Can you guess where we are going for 3 weeks

[AWG_Pics]

We will swing by and take a gander at the oldest rocks in Nevada. Then proceed on to look at some world class lagerstatten in Western Utah. Move on to check out an ancient Fremont village site. Then proceed to do a hike at over 11,000 feet. If roads have not been washed out then we will proceed to investigate ancient pueblo housing and then (hint to Mr. Sage, Steve) to where Burt Loper lowered that guy down the cliff by rope while he protested and more or less freaked out the whole way down. From there we will wander up an unpaved section of hair raising cliff to rejoin the pavement and investigate some amazing high mesa country filled with canyons and ancient pueblo sites. We may run out of time by then and need to head back to Portland. Ah well, all good things have to come to an end.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Tony, I’m jealous! Take lotsa pics, safe travels!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Yes photos a must.
Have a great trip.
Frank

 

[ski3pin]

Yes, we can guess.

 

[Wallowa]

Yes, we can guess.

Ok...enough with the cryptic cult stuff....where are we talking about?

Thanks...Phil

 

[ski3pin]

Ok...enough with the cryptic cult stuff....where are we talking about?

Thanks...Phil

Since geology interests me, here is a start -


"The oldest rocks in Nevada are in the East Humboldt Range in the northeast, with lead isotope data suggesting an age of 2.5 billion years, at the boundary of the Archean and Proterozoic. Metamorphic and igneous rocks formed 1.7 billion years ago underlie Clark County and the populous areas around Las Vegas. The region was part of the supercontinent Rodinia one billion years ago, situated at the equator.
The continent rifted apart between 700 and 600 million years ago. No continental rocks exist in western Nevada from more than 700 million years ago, because the western part of the region was rifted away, becoming part of current day Siberia."

Link to source

 

[Foy]

I tuned in on the oldest rocks in Nevada in part due to some discussion led by Tony concerning the East Humboldts and the Rubies back in the Spring of this year. No, I didn't venture out of Elko on our "town day" to look at any rocks--the hood of my truck was the last thing I wanted to see before me after a difficult 5 day drive from NC.

My decades long aversion to Latin and all things biologic precluded me from recognizing the German term lagerstatten so I had to rely on Mr. Google and Mr. Wikipedia to tell me why it didn't register. But I admire any and all with sufficient brain power to have mastered the Latin required by the earnest paleontology student while also plowing through mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, sed/strat, and a host of challenging electives. I was NOT one of those exceptional students back in the day. I passed Paleo with a B in my last semester on campus and once my diploma was irretrievably in my grubby hands I sent the Professor a sincere Thank You note for the obvious gift he had bestowed upon me.

Here's hoping for safe and enjoyable exploration!

Foy

 

[AWG_Pics]

We will swing by and take a gander at the oldest rocks in Nevada. Then proceed on to look at some world class lagerstatten in Western Utah. Move on to check out an ancient Fremont village site. Then proceed to do a hike at over 11,000 feet. If roads have not been washed out then we will proceed to investigate ancient pueblo housing and then (hint to Mr. Sage, Steve) to where Burt Loper lowered that guy down the cliff by rope while he protested and more or less freaked out the whole way down. From there we will wander up an unpaved section of hair raising cliff to rejoin the pavement and investigate some amazing high mesa country filled with canyons and ancient pueblo sites. We may run out of time by then and need to head back to Portland. Ah well, all good things have to come to an end.

1 - Angle Lake cirque, Nevada
2 - House range, Utah
3 - Mt Ellen in the Henry Mountains, Utah
4 - Cedar Mesa, Utah
5 - Honaker Trail, Utah
6 - Road Canyon and Polly's Canyon, Utah

Also made it to Wheeler Peak campground, from which we hiked to a couple of alpine lakes and a bristlecone pine forest.

Did a bunch of other stuff as well. A photo log trip report will make its way to the forum in a week or two.

It was very challenging. Very fun. And very interesting. Including the flash flood that ran three feet in front of our truck and 2 feet behind our truck while we were perched on a sandstone knob. Exciting!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

We camped at Angle Lake back in 1981.
The wind was so strong all night long.The camper wouldn't stop rocking.
But it was a beautiful place.

In 2012 we spent a night at the lower campground lots of fall color.
The lake CG was closed.

Waiting for the pictures.
Frank