Trip Routes
Here are maps showing the routes and major destinations or stops for the GEOL 290 trips that I've led or co-led at Minot State University. Click on an image of a trip map to see more details about the trip.
Spring Break 2022
Friday March 11 to
Tuesday March 22
Eastern Snake River Plain
Hell's Half Acre
Shoshone Falls, Snake River
Bonneville Salt Flats
Great Salt Lake State Park
Zion National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Backcountry hike in Grand Canyon
Goosenecks State Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Arches National Park
Dinosaur National Monument
Flaming Gorge
Independence Rock
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Spring Break 2017
Wednesday March 8 to
Saturday March 18
Independence Rock
Flaming Gorge
Dinosaur National Monument
Arches National Park
Goosenecks State Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Backcountry hike in Grand Canyon
Zion National Park
Great Salt Lake State Park
Shoshone Falls, Snake River Plain
Craters of the Moon
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Spring Break 2014
Thursday March 13 to
Sunday March 23
West Yellowstone/Snake River Plain
Hell's Half Acre (along I-15)
Great Salt Lake State Park
Zion National Park
Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell
Grand Canyon National Park
Backcountry hike in Grand Canyon
Goosenecks State Park
Arches National Park
Dinosaur National Monument
Independence Rock
Devils Tower
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Spring Break 2012
Thursday March 8 to
Sunday March 18
Flaming Gorge
Dinosaur National Monument
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Backcountry hike/bike in Canyonlands
Newspaper Rock
Mesa Verde National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park
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Spring Break 2010
Thursday March 11 to
Saturday March 20
Independence Rock
Trail Through Time
Monument Valley
Grand Canyon National Park
Backcountry hike in Grand Canyon
Goosenecks State Park
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Spring Break 2008
Friday February 29 to
Sunday March 9
Black Hills
Newspaper Rock
Canyonlands National Park
Needles District backcountry hike (four days, three nights)
Mesa Verde National Park
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Spring Break 2007
Friday March 10 to
Sunday March 19
Independence Rock
Flaming Gorge
Dinosaur National Monument
Zion National Park
Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, Lake Meade
Grand Canyon National Park
Backcountry hike in Grand Canyon
Sunset Crater National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park, Painted Desert
May Trip 2006
Yellowstone National Park
Backpacking in the northern part of the park
May Trip 2004
Saturday May 15 to
Sunday May 30
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Snake River, Shoshone Falls
Yosemite National Park
3 days backpacking in the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir area of Yosemite NP
Big Sur
Death Valley National Park
Canyonlands National Park (Needles District) –– day hike to Confluence Overlook
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
May Trip 2002
Tuesday May 14 to
Wednesday May 29
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Zion National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
3-day backpacking in the Grand Canyon
Goosenecks State Park
Arches National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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Spring Break 2000
Friday March 10 to
Sunday March 19
Independence Rock
Flaming Gorge
Dinosaur National Monument
Zion National Park
Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, Lake Meade
Grand Canyon National Park
Backcountry hike in Grand Canyon
Sunset Crater National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park, Painted Desert