Pictures from Northwest Treasures field trips!
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| A group of kids enjoying a fossil dig/excavation at the Northwest Treasures shop on a cold day | |
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| Mt. Rainier - a few miles below the volcano at a lahar | |
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| Some preliminary instruction at Mt. Rainier before collecting | |
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| When playing in the mud is educational | The kids will learn how to identify volcanic rock types |
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| Andesite porphyry - look for the feldspar | Another andesite - notice the pyroxene |
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| The kids take notes eager to begin exploring | Different volcanic rocks and what to look for |
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| Even the little ones enjoy it! | Learning coarse-grained vs. fine-grained rocks |
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| Let's see if Mr. Nurre can break this huge piece of andesite! | Pagosa, CO - near La Garita caldera, a huge volcano that went unnoticed for years |
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| Another shot of the remnants of La Garita in CO | Beautiful sunset in Southwestern CO |
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| Amazing Grand Canyon - great evidence of a post-Flood destruction | Just east of the Grand Canyon |
| The legend of the Hopi Native Americans about how the Grand Canyon formed is quite interesting! It has similar features to a creationist perspective. | |