Student Ariel Vee takes perfect shot of Amigo, the new octopus at the HMSC public wing, during part 1 of the field trip.
Great shot of Amigo by student Tiffany Diec
Great shot of Amigo and anemone by student Kelsey Wardn
HMSC touch tank pictures by student Tiffany Diec
Tiffany's picture of a red anemone in the touch tank. This is identified by marine ecologist Dr. Bruce Menge as an "Urticina lofotensis"
Pisaster sea stars in HMSC touch tank (Tiffany Diec)
Touch tank photo by student Kelsey Warden
Touch tank photo by student Kelsey Warden
Basalt formation just north of trail at Seal Rock State Park (this and next series of photos by Dr. Wright)
Gathering of students at Seal Rock State Park picnic area.
Elephant Rock, a huge intrustion (sill) of columnar basalt overlying the Yaquina Sandstone
Contact between sandstone below and basalt of Elephant Rock above
Elephant Rock from distance
Here they come for Station #1 at Elephant Rock
Station #1, Elephant Rock, described by Dr. Wright
Jackie Cohen and other happy students
Top of Elephant Rock is a seabird habitat. Seagulls abounded (and sometimes dropped on unsuspecting students!)
TA Tiffany and her dog
Off to Station #2
Station #2, Native Americah shell midden layer (top), led by TA Andrew McFadden
Station #3, Yaquina Sandstone formation, led by TA Wendy Kelly
Wendy was assisted by her grandmother Ruth Deike, a retired USGS geologists who now now runs a geology education program in California, and is director of the K-12 web site, http://www.rockdetective.org/
Ruth waiting for the next crew
