy 68 0.5 hr

29 mi West Hwy 68 thru Golden Valley & Union Pass to Bullhead City 0.6 hr Cross Colorado River at Laughlin, NV, west on NV Hwy 163

24 mi End of Hwy 163 at intersection with US Hwy 95, turn right (north)

55 mi Intersection with Hwy 93/95 Boulder City Jct, north on 93/95

19 mi North of 93/95 to Exit 68 - Tropicana Blvd., go west. Left on Paradise

3.6 mi Top off gas tanks, stay overnight in Las Vegas

9 rooms booked at the Howard Johnson Airport Inn Hotel @ $54 per room. Confirmation # P17770-08, -09, -10, -11, -12, -13, -14, -15, -17. Location is 5100 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. (702) 798-2777. Hotel operates a free airport shuttle.

SAT April 2nd

Depart Las Vegas McCaren Int’l Airport according to your own flight reservations

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