204L Required Fieldtrip April 11th-13th, 2025
Destination: Sites of Geological Interest in western Virginia and eastern West Virginia’s Valley and Ridge province
Leaving: Friday April 11th, 9:00am from behind LSRC
NOTE: You will miss other course work on Friday afternoon – you MUST receive permission to miss this work from ALL of your affected instructors/teaching assistants DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS OF THE SEMESTER!!! If permission is not granted, you will be asked to do the fieldtrip make-up assignment instead.
Returning: Sunday April 13th, 11:00pm, behind LSRC
Camping Location:
Blue Bend Campground and Recreational Area – First Night
Blowing Springs Campground – Second Night
Campsites have pit (vault) toilets, firepits, and picnic tables. There will be no showers.
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Meals provided: Dinner on Friday, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, on Saturday, Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday
Supply yourself with these meals for the road on Friday: Lunch!
Bring money for fast-food dinner on Sunday
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What to bring:
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad (required!)
If you are unable to supply yourself with each of these we will rent equipment (see Duke’s Outdoor Equipment Rental) for you. Same goes for tents – we will discuss the tent situation later in class.
- Warm clothes to be worn around bonfire at night
- Layered clothes for temperature fluctuations throughout the weekend
- Day backpack
- Water Bottle (there will be refill stations)
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Flashlight or Headlamp (the woods are dark at night)
- Bug Spray
- Camera (lots of gorgeous scenery and spectacular outcrops)
- Hat to wear during the daytime
- Warmy wool hat to wear at night – believe me when I tell you that this can make the difference between a warm toasty night and a miserable freezing nightmare
- Raingear (we’ll check weather report beforehand)
- Comfortable hiking shoes/sneakers (ABSOLUTELY NO HIKING SANDALS) – they must be closed-toed!!! Absolutely no NO FLIP FLOPS by the fire!!!
- A notebook and pencil for notes – your field notebook will be collected at the end of the trip on Sunday evening
- Any personal medications
Please pack lightly. Duffelbags or similar – no hard suitcases – space is limited in the vans!
There will be absolutely no alcohol consumption in the campgrounds (STATE LAW)…
