K/T Boundary Layer Field trip to Raton, New MExico -- day
2
![](KT018.jpg) | Joe's talk on resurgent domes. This is
at Valles caldera, a volcanic collapse feature in Northern New Mexico. The
mountain in the background is Redondo Peak, a resurgent dome. Dave Kring, the
firld trip leader, is showing is a geologic map of the area. |
![](KT019.jpg) | Watching talks from our campsite at the
beginning of day 2. |
![](KT021.jpg) | The La Cueva ashflow deposit. |
![](KT026.jpg) | The crew at La Cueva. |
![](KT028.jpg) | Rhyolitic (Silica rich) ashflow and
ashfall deposits interbedded. The obsidian rich Banco Benito flow caps the
formation. |
![](KT031.jpg) | Jani Radebaugh climbs very carefully on
the pumice. |
![](KT033.jpg) | Physicists looking at rocks. L to R,
Andreas Eckholm, Terry Hurford, Adina Alpert, Joe Spitale, Peter Lanagan, Fred
Ciesla. |
![](KT037.jpg) | More of the same . . . Cool picture of
the interbedding though. |
![](KT038.jpg) | Pete Lanagan poses fo the camera. |
![](KT040.jpg) | Cool refractive rainbow around the sun.
I was really happy that this shot came out, go DC120 :) |
![](KT043.jpg) | Ingrid's battleship rock talk. |
![](KT044.jpg) | Crazy Pete's Claw of Death. |
![](KT051.jpg) | Smoke from the terrible wildfire
burning away Los Alamos. |
![](KT057.jpg) | Day 2 sunset. |
On to Day 2