K/T Boundary Layer Field Trip to Raton, New MExico -- day 3
 | The Spanish peaks, from the back of the
Holiday Inn |
 | Terry, looking for the layer in the
wrong place |
 | Dave talks about the late Cretaceous
global environment |
 | Climging up to the outcrop |
 | Everyone else looking for the layer,
again in the wrong place (its below us here). |
 | Dr. Kring, Joe SPitale, and Eric
Karkoshka clearing out a ledge to work on so that we don't all fall to our
deaths |
 | Joe and Kring dig and search for the
layer |
 | our first look at the layer |
 | Andy Rivkin, our resident Guru of
entropy |
 | Ross Beyer navigates the precarious
ledge |
 | the Layer, with my fingers for
scale |
 | ME and the iridium layer! |
 | Terry and our prize sample |
 | We knocked out the rock above the layer
because it was pretty easily crumbled (there was coal both above and below the
layer in this location). We then carefully extracted specimens |
 | Ingrid and Jani Sampling |
 | Rachel blowing on her section of the
layer |
 | Andy and Barb go at their
part |
 | Jen tends samples obtained by field
trip leader Dave Kring |
 | samplers |
 | Adina and JEn gather samples |
 | Screw you, hippie! |
 | Our Precarious Position |
 | Terry shows off our catch. |
On to the rest of day 3