Interpret the Precambrian-Paleozoic evolution of the Southern margin of North America...
And that is exactly what we did. First stop was St. Joe State Park in Park hills, Missouri. After a smooth eight hour trip from Portsmouth, to Park Hills we quickly set up camp, had a couple beers and made a nice pasta dinner by the fire. Next morning was spent looking at Precambrian igneous Granite at Knob Lick Mountain.
Camp Site #1 at St. Joe State Park, Missouri.
Knob Lick Mountain
We had six stops which included, Knob Lick Mountain lookout and quarry, Exposure of mafic dike swarm in slabtown granite, Precambrian = Paleozoic unconformity, silvermine granite, Johnson's shut-Ins, and the Elephant Rocks.
It was very tiring and strenuous day out, but a great start to the trip. Before leaving for Hulbert, Oklahoma we stopped off at the everett J. ritchie Tri-State mineral museum in Joplin Missouri. We got to Sequoyah State Park later in the afternoon. We got a great camping spot right on For Gibson Lake. We had some free time in the afternoon so we all went swimming and Dr. Bauer made chicken fajitas.
Day four was mostly spent at Eagles Bluff sorting creating a stratigraphic column and collecting and interpreting samples. I got beat up pretty bad by some rocks but it was awesome out there. later we ate lunch on the Illinois River and headed back to camp. In the evening we hiked this local fossil trail on the campgrounds.
to be continued...
